8-letter words containing y, r
- aurality — the quality, condition, or degree of being aural
- autarchy — unlimited rule; autocracy
- autogyro — autogiro
- aversely — having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
- aversity — The state or condition of being averse.
- axillary — of, relating to, or near the armpit
- ayrshire — a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
- ayurveda — an ancient medical treatise on the art of healing and prolonging life, sometimes regarded as a fifth Veda
- babbitry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
- babi yar — a ravine near Kiev, U.S.S.R.: site of German massacre of Jews in World War II.
- babruysk — a city in SE Belarus, in Europe, SE of Minsk.
- baby-gro — an all-in-one babysuit made of stretchy material
- babygirl — (slang, mostly, AAVE) Friendly or intimate term of address for a woman.
- babywear — Babywear is a clothing product category for babies and infants up to 2 years old.
- backyard — A backyard is an area of land at the back of a house.
- bacronym — Alternative spelling of backronym.
- badgerly — resembling a badger
- balladry — ballad poetry or songs
- ballyard — a baseball ground
- ballyrag — bullyrag.
- banditry — Banditry is used to refer to acts of robbery and violence in areas where the rule of law has broken down.
- bankerly — relating to or resembling a banker
- barangay — The smallest administrative division in the Philippines; a village, district, or ward.
- barberry — any spiny berberidaceous shrub of the widely distributed genus Berberis, esp B. vulgaris, having clusters of yellow flowers and orange or red berries: widely cultivated as hedge plants
- bareilly — a city in N India, in N central Uttar Pradesh. Pop: 699 839 (2001)
- barnsley — an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)
- barnyard — On a farm, the barnyard is the area in front of or next to a barn.
- barology — (obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- barrenly — Unfruitfully; unproductively.
- barretry — barratry
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- basilary — Basilar.
- basketry — Basketry is baskets made by weaving together thin strips of materials such as wood.
- bastardy — the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy
- bay area — region in W Calif., generally consisting of the counties surrounding San Francisco Bay
- bay tree — laurel (def 1).
- bayadere — a dancing girl, esp one serving in a Hindu temple
- bayberry — any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus Myrica, that bear grey waxy berries: family Myricaceae
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- bearably — In a bearable manner.
- bed tray — a meal tray with legs or supports at each end to fit across the lap of a person who is sitting up in bed.
- beggarly — meanly inadequate; very poor
- benadryl — an antihistamine drug used in sleeping tablets; diphenhydramine. Formula: C17H21NO
- berdyaev — Nikoˈlai (Aleksandrovich) (nikɔˈlaɪ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ) 1874-1948; Russ. religious philosopher, in France after 1922
- berkeley — a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of California. Pop: 102 049 (2003 est)
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- beryllia — beryllium oxide
- bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals