12-letter words containing a, n, g, r, y
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- shagreen ray — a species of skate, Leucoraja fullonica
- sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
- solar energy — energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- surpassingly — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- syngman rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- typing paper — paper for typing on
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungracefully — in an ungraceful manner
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- varying hare — snowshoe hare.
- vintage year — the year of production of a vintage wine.
- wackyparsing — (Internet, slang) present participle of wackyparse.
- west germany — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
- younger edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer
- yuri gagarin — Yuri Alekseyevich [yoo r-ee al-ik-sey-uh-vich;; Russian yoo-ryi uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /ˈyʊər i ˌæl ɪkˈseɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈyu ryɪ ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1934–68, Russian astronaut: first human being to make an orbital space flight (1961).