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There are 20 eight-letter words containing A, B, C, K and Y

BACKSEYS• BACKSEY n. (Scots) sirloin.
BACKSTAY• backstay n. (Nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the…
• backstay n. A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
• BACKSTAY n. a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship.
BACKYARD• backyard n. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
• backyard n. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person’s neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person’s…
• backyard n. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction’s…
BLACKBOY• blackboy n. (Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.
• blackboy n. (Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
• black␣boy n. Alternative spelling of blackboy.
BLACKFLY• blackfly n. A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
• blackfly n. Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
• black␣fly n. Alternative spelling of blackfly.
BUCKAYRO• buckayro n. Obsolete form of buckaroo.
• BUCKAYRO n. (US) a cowboy, also BUCKAROO, BUCKEROO.
BUYBACKS• buybacks n. Plural of buyback.
• buy-backs n. Plural of buy-back.
• buy␣backs n. Plural of buy back.
CLAYBANK• claybank n. A dun-coloured horse.
• claybank n. (Color) Dun; brownish-yellow.
• CLAYBANK n. a horse of a yellow-brown colour.
CRYOBANK• cryobank n. A biobank where cryogenically preserved material is stored.
• cryobank v. (Transitive) To store in such a biobank.
• CRYOBANK n. a place for storing human tissue at very low temperatures.
EYEBLACK• eyeblack n. Alternative spelling of eye black.
• eye␣black n. (US) a grease smeared under the eyes of sports players to reduce glare from sunlight or stadium lights.
• EYEBLACK n. a dark pigment applied under the eyes.
FLYBACKS• flybacks n. Plural of flyback.
• fly-backs n. Plural of fly-back.
• FLYBACK n. the rapid return of the spot on a cathode ray tube after it finishes a line.
GRAYBACK• grayback n. Alternative spelling of greyback.
• GRAYBACK n. any of various animals having a grey back, such as the grey whale, also GREYBACK.
GREYBACK• greyback n. (Historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
• greyback n. (Dated) A louse.
• greyback n. (Regional) Any of various grey birds.
LAYBACKS• laybacks n. Plural of layback.
• LAYBACK v. to climb using the layback technique.
PAYBACKS• paybacks n. Plural of payback.
• PAYBACK n. a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay.
PLAYBACK• playback n. The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
• play␣back v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To replay a recording.
• PLAYBACK n. the act of replaying a newly made recording.
ROCKABYE• rockabye v. (Transitive, intransitive) To rock soothingly.
• rockabye n. A soothing rocking motion.
• ROCKABYE n. a song used to lull children to sleep, also ROCKABY.
SICKBAYS• sickbays n. Plural of sickbay.
• sick␣bays n. Plural of sick bay.
• SICKBAY n. a ship's hospital.
SWAYBACK• swayback n. An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
• swayback n. An animal with such excessive sagging.
• SWAYBACK n. an abnormal sagging of the back.
WAYBACKS• waybacks n. Plural of wayback.
• WAYBACK n. the area in the back of a vehicle.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the WikWik.org and 1Word.ws.

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  • English Wiktionary: 75 words
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  • Scrabble in Spanish: no word
  • Scrabble in Italian: 1 word
  • Scrabble in German: 1 word
  • Scrabble in Romanian: no word


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