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9-letter words containing y, a, p, o

  • soapberry — the fruit of any of certain tropical or subtropical trees of the genus Sapindus, especially S. saponaria, used as a substitute for soap.
  • spar buoy — a buoy resembling a vertical log
  • spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
  • splayfoot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
  • spoonways — like spoons, esp by fitting together in the way that spoons do
  • staphylo- — uvula
  • swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
  • sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • sympatico — simpatico
  • symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
  • symposiac — of, relating to, or suitable for a symposium.
  • syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
  • syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
  • talbotype — calotype.
  • tallyshop — a store specializing in selling merchandise on the hire-purchase system.
  • taphonomy — the circumstances and processes of fossilization.
  • temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
  • tetrapody — a measure consisting of four feet.
  • theopathy — religious emotion excited by the contemplation of God.
  • theophagy — the sacramental eating of a god
  • theophany — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
  • top-heavy — having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
  • topically — pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference.
  • two-party — (of a political system) dominated by two major political parties
  • typhoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
  • typhonian — of or relating to Typhon
  • typograph — a machine for creating indentations of characters upon a sheet of metal from which prints can be made
  • typomania — an obsession with typology
  • tyropitta — a Greek cheese pie
  • uropygial — of or relating to the uropygium.
  • videoplay — teleplay.
  • way point — a place or point between major points on a route.
  • waypoints — Plural form of waypoint.
  • xerophagy — a Lenten fast observed especially during Holy Week, constituting the strictest fast in the Eastern Church.
  • xylograph — An engraving in wood, especially one used for printing.
  • xylophage — any insect or organism that eats wood
  • zelotypia — (formal) jealousy.
  • zoography — the branch of zoology dealing with the description of animals.
  • zooplasty — the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species.
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