8-letter words containing o, r, i, y
- rugosity — having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- ryotwari — (in India) a system of land tenure in which land taxes are paid to the state
- serosity — resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- signiory — seigniory.
- sikorsky — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1889–1972, U.S. aeronautical engineer, born in Russia.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- sobriety — the state or quality of being sober.
- soldiery — soldiers collectively.
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- sonority — the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.
- sordidly — morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
- sorority — a society or club of women or girls, especially in a college.
- sorryish — rather sorry
- thyrosis — any condition resulting from abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland.
- thyroxin — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- thyrsoid — having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
- toiletry — any article or preparation used in cleaning or grooming oneself, as soap or deodorant.
- torpidly — inactive or sluggish.
- touristy — pertaining to or characteristic of tourists: a touristy attitude.
- tyrosine — a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
- unicorny — (humour, programming) A feature that's so early in the planning stages that it might as well be imaginary.
- vanitory — a combined dressing table and lavatory basin.
- virology — the science dealing with the study of viruses and the diseases caused by them.
- vomitory — inducing vomiting; emetic.
- voracity — the condition or quality of being voracious.
- worrying — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- worthily — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
- xylorcin — (chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.
- yakitori — a dish of small pieces of boneless chicken, usually marinated, skewered, and grilled.
- yarovize — to vernalize.
- yoldring — a yellowhammer.
- yttrious — relating to or consisting of yttria
- zircaloy — any of various alloys containing about 98% zirconium, 1.5% tin, etc., that are resistant to corrosion and high temperatures and are used to contain fuel in nuclear reactors, etc.
- zirconyl — containing the group ZrO=, as zirconyl bromide, ZrOBr 2 .
- zworykin — Vladimir Kosma [vlad-uh-meer koz-muh] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈkɒz mə/ (Show IPA), 1889–1982, U.S. physicist, engineer, and inventor, born in Russia: known as the “father of television.”.