8-letter words containing y, e, a
- earywigs — Plural form of earywig.
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- eat away — gnaw at, erode
- edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
- egyptian — person from Egypt
- el minya — a city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 225 000 (2005 est)
- elatedly — In an elated manner.
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- emissary — A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
- empyreal — Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- empyrean — Belonging to or deriving from heaven.
- endarchy — a central government
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- enthalpy — A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. It is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.
- entreaty — An earnest or humble request.
- entryway — A way in to somewhere or something; an entrance.
- enviably — In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree.
- ependyma — (anatomy) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord.
- epically — In an epic manner.
- epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- errantly — In an errant manner.
- errantry — The state of roving in search of chivalrous adventure.
- erythema — Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- essayish — resembling an essay
- essayist — A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.
- ethanoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-
- ethylate — (organic chemistry) To react with an ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- eurybath — an aquatic organism that can live at different depths
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
- everyman — In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
- everyway — (dated) In every way, however possible.
- evitably — In an evitable way; avoidably.
- exabytes — Plural form of exabyte.
- exophagy — the practice of cannibalism outside of the tribe or family
- eyeballs — Plural form of eyeball.
- eyeglass — A single lens for correcting or assisting defective eyesight, especially a monocle.
- eyepatch — A patch worn to protect an injured eye.
- eyeshade — A translucent visor used to protect the eyes from strong light.
- eyestalk — A movable stalk that bears an eye near its tip, especially in crabs, shrimps, and related crustaceans, and in some mollusks.