9-letter words containing a, c, s, u
- sylacauga — a city in central Alabama.
- symmachus — Saint, died a.d. 514, pope 498–514.
- synsacrum — a dorsal ridge of bone in the pelvic region of birds, formed by the fusion of certain thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebrae.
- tau cross — a T -shaped cross.
- taxaceous — belonging to the Taxaceae, the yew family of plants.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- theaceous — belonging to the Theaceae, the tea family of plants.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- tracksuit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- transduce — to convert (energy) from one form into another.
- tuscarora — a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
- ulmaceous — belonging to the Ulmaceae, the elm family of plants.
- unaccused — not charged with wrongdoing
- unceasing — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
- unclassed — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
- uncle sam — a personification of the government or people of the U.S.: represented as a tall, lean man with white chin whiskers, wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a top hat with a band of stars.
- undercast — Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it. Compare overcast (def 9).
- unescaped — to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail. Synonyms: flee, abscond, decamp.
- unmusical — not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
- unscanned — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- unscarred — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- unscathed — not scathed; unharmed; uninjured: She survived the accident unscathed.
- unsecular — not secular
- unshackle — to free from shackles; unfetter.
- unsolaced — not comforted
- uppercase — (of an alphabetical character) capital.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- uraniscus — a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
- ursprache — a hypothetically reconstructed parent language, as Proto-Germanic, the ancestor of the Germanic languages.
- usucapion — the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- vicarious — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vitaceous — belonging to the Vitaceae, the grape family of plants.
- vivacious — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- volacious — able or fit to fly.
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- vouchsafe — to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- watchouts — the act of looking out for or anticipating something; lookout: Keep a watchout for dishonest behavior.
- wieschaus — Eric, born 1947, U.S.-born biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- zacynthus — Latin name of Zante.