8-letter words containing y, e, i
- pin-eyed — (of flowers, esp primulas) having the stigma in the mouth of the corolla, on the end of a long style with the stamens lower in the tube
- pinckney — Charles, 1757–1824, American Revolutionary leader and politician: senator 1798–1801.
- pinguefy — to make or become greasy or fat
- pink-eye — a contagious, epidemic form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.
- pipeclay — a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- politely — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polypide — a visible digestive system and muscles
- polypine — relating to polyps
- preppily — in a preppy manner
- prettify — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
- prettily — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- priggery — the conduct or character of a prig.
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- printery — (formerly) an establishment for typographic printing.
- ptyalize — to induce the flow of saliva
- puseyism — Tractarianism.
- pyelitis — inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- pyrenoid — a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
- pyridine — a colorless, flammable, liquid organic base, C 5 H 5 N, having a disagreeable odor, usually obtained from coal or synthesized from acetaldehyde and ammonia: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- pyritize — to convert into pyrites
- pyrolize — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyronine — a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- quaylike — resembling a quay
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- queerity — queerness or peculiarity
- querying — a question; an inquiry.
- quizzery — mockery; derision
- raillery — good-humored ridicule; banter.
- rayleigh — John William Strutt [struht] /strʌt/ (Show IPA), 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904.
- re-edify — to edify again or rebuild
- readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- recodify — to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- refinery — an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- regality — royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
- registry — Windows Registry
- reinjury — an injury which follows a previous injury to the same place in the body
- relaying — re-lay.
- relexify — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- reliably — that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
- remodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- renotify — to notify again
- repacify — to pacify again
- repurify — to purify again, make pure again
- resinify — to convert into a resin.