8-letter words containing s, o, a, r
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
- also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- amberous — of, relating to or resembling amber
- ambrosia — In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods.
- amfortas — (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail
- amorists — Plural form of amorist.
- amortise — amortize
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amourous — Alternative form of amorous.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andirons — Plural form of andiron.
- androids — Plural form of android.
- angstrom — a unit of length equal to 10–10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- anourous — anurous.
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- aoristic — Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- aortitis — inflammation of the aorta
- apaporis — a river in S central Colombia, in the Amazon system, flowing SE to the Japurá River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- apastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- aphorise — To create an aphorism.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- apikoros — A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
- apospory — development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
- approves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- araceous — belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- araneose — arachnoid, especially as a plant.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- arborise — To cause to have a tree like appearance.
- arborist — a specialist in the cultivation of trees
- arborous — relating to, or formed by, trees
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armlocks — Plural form of armlock.
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armorers — Plural form of armorer.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorist — a heraldry expert
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arrestor — Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.