9-letter words containing r, o, t, k, i
- prick out — to transplant (seedlings) as from seed pans to shallow boxes
- quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
- shiftwork — a system of employment where an individual's normal hours of work are, in part, outside the period of normal day working and may follow a different pattern in consecutive periods of weeks
- sooterkin — the mythical black afterbirth of Dutch women that was believed to result from their warming themselves on stoves
- stairwork — unseen plotting
- stickwork — a player's degree of competence or proficiency as a baseball batter, hockey or lacrosse player, etc.: Frequent practice improved his stickwork.
- stinkaroo — something markedly inferior in quality: a stinkaroo of a motion picture.
- stinkeroo — a bad or contemptible person or thing
- stinkhorn — any of various rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, especially P. impudicus.
- strikeout — an out made by a batter to whom three strikes have been charged, or as recorded by the pitcher who accomplishes this.
- thorndike — Ashley Horace, 1871–1933, U.S. literary historian and teacher.
- thornlike — resembling or having the characteristics of a thorn
- tick over — If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it.
- tiki tour — a scenic tour of an area
- tinkertoy — a children's toy construction set
- tokharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- towerlike — like a tower
- trick out — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- tricksome — tricksy (def 1).
- turkophil — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- twiforked — having two parts like a fork; bifurcate
- workerist — a supporter of working-class politics
- workprint — the first positive print of a film, assembled from the dailies: used in the editing process.
- wristlock — a hold in which an opponent's wrist is grasped and twisted.
- york rite — one of the two advanced divisions of Masonic membership, leading to the Knights Templar degree.