8-letter words containing y, e, i
- breviary — a book of psalms, hymns, prayers, etc, to be recited daily by clerics in major orders and certain members of religious orders as part of the divine office
- brindley — James. 1716–72, British canal builder, who constructed (1759–61) the Bridgewater Canal, the first in England
- brinkley — David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.
- broidery — a piece of embroidery
- buy time — gain time (sense 2) (at , time)
- by-liner — a writer whose work is accompanied by a by-line
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- centiday — One one-hundredth (1/100) of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- cheekily — impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
- cheerily — in good spirits; cheerful; happy.
- cheesily — in a cheesy manner
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- chiefery — the responsibility and lands belonging to an Irish chief
- chimbley — (UK, dialect) A chimney.
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- choicely — With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- cityfied — made into a city.
- citywide — Citywide activities or situations happen or exist in all parts of a city.
- claylike — a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- colliery — A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it.
- comelily — in a comely manner
- conceity — full of conceit
- copyedit — to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
- coveying — Present participle of covey.
- creakily — creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- creatify — To edit, rewrite, and/or revise standard text using creative writing tools and techniques.
- credibly — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- creepily — having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story.
- cresylic — of, concerned with, or containing creosote or cresol
- crickety — Of or pertaining to crickets.
- criseyde — Cressida
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- curriery — the trade, work, or place of occupation of a currier
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cybering — Present participle of cyber.
- cyclized — to cause cyclization.
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytidine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of cytosine and ribose
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytokine — any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- dairymen — Plural form of dairyman.
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.