8-letter words containing y, e, a, r
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- pratyeka — (in Mahayana Buddhism) a buddha who enters into nirvana without teaching others.
- preapply — to apply beforehand
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- pterylae — one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyorrhea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- pyrenean — of or relating to the Pyrenees or their inhabitants
- pyruvate — an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- quackery — the practice or methods of a quack.
- quakerly — like a Quaker.
- raceways — Plural form of raceway.
- racketry — noise and commotion
- radetzky — Count Joseph [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal.
- rafferty — confused; disorganized.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- raillery — good-humored ridicule; banter.
- rateably — capable of being rated or appraised.
- rayleigh — John William Strutt [struht] /strʌt/ (Show IPA), 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904.
- re-apply — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- readably — easy or interesting to read.
- readerly — pertaining to or suitable for a reader
- readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- reagency — the quality or condition of being a reagent
- rectally — of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- red army — the Soviet army.
- red clay — a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- regality — royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
- relaying — re-lay.
- reliably — that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
- repacify — to pacify again
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- retiracy — retirement
- rezaiyeh — a city in NW Iran.
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- riverway — the part of a river that boats can travel on, or the route or course of a river
- rockabye — used in lullabies or nursery rhymes to encourage a baby to sleep
- roleplay — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- routeway — a track, road, waterway, etc, used as a route to somewhere
- royal we — we (def 5).
- royalize — make royal
- rubygate — an Italian political scandal in which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused of paying for sex with a nightclub dancer and of abusing his office
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ryebread — any of various breads made entirely or partly from rye flour, often with caraway seeds
- ryegrass — any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass) grown for forage in the U.S.
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.