8-letter words that end in a
- ephemera — Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
- epifauna — animals that live on the seabed surface
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epiphora — Excessive watering of the eye.
- epitheca — (microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- epithema — a horny outgrowth on the beaks of birds
- equiseta — Plural form of equisetum.
- erythema — Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.
- estancia — A cattle ranch in Latin America or the southwestern US.
- esthesia — Alternative spelling of aesthesia.
- esthonia — Estonia
- etcetera — Alternative form of et cetera.
- ethiopia — country in East Africa
- eupepsia — Good digestion.
- euphobia — Fear of hearing good news.
- euphoria — A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- excetera — Eye dialect of et cetera.
- exgratia — (chiefly, India) Alternative form of ex gratia.
- exonumia — Coinlike objects.
- exophora — Reference in a text or utterance to something external to it, which is only fully intelligible in terms of information about the extralinguistic situation.
- faldetta — a hooded cape worn by Maltese women
- fanegada — a unit of land measure in Spanish-speaking countries varying from 1.25 to 1.75 acres (0.5 to 0.7 hectare).
- fantasia — Music. a composition in fanciful or irregular form or style. a potpourri of well-known airs arranged with interludes and florid embellishments.
- fasciola — (anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
- fascista — a member of the Fascist movement in Italy.
- fast ata — Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions
- faucaria — any succulent plant of the genus Faucaria, comprising several species native to southern Africa and having solitary yellow or white flowers.
- feijoada — a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.
- felicita — a female given name, form of Felicia.
- fenestra — Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- feterita — a grain sorghum cultivated for grain and forage.
- fibrilla — a fibril.
- filipina — a female native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- finestra — an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- fistiana — the sport or world of boxing: one of fistiana's most colorful characters.
- fittonia — either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- flabella — a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
- flagella — a plural of flagellum.
- flotilla — a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- focaccia — a large, round, flat Italian bread, sprinkled before baking with olive oil, salt, and often herbs.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- fostoria — a city in N Ohio.
- fredonia — a town in W New York.
- frittata — an omelet resembling a large pancake and containing vegetables, seasonings, and often ricotta, Parmesan, or other cheese.
- fughetta — a short fugue
- fujisawa — a city on E Honshu, in Japan, S of Tokyo.
- fujiwara — a member of a powerful family in Japan who exercised power as regents in the name of the emperor, a.d. 858–1160.
- fujiyama — a dormant volcano in central Japan, on Honshu island: highest mountain in Japan. 12,395 feet (3778 meters).
- fukuyama — a city on SW Honshu, in Japan, NE of Hiroshima.