9-letter words containing h, y
- mythopoet — a writer of mythic verse
- mytishchi — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- namaycush — a lake trout.
- nasiriyah — a city in S Iraq, on the River Euphrates; agricultural and trading centre. Pop: 425 000 (2005 est)
- naugahyde — a brand of synthetic leather made from vinyl-coated fabric
- naughtily — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- netanyahu — Benjamin, born 1949, Israeli prime minister 1996–99.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- night key — a key for a night latch.
- nightmary — (of a person) prone to having nightmares
- ninhydrin — a white or yellow, toxic, crystalline or powdery compound, C 9 H 4 O 3 ⋅H 2 O, that reddens when heated above 100°C, a monohydrate, soluble in water or alcohol: used primarily as a reagent to detect the presence of various amino acids.
- noirishly — In a noirish manner.
- non-rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- north bay — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- northerly — moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- nymphaeum — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- nymphalid — a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.
- nymphetic — relating to a nymphet
- nymphette — Alternative form of nymphet.
- nymphlike — Resembling a nymph.
- ochlagogy — (rare) Manipulation of a mob by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogy; the practice of an ochlagogue.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- off-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- ogreishly — in the manner of an ogre
- ohmically — By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
- oily fish — any variety of fish, such as the sardine, mackerel, salmon or trout; that has oils throughout its body rather than stored solely in the liver
- old harry — Older Use. the devil; Satan.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- ophiology — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- orchotomy — orchidotomy.
- orography — the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
- orphreyed — embroidered with gold
- orthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.
- orthogamy — (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.
- orthopedy — Archaic form of orthopedics.
- overhappy — too happy
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- oxyphilic — acidophilic.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachynema — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pamphylia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- panchayat — an elective village council in India.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- paranymph — a groomsman or a bridesmaid.
- pararhyme — a part-rhyme in which the consonants are the same but the vowels are different