9-letter words containing o, y, s
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schoolboy — a boy attending school.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- schoolery — something that is taught
- sciomachy — sciamachy.
- sciomancy — divination with the help of ghosts
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sciosophy — supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- scouthery — scorching
- screw you — expressing contempt
- scriptory — of or relating to writing
- scybalous — of or relating to scybalum
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- sea poppy — horn poppy.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretory — pertaining to secretion.
- sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- semiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- seniority — the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
- sensorily — by (the use of) the senses, by means of the senses, in relation to or in respect of the senses
- seriously — in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- shore fly — any of numerous small black flies of the family Ephydridae, found in damp or marshy locations.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- show copy — a positive print of a film for use at an important presentation such as a premiere
- show pony — a person who tries to be the centre of attention; show-off
- showbizzy — characteristic of showbiz
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- silky oak — any of several trees of the Australian genus Grevillea, esp G. robusta, having divided leaves, smooth glossy wood, and showy clusters of orange, red, or white flowers: cultivated in the tropics as shade trees: family Proteaceae
- singsongy — having the characteristics of singsong
- sinuosity — Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
- sixty-odd — around sixty; approximately sixty (people or things)
- sixty-one — a cardinal number, 60 plus 1.
- sixty-two — a cardinal number, 60 plus 2.
- skanky-ho — a promiscuous woman
- skiascopy — retinoscope.
- sky cover — the amount of the sky that is covered by clouds, fog, haze, smoke, or the like, usually expressed in tenths of the total sky.
- sky pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- sky-pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- skylounge — a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.
- skyrocket — a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
- sligo bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the NW Republic of Ireland
- sloe-eyed — having very dark eyes; dark-eyed.
- smoke-dry — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.