8-letter words containing r, e, t, i, l
- ringlets — locks of hair hanging down in spiral curls
- riteless — lacking rite or ceremony
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- rootlike — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- ruralite — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- sclerite — any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- selictar — the sword-bearer of a chieftain
- sisterly — of, like, or befitting a sister: sisterly affection.
- slaister — a sloppy mess
- slithery — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- sluttier — of, resembling, or characteristic of a slut: slutty behavior.
- soterial — relating to salvation
- spirelet — a small spire, as on a turret.
- splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- splitter — a person or thing that splits.
- starlike — of the shape of or like a star.
- steelier — consisting or made of steel.
- sterical — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sterling — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
- stibbler — a preacher who is awaiting a permanent ministerial position
- stickler — a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.
- stirless — lacking movement, not stirring
- strelitz — a Russian soldier armed with firearms in the 16th and 17th centuries
- strickle — a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
- strobile — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- surtitle — supertitle.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- tailleur — a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- tailrace — the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- telechir — a robot arm controlled by a human operator
- telergic — relating to telergy
- telluric — of or containing tellurium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- tendrils — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- tenurial — the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- teraglin — an edible marine fish, Zeluco atelodus, of Australia which has fine scales and is blue in colour
- terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- terrible — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- terribly — in a terrible manner.
- testrill — sixpence
- therblig — (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- thrilled — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
- thriller — a person or thing that thrills.
- thurible — a censer.
- timelier — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
- tinselry — cheap and pretentious display.
- tireless — untiring; indefatigable: a tireless worker.
- tireling — a tired person or animal
- tirolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.