9-letter words containing y, a
- irrawaddy — a river flowing S through Burma (Myanmar) to the Bay of Bengal. 1250 miles (2015 km) long.
- irreality — unreal.
- irrigably — in an irrigable manner
- irritably — easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
- irritancy — tending to cause irritation; irritating.
- ismailiya — a branch of Shiʿism, including in its number the Assassins and the Druses, having an esoteric philosophy and asserting Ismaʿil to be the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession from Ali.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- itinerary — a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit; plan of travel.
- itinually — (Rastafari) continually; perpetually; always.
- izinyanga — Plural form of inyanga.
- jackstays — Plural form of jackstay.
- jacky tar — jackatar.
- jam today — the principle of living for the moment
- jambalaya — a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
- james bay — the S arm of Hudson Bay, in E Canada between Ontario and Quebec provinces. 300 miles (483 km) long; 160 miles (258 km) wide.
- jan mayen — a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Norway: a possession of Norway. 144 sq. mi. (373 sq. km).
- jane eyre — a novel (1847) by Charlotte Brontë.
- janissary — (often initial capital letter) a member of an elite military unit of the Turkish army organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826 after it revolted against the Sultan.
- jarringly — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jawlensky — Alexej von [ah-le-ksey fuh n] /ˌɑ lɛˈkseɪ fən/ (Show IPA), 1864?–1941, German painter, born in Russia.
- jayhawker — a native or inhabitant of Kansas (used as a nickname).
- jaywalked — Simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk.
- jaywalker — One who jaywalks; someone who has committed jaywalking.-->.
- jealously — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jelly bag — a muslin bag used to strain off the juice from the fruit in making jelly (the preserve)
- jellybean — a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling.
- jerry can — Also called blitz can. Military. a narrow, flat-sided, 5-gallon (19-liter) container for fluids, as fuel.
- jerseyman — a native or inhabitant of the island of Jersey.
- jiffy bag — a thickly padded but light envelope in which articles such as books are placed for protection in the post
- jim-dandy — of superior quality; excellent: a jim-dandy sports car.
- jocularly — given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- jollyboat — Alternative form of jolly boat.
- jonnycake — Alternative spelling of johnnycake.
- joviality — the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity.
- jubilancy — (rare) Jubilation.
- judiciary — the judicial branch of government.
- junkyards — Plural form of junkyard.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- jyvaskyla — a city in S central Finland.
- kaczynski — Lech. 1949–2010, Polish politician, president of Poland (2005–10)
- kadiyevka — former name of Stakhanov.
- kaffiyehs — Plural form of kaffiyeh.
- kali yuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kallitype — an photographic printing process using silver and ferric salts, popular in the 19th century
- kanamycin — An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.
- kandinsky — Wassily [vas-uh-lee] /ˈvæs ə li/ (Show IPA), or Vasili [vas-uh-lee,, vuh-sil-ee;; Russian vuh-syee-lyee] /ˈvæs ə li,, vəˈsɪl i;; Russian vʌˈsyi lyi/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, Russian painter.
- karyocyte — (cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus.
- karyogamy — the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
- karyogram — (genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype.