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8-Letter Words Containing: A,Y,A,C,T,S

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There are 16 8 letter words, 1 8 letter phrase and 0 8 letter abbr's with A,Y,A,C,T,S in.

Best Scoring 8 Letter Words With: A,Y,A,C,T,S

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jackstay8
24 verb, nounv, n
noun

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

haystack8
20 nounn
noun

• a stack of hay

backstay8
19 nounn
noun

• a stay that supports the back of something

castaway8
16 nounn
noun

• a person who is rejected (from society or home)

• a shipwrecked person

cutaways8
16 nounn
noun

• a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts

• a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees

playacts8
15 verbv
verb

• perform on a stage or theater

apostacy8
15 nounn
Valid word for Scrabble US
sagacity8
14 nounn
noun

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating

casualty8
13 nounn
noun

• someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

• someone injured or killed in an accident

• an accident that causes someone to die

• a decrease of military personnel or equipment

catalyst8
13 nounn
noun

• (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

• something that causes an important event to happen

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