8-letter words containing e, r, a, g, o
- pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- portague — a 16th century Portuguese gold coin
- progeria — a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- prograde — to (cause to) advance towards the sea by progradation
- prophage — a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host.
- racegoer — One who attends horse races.
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ravigote — a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- regrator — a person who regrates or buys up commodities in advance and sells them for a higher price, esp during a crisis
- renegado — a renegade.
- renogram — a kidney scan monitoring the throughput by the kidney of a radioactive chemical injected into the bloodstream
- roughage — rough or coarse material.
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sargeson — Frank. 1903–82, New Zealand short-story writer and novelist. His work includes the short-story collection That Summer and Other Stories (1946) and the novel I Saw in my Dream (1949)
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- stonerag — a type of lichen, Parmela saxatilis, which produces a brown dye
- tetragon — a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
- top gear — the highest gear in a motor vehicle
- travelog — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- tutorage — the office, authority, or care of a tutor.
- vargueno — a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.
- venogram — an x-ray of the veins produced by venography.
- voyageur — (in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.
- waggoner — Alternative spelling of wagoner.
- wagoneer — One who drives a wagon.
- waterdog — any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.
- waterlog — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- wordages — Plural form of wordage.
- yearlong — lasting for a year.