8-letter words containing y, s, a
- bowyangs — a pair of strings or straps secured round each trouser leg below the knee, worn esp by sheep-shearers and other labourers
- boyarism — the rule of the boyars
- buckstay — a beam held by stays to the exterior of a masonry wall, as that of a furnace or boiler, to keep the adjacent areas of the wall from being forced outward.
- burramys — the very rare mountain pigmy possum, Burramys parvus, of Australia. It is about the size of a rat and restricted in habitat to very high altitudes, mainly Mt Hotham, Victoria. Until 1966 it was known only as a fossil
- bushbaby — any agile nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of the genera Galago and Euoticus, occurring in Africa south of the Sahara: family Lorisidae (lorises). They have large eyes and ears and a long tail
- bypassed — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- bypasser — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- calisaya — the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted
- callboys — Plural form of callboy.
- calypsos — Plural form of calypso.
- cambyses — died ?522 bc, king of Persia (529–?522 bc), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great
- candyass — a timid or cowardly person; sissy.
- car keys — a key or keys used to lock, unlock, and operate an automobile
- carryons — Plural form of carryon.
- case bay — (in a roof or floor) the section between two principals.
- castaway — A castaway is a person who has managed to swim or float to a lonely island or shore after their boat has sunk.
- casually — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- casualty — A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
- causally — of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- causeway — A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- chrystal — Obsolete spelling of crystal.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- classily — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- claypans — Plural form of claypan.
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- colonsay — an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)
- coos bay — a town in SW Oregon.
- copycats — Plural form of copycat.
- costally — in a costal manner
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- crossway — a junction
- cryostat — an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
- crystall — Obsolete form of crystal.
- crystals — Plural form of crystal.
- custardy — resembling custard
- cutaways — Plural form of cutaway.
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- cyanosis — a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood