8-letter words containing r, e, l, a
- flypaper — paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- for real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- for sale — available for purchase
- fordable — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- foredeal — An advantage; benefit; profit.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- foreplan — to plan in advance
- foreplay — sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
- foresail — the lowermost sail on a foremast.
- forestal — a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forewall — The foremost outer wall of a fortification.
- forhaile — to distress
- formable — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- formulae — a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- foveolar — a small fovea; a very small pit or depression.
- fractile — (statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
- frailero — an armchair of the Renaissance, having a leather seat and a leather back stretched between plain wooden members and having a broad front stretcher.
- frailest — Superlative form of frail.
- framable — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- frampler — a quarrelsome person; a brawler
- fraulein — an unmarried woman.
- frazzled — worn-out; fatigued: a party that left us frazzled.
- frazzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frazzle.
- freefall — free fall (def 1, 2).
- freeload — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- freetail — a free-tailed bat.
- frenular — of or relating to a fraenum
- fulcrate — having or supported by fulcra
- fumarole — a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.
- funerals — Plural form of funeral.
- funereal — of or suitable for a funeral.
- fur seal — any of several eared seals, as Callorhinus alascanus, having a plush underfur used in making coats, trimmings, etc.
- furculae — Plural form of furcula.
- fusarole — a type of architectural moulding often found below the echinus or quarter round of a column
- gabblers — Plural form of gabbler.
- gabeller — a person who collected the gabelle; a tax-collector
- gabrieli — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1510–86, Italian organist and composer.
- gag rule — any rule restricting open discussion or debate concerning a given issue, especially in a deliberative body.
- galeries — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- galerius — full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians
- galleria — a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
- galloper — One who gallops.
- gamblers — Plural form of gambler.
- gambrels — Plural form of gambrel.
- ganglier — Comparative form of gangly.
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- garfield — James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- gargoyle — a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.