8-letter words containing r, i, t, l
- triploid — having a chromosome number that is three times the basic or haploid number.
- tripodal — pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- trippler — a horse that moves at a tripple
- triskele — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- tristful — full of sadness; sorrowful.
- tritical — trite or hackneyed
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- trizonal — formed or arranged in three layers or zones
- troilism — sexual activity involving three people
- troilite — a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- trollies — trolley car.
- trolling — to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
- tropical — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- trotline — a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- troupial — any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.
- trujillo — Rafael Leonidas [raf-ey-el lee-on-i-duh s;; Spanish rah-fah-el le-aw-nee-th ahs] /ˈræf eɪˌɛl liˈɒn ɪ dəs;; Spanish ˌrɑ fɑˈɛl ˌlɛ ɔˈni ðɑs/ (Show IPA), (Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina) 1891–1961, Dominican general and politician: president 1930–38, 1942–52.
- try line — the line behind which the ball must be placed to score a try in a rugby match
- turbinal — turbinate.
- turingol — (language) A high-level language for programming Turing Machines by Donald Knuth. It was the subject of the first construction of a nontrivial attribute grammar.
- turmoils — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- turrical — of, relating to, or resembling a turret.
- tutorial — pertaining to or exercised by a tutor: tutorial functions or authority.
- twiddler — to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
- twirling — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- ulbricht — Walter [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1893–1973, German Communist leader: chairman of the East German Council of State 1960–73.
- ulterior — being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives.
- ultrahip — extremely trendy or fashionable
- ultraism — extremism.
- ultraist — extremism.
- underlit — lacking adequate light.
- uplifter — a person or thing that uplifts.
- utilidor — an aboveground, insulated network of pipes and cables, used to convey water and electricity in communities situated in areas of permafrost.
- utilizer — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- varietal — of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety.
- verligte — (during apartheid) a person of any of the White political parties who supported liberal trends in government policy
- vertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- verticil — a whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis.
- vertisol — a clay-rich soil in which deep cracks form during the dry season.
- victrola — a gramophone
- violator — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- virality — the condition or fact of being rapidly spread or popularized by means of people communicating with each other, especially through the Internet: We’re looking for ways to increase the virality of our web content.
- virility — the state or quality of being virile; manly character, vigor, or spirit; masculinity.
- virulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- voltaire — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- vortical — of or relating to a vortex.
- waterily — In a watery manner.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whistler — James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /məkˈnil/ (Show IPA), 1834–1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.
- whittler — to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.
- willaert — Adrian [ey-dree-uh n,, ah-dree-ahn] /ˈeɪ dri ən,, ˈɑ driˌɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–1562, Flemish composer.