12-letter words containing t, y, r, o
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- turkey shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- turkey-shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- type i error — the error made in the statistical testing of a hypothesis by rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- typing error — an error made while using a keyboard to write something
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- ultroneously — spontaneously; voluntarily
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- ungenerosity — the state of being ungenerous
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unorthodoxly — not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology.
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unstationary — standing still; not moving.
- untroubledly — in an untroubled manner
- unvirtuously — in an unvirtuous manner; not virtuously; without virtue
- ureterostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
- urethrectomy — excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- urethrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.
- utility room — a room, especially in a house, reserved for the furnace, washing machine, and other appliances.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- ventnor city — a town in SE New Jersey.
- victoria day — (in Canada) the first Monday preceding May 25, observed as a national holiday.
- victoriously — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
- victory roll — a roll of an aircraft made by a pilot to announce or celebrate the shooting down of an enemy plane or other cause for celebration
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- violet layer — a layer of particles in the upper atmosphere of the planet Mars, that scatters and absorbs certain electromagnetic radiation, thus preventing the blue, violet, and ultraviolet light waves from passing through
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- vociferosity — the characteristic of being vociferous
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- whataboutery — (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past
- white bryony — a climbing herbaceous cucurbitaceous plant, Bryonia dioica, of Europe and North Africa, having greenish flowers and red berries
- whortleberry — the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.
- woodburytype — a process using gelatine film exposed to the negative, which is then pressed into lead and processed, or a print of this type
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- yellow alert — (in military or civilian defense) the first alert given when enemy aircraft are discovered approaching a military installation, city, coastline, etc. Compare blue alert, red alert, white alert.
- yellowthroat — any of several American warblers of the genus Geothlypis, having a throat that is yellow, especially the common yellowthroat, G. trichas.
- yogurt-maker — a machine for making yogurt
- your-majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.