8-letter words containing e, p, a, y
- eyepatch — A patch worn to protect an injured eye.
- fly page — banner
- flypaper — paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.
- foreplay — sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
- gameplay — The tactical aspects of a computer game, such as its plot and the way it is played, as distinct from the graphics and sound effects.
- gap year — a period of time, usually an academic or calendar year, in which a student takes a break from school to travel, work, or volunteer, typically after ending high school and before starting college.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geophagy — the practice of eating earthy matter, especially clay or chalk, as in famine-stricken areas.
- gypseian — relating to gypsies
- ha'penny — halfpenny.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- i-player — a service provided by the BBC, allowing its recently broadcast television programmes to be viewed over the internet
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- keepsaky — like or suitable for a keepsake, usually specifically of a volume of material made and given as a keepsake in the 19th century
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- leap day — February 29: the extra day added to the Gregorian calendar in leap year.
- mayapple — American plant
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- net play — play made from a position close to the net
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- nymphaea — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- nymphean — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- opaquely — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- open day — An open day is a day on which members of the public are encouraged to visit a particular school, university, or other institution to see what it is like.
- overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- pale dry — light in color and not sweet
- pale-dry — light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale.
- pamphrey — a cabbage
- panderly — in the manner of a pander
- panegyry — a panegyric
- paperboy — a youth or man who sells newspapers on the street or delivers them to homes; newsboy.
- papyrine — paper-like; papyral
- paralyse — to affect with paralysis.
- paralyze — to affect with paralysis.
- paratype — a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.
- parlayed — to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
- passerby — a person passing by.
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together
- patently — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pay deal — a negotiation or agreement concerning pay or salary
- pay desk — the counter in a shop where customers pay for goods
- pay zone — A pay zone is a reservoir or part of a reservoir that contains hydrocarbons that can be extracted economically.
- payables — debts to be paid
- paycheck — a bank check given as salary or wages.
- paygrade — a level on a pay scale