8-letter words containing i, c, e, s
- escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
- escurial — Escorial
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- especial — Better or greater than usual; special.
- estancia — A cattle ranch in Latin America or the southwestern US.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
- etchings — Plural form of etching.
- ethicise — Alt form ethicize.
- ethicism — devotion to ethical principles
- ethicist — A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eugenics — The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- eustelic — Of or possessing a eustele.
- excimers — Plural form of excimer.
- excising — Present participle of excise.
- excision — The deletion of some text during editing.
- excisive — Relating to, or causing excision.
- exciters — Plural form of exciter.
- excitons — Plural form of exciton.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- excusive — tending to excuse; excusing
- exercise — training, homework
- exorcise — Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- ezechias — a king of Judah ?715–?687 bc, noted for his religious reforms (II Kings 18–19)
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- fanciest — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fasciate — bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- fascicle — a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
- fascines — Plural form of fascine.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fast ice — ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water.
- fescuing — Present participle of fescue.
- fiancees — Plural form of fiancee.
- ficklest — likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather.
- fiercest — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- filchers — Plural form of filcher.
- finances — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- fishcake — a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt codfish, and mashed potato.
- fitchews — Plural form of fitchew.
- flickers — Plural form of flicker.
- flinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch.
- flitches — Plural form of flitch.
- fluerics — fluidics.
- forensic — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.