8-letter words containing l, e, n, a
- novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- nu-metal — a type of rock music popular from the late 1990s, featuring much of the sound typical of heavy metal but also influenced by rap and hip-hop
- nu-value — Abbe number.
- nubecula — (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- nucellar — Of or pertaining to the nucellus.
- nuclease — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- nucleate — having a nucleus.
- nullable — That may be nullified; nullifiable.
- numerals — Plural form of numeral.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- octangle — octangular.
- oleander — a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
- on leave — taking time off
- openable — capable of being opened.
- opinable — thinkable or able to be an opinion
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- outlearn — to exceed in learning
- ovalness — The quality of being oval.
- ovenable — able to be cooked in an oven.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overplan — to plan excessively
- painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
- palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- palenque — a village in SE Mexico, in Chiapas state: ruins of an ancient Mayan city.
- palinode — a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- paludine — marshy
- panatela — a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.
- panderly — in the manner of a pander
- paneless — (of a building or window) without panes of glass
- paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- panelled — A panelled room has decorative wooden panels covering its walls.
- panetela — panatela
- pangless — causing no pain
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- pantable — a soft, slipper-like shoe
- pantofle — a slipper.
- parental — of or relating to a parent.
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- patently — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.