Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like ASE often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: aldolase, anaphase, arginase.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| aldolase | 8 | 3 | |
| anaphase | 8 | 3 | |
| arginase | 8 | 3 | |
| bookcase | 8 | 2 | |
| cardcase | 8 | 2 | |
| catalase | 8 | 3 | |
| database | 8 | 3 | |
| decrease | 8 | 2 | |
| degrease | 8 | 2 | |
| diastase | 8 | 2 | |
| dioptase | 8 | 2 | |
| elastase | 8 | 3 | |
| esterase | 8 | 3 | |
| firebase | 8 | 3 | |
| freebase | 8 | 2 | |
| fumarase | 8 | 3 | |
| gearcase | 8 | 2 | |
| hardcase | 8 | 2 | |
| idocrase | 8 | 3 | |
| increase | 8 | 2 | |
| kilobase | 8 | 3 | |
| notecase | 8 | 3 | |
| nuclease | 8 | 2 | |
| permease | 8 | 2 | |
| postbase | 8 | 2 | |
| prophase | 8 | 2 | |
| protease | 8 | 2 | |
| purchase | 8 | 2 | |
| rephrase | 8 | 2 | |
| rheobase | 8 | 2 | |
| seedcase | 8 | 2 | |
| showcase | 8 | 2 | |
| slipcase | 8 | 2 | |
| sublease | 8 | 2 | |
| subphase | 8 | 2 | |
| suitcase | 8 | 2 | |
| surcease | 8 | 2 | |
| triphase | 8 | 2 | |
| typecase | 8 | 3 |
What’s typical about ASE-ending words?
ASE often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.