8-letter words containing o, l, e, a, g
- galopade — a lively round dance in duple time.
- galoshed — Wearing galoshes.
- galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- gamboled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gamefowl — A gamebird.
- gantlope — gauntlet2 .
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- gargoyle — a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
- gasolene — gasoline.
- gasolier — a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gatefold — foldout (def 1).
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- geolatry — the worship of the earth
- geraniol — a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- girasole — an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- gloveman — fielder.
- goalless — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goatlike — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- gonzález — Julio (ˈxuljo). 1876–1942, Spanish sculptor: one of the first to create abstract geometric forms with soldered iron
- growable — able to be cultivated or grown
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- helotage — a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- hexaglot — a book written in six languages
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- idealogy — Misspelling of ideology.
- jagiello — Jagello.
- jargonel — a type of pear that ripens early
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- la hogue — La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- lagerlof — Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel-mah awt-ti-lee-ah-nah loo-vi-sah] /ˈsɛl mɑ ˌɔt tɪ liˈɑ nɑ ˈlu vɪˌsɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leave go — to stop holding
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.