8-letter words containing y, s, a
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- dyslalia — an inability to speak due to a defect of the organs of speech.
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dysosmia — an impairment of the sense of smell.
- dyspathy — antipathy.
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- dystaxia — (pathology, rare) ataxia.
- dystaxic — relating to or affected by dystaxia
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- earywigs — Plural form of earywig.
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- emissary — A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- essayish — resembling an essay
- essayist — A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- exabytes — Plural form of exabyte.
- eyeballs — Plural form of eyeball.
- eyeglass — A single lens for correcting or assisting defective eyesight, especially a monocle.
- eyeshade — A translucent visor used to protect the eyes from strong light.
- eyestalk — A movable stalk that bears an eye near its tip, especially in crabs, shrimps, and related crustaceans, and in some mollusks.
- fairways — Plural form of fairway.
- fairyism — fairylike quality.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- farnesyl — (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
- fashiony — of or relating to fashion; fashionable; trendy
- fast day — a day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority.
- feasibly — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- festally — In a festal/festive manner.
- fiscally — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- fishways — Plural form of fishway.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- flatways — with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fly swat — fly swatter.
- fly-cast — Angling. to fish by fly casting.
- fly-past — a ceremonial flight of aircraft over a given area
- flyboats — Plural form of flyboat.