9-letter words containing y, a, r, d, l
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- diurnally — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- drake fly — mayfly (def 2).
- draw play — draw (def 54).
- drinkably — from the point of view of how drinkable something is
- dry plate — a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.
- dry-clean — to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- drysalter — a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- drywalled — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drywaller — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- dulocracy — rule by slaves.
- earlywood — the light-coloured wood made by a tree in the spring that shows up in the yearly growth ring
- endurably — In an endurable or tolerable manner.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- federally — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- forwardly — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- frowardly — In a froward manner.
- gargoyled — (of a building) Having gargoyles carved into it.
- garlandry — a collection of garlands
- gradually — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
- gray lady — a female worker in the American Red Cross who serves as a volunteer aide in medical services.
- gray mold — a disease of plants, characterized by a gray, furry coating on the decaying parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- guardedly — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- haggardly — In a haggard manner.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulus — a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- idiolatry — Autolatry, or self worship.
- idolatory — Misspelling of idolatry.
- kirkcaldy — a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.
- kzyl-orda — a city in S Kazakhstan, on the Syr Darya.
- labor day — (in the U.S.) a legal holiday, commonly the first Monday in September, in honor of labor.
- ladderway — a vertical passageway with ladders.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- laggardly — in the manner of a laggard.
- lampadary — a person who lights the lamps in an Orthodox Greek Church
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- learnedly — In an educated and knowledgable manner.
- leewardly — (of a ship) tending to fall to leeward
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- lunar day — a division of time that is equal to the elapsed time between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the moon.
- marmalady — Covered with marmalade.