9-letter words containing a, c, h, y
- chishtiya — a Sufi order of the Indian subcontinent.
- chiyogami — a type of highly decorated, colourful craft paper used for origami
- chlamydes — Plural form of chlamys.
- chlamydia — Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease.
- chocolaty — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- chomskyan — of or relating to Noam Chomsky or his linguistic theories, especially to transformational-generative grammar.
- chromakey — (in colour television) a special effect in which a coloured background can be eliminated and a different background substituted
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- churchway — a road that leads to a church
- city hall — The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices.
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- cry havoc — to give the signal for pillage and destruction
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- curlyhead — a person whose hair is curly.
- cybercash — Funds used in electronic financial transactions, especially over the Internet.
- cyberchat — Chat that takes place on the Internet, as in a chatroom or via instant messages.
- cyberhack — Computers. hack1 (def 22b).
- cyberrhea — (humour, jargon) /si:'ber-eer/ An affliction of some word processor users; excessive frequency and looseness of productivity. Particularly virulent among those who have not discovered the fortifying virtues of revision.
- cyclepath — a special path for the exclusive use of cyclists
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cytherean — of or relating to Cytherea.
- cytopathy — a disease or disorder of a cell
- cytophagy — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- day coach — an ordinary railroad passenger car, as distinguished from a sleeping car, parlor car, or other deluxe accommodations.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- dysphagic — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphasic — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- echegaray — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), (José Echegaray y Eizaguirre) 1832–1916, Spanish dramatist and statesman: Nobel Prize 1904.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- ethically — In an ethical manner.
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- eye chart — a chart used to test vision from a specified distance: it consists typically of rows of letters of decreasing size
- eye patch — covering for one eye
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- habitancy — the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
- hack away — keep chopping at sth
- hackberry — any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- hackysack — Alt form hackeysack.
- haecceity — That property or quality of a thing by virtue of which it is unique or describable as “ this (one). ”.
- haemocyte — Alternative spelling of hemocyte.
- hagiarchy — hagiocracy.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.