8-letter words containing s, a, i, l, y
- mayflies — Plural form of mayfly.
- mesially — Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
- misapply — to make a wrong application or use of.
- myalgias — pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- nasality — of or relating to the nose: the nasal cavity.
- oafishly — In an oafish manner.
- phylaxis — medical term for protection against infection
- physalia — a marine invertebrate, often confused with a jellyfish, that has a painful sting
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playslip — a form used to nominate numbers in a lottery draw
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- rallyist — a person who participates in automobile rallies.
- royalism — the principles of royal government; monarchism
- royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- salacity — lustful or lecherous.
- saliency — salience.
- salinity — of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution.
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- sayville — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- scantily — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- sea lily — a stalked, sessile crinoid.
- serially — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- shabbily — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- signally — conspicuously; notably.
- sizeably — sizable.
- slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
- smarmily — excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
- snailery — a place where snails are bred
- snarkily — in an irritable or snarky manner
- sneakily — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- sociably — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- socially — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- sodality — fellowship; comradeship.
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- sparkily — in a sparky manner
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
- splaying — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- staysail — any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts.
- steadily — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- stilyaga — (formerly, in the Soviet Union) a person, usually young, who adopted the unconventional manner and dress of some Western youth groups, as rockers or punk-rock fans.
- straitly — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- suitably — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- syllabic — of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.