8-letter words containing y, e, r
- rhyolite — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- ribozyme — a segment of RNA that can act as a catalyst.
- 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
- rocketry — the science of rocket design, development, and flight.
- 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.
- room key — A room key is a key given to a guest in a hotel in order to open or lock the door of their room.
- rootedly — in a rooted manner
- rosebery — Archibald Philip Primrose [prim-rohz] /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ (Show IPA), 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.
- 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
- ruby-red — of the deep red colour of a ruby
- 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
- rude boy — a member of a group of often delinquent teenagers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for listening to ska music and wearing suits with trilby or similar soft felt hats
- ruefully — causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable: a rueful plight.
- ruggedly — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
- rukeyser — Muriel, 1913–80, U.S. poet.
- 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
- ryeflour — a flour made from rye
- 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.
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- samplery — the making of samplers
- savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
- scarcely — barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
- scattery — characterized by scattering or dispersion
- schuyler — Philip John, 1733–1804, American statesman and general in the Revolutionary War.
- screechy — like or suggesting screeching.
- scullery — a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen.
- secretly — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- securely — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- serenely — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- serially — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serology — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- serosity — resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- serotype — a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- severely — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
- seversky — Alexander Procofieff de [pruh-koh-fee-ef duh] /prəˈkoʊ fiˌɛf də/ (Show IPA), 1894–1974, U.S. airplane designer, manufacturer, and writer; born in Russia.
- sexenary — senary.