9-letter words containing y, e, t
- areostyle — (of columned buildings) having a wide intercolumniation equal to four or more diameters of one of the columns
- arrayment — the act of arraying
- artillery — Artillery consists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army.
- artlessly — In an artless manner.
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- astrocyte — any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- asymptote — a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- asyndeton — the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
- asystoles — Plural form of asystole.
- at livery — being kept in a livery stable
- atheology — a resistance or aversion to theology
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- atmometry — the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
- attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
- autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autophyte — an autotrophic plant, such as any green plant
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages
- avertedly — in an averted or offended manner
- away team — a team playing away from its home ground.
- aydelotte — Frank, 1880–1956, U.S. educator.
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- azeotropy — the existence of azeotropes
- b battery — the power source for the plate and screen-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
- baby seat — a seat anchored to the body of the car, with straps to buckle across the baby
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- bay state — Massachusetts
- bayoneted — a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
- beautyful — Misspelling of beautiful.
- belatedly — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- bergy bit — a small iceberg, somewhat larger than a growler.
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- bigotedly — in a bigoted manner
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- bit decay — bit rot
- body belt — a wide belt used to support the back, or to provide protection or warmth
- body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
- bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
- botchedly — in a botched or clumsy manner