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There are 17 eight-letter words containing E, L, O and 2Y

CYMOSELYcymosely adv. In a cymose fashion.
CYMOSE adv. resembling a cyme, also CYMOUS.
DYSODYLEdysodyle n. Alternative form of dysodile.
DYSODYLE n. an impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning, also DYSODIL, DYSODILE.
LYOLYSESLYOLYSIS n. the formation of an acid and a base from the interaction of a salt with a solvent.
LYSOGENYlysogeny n. The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted…
LYSOGENY n. the state of being like a lysogen.
LYSOZYMElysozyme n. (Biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
LYSOZYME n. an antibacterial enzyme present in some plants, and in saliva.
POLYGENYpolygeny n. Polygenesis.
polygeny n. The control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes.
POLYGENY n. generation from multiple origins.
POLYGYNEpolygyne adj. Describing a hive or colony (of a social insect) that has more than one active queen.
POLYGYNE adj. having more than one egg-laying queen in an insect colony.
POLYMERYpolymery n. (Chemistry) The condition of being polymeric.
POLYMERY n. in botany, the condition of having many parts.
POLYSEMYpolysemy n. (Semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple meanings, including multiple…
POLYSEMY n. in linguistics, the state of having more than one meaning.
POLYTENYpolyteny n. (Molecular biology) The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple…
POLYTENY n. in abnormally large chromosomes, the state of being composed of many reduplicated strands.
POLYTYPEpolytype n. Any of the types involved in polytypism.
polytype n. A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
polytype n. (Computing theory) In the Hindley–Milner type system, a data type containing variables bound by one…
PYROLYSEpyrolyse v. (Intransitive, chemistry) To undergo pyrolysis.
pyrolyse v. (Transitive, chemistry) To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat.
PYROLYSE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE.
PYROLYZEpyrolyze v. US spelling of pyrolyse.
PYROLYZE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLISE, PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE.
PYROXYLEpyroxyle n. Archaic form of pyroxylin.
PYROXYLE n. a nitrocellulose.
YELLOWLYyellowly adv. In a yellow manner; with yellow colour.
YELLOW adv. of a bright color like that of ripe lemons.
YEOMANLYyeomanly adj. Like a yeoman: stout and true.
yeomanly adj. Of or proper to the class of yeomen in British history.
yeomanly adv. Like a yeoman: stoutly and bravely.
YONDERLYyonderly adj. (UK, dialect, obsolete) anxious; absent-minded; vacant.
YONDERLY adj. (dialect) mentally or emotionally distant; absentminded.

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: 29 words
  • Scrabble in French: 6 words
  • Scrabble in Spanish: no word
  • Scrabble in Italian: no word
  • Scrabble in German: 1 word
  • Scrabble in Romanian: no word


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