8-letter words that end in y
- donnelly — Declan. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Antony McPartlin as Ant and Dec
- doolally — Temporarily deranged or feebleminded.
- doomsday — the day of the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- dosology — Posology; the study of dosages of drugs.
- dotingly — In a doting manner.
- doughboy — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- doxology — a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
- draftily — In a drafty manner.
- drangway — a narrow lane; passageway
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- dreamery — the dream world
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- driftway — A common road or path for driving cattle.
- drinkery — barroom; tavern.
- drip-dry — wash-and-wear.
- drippily — In a drippy way.
- drive-by — the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.: a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- droughty — dry.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- du barry — Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
- dubinsky — David, 1892–1982, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland: president of the I.L.G.W.U. 1932–66.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dung fly — any of various muscid flies of the subfamily Cordilurinae, such as the predatory yellow dung fly (Scatophaga stercoraria), that frequents cowpats to feed and lay its eggs
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dyspathy — antipathy.
- dyspepsy — (archaic) dyspepsia.
- e galaxy — a type of galaxy having the shape of a spheroid or ellipsoid, rather than a disk.
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- each way — If you bet money each way on the result of a horse race or a dog race, you will win some money if the animal you bet on comes first, second, third, or sometimes fourth.
- earthily — In an earthy manner.
- earwiggy — having an infestation or a swarm of earwigs
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- eat away — gnaw at, erode
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- effetely — In an effete manner.
- efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
- elatedly — In an elated manner.