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

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.
CLAYBANK• claybank n. A dun-coloured horse.
• claybank n. (Color) Dun; brownish-yellow.
• CLAYBANK n. a horse of a yellow-brown colour.
CLAYLIKE• claylike adj. Resembling clay.
• CLAYLIKE adj. like clay.
CRANKILY• crankily adv. In a cranky manner.
• CRANKY adv. cantankerous.
CREAKILY• creakily adv. In a creaky manner.
• CREAKY adv. creaking, also SCREAKY.
CROAKILY• croakily adv. In a croaky manner.
• CROAKY adv. low and hoarse.
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.
FLACKERY• flackery n. The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents.
• FLACKERY n. publicity.
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.
GARLICKY• garlicky adj. Tasting or smelling of garlic.
• GARLICKY adj. tasting or smelling of garlic.
HICKYMAL• HICKYMAL n. (dialect) a titmouse.
LACKADAY• lackaday interj. (Dated) An expression of regret or grief.
• LACKADAY interj. (archaic) an expression of regret or deprecation, also ALACKADAY.
LACKEYED• lackeyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of lackey.
• LACKEY v. to serve in a servile manner, also LACQUEY.
LATCHKEY• latchkey n. A key, especially to an outside door.
• latchkey n. A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision…
• latchkey adj. Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child.
LAYBACKS• laybacks n. Plural of layback.
• LAYBACK v. to climb using the layback technique.
LAYLOCKS• laylocks n. Plural of laylock.
• LAYLOCK n. (obsolete) lilac.
LOCKAWAY• lockaway n. (Finance) A long-term investment to be left alone until some future time.
• lock␣away v. (Transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
• LOCKAWAY n. in finance, a long-term security.
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.
ROCKLAYS• rocklays n. Plural of rocklay.
• ROCKLAY n. (Scots) a short cloak, also ROKELAY, ROQUELAURE.

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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  • Scrabble in Romanian: no word


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