9-letter words containing a, c, e, y
- treachery — violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- tycoonate — the office or position of a tycoon
- type-cast — (of text to be printed) having the type already cast.
- uncleanly — in an unclean manner.
- undecayed — not rotten or decayed
- underclay — a grey or whitish clay rock containing fossilized plant roots and occurring beneath coal seams. When used as a refractory, it is known as fireclay
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
- wheyfaces — Plural form of wheyface.
- wyliecoat — a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.
- xerically — of, relating to, or adapted to a dry environment.
- xerochasy — the release of seeds when the seed pods dry out
- xylocaine — lidocaine, often used as a local anesthetic by dentists and plastic surgeons
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.
- yale lock — a type of cylinder lock using a flat serrated key
- yourcenar — Marguerite (Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour) [krey-uh n-koo r] /ˌkreɪ ənˈkʊər/ (Show IPA), 1903–87, U.S. poet and novelist, born in Belgium.