9-letter words containing y, i, n
- wineberry — a prickly shrub, Rubus phoenicolasius, of China and Japan, having pinkish or white flowers and small, red, edible fruit.
- winkingly — with a wink or winks
- winningly — the act of a person or thing that wins.
- winsomely — sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
- withywind — traveler's-joy.
- wittingly — knowing; aware; conscious.
- wyszynski — Stefan [stef-ahn] /ˈstɛf ɑn/ (Show IPA), Cardinal, 1901–81, Polish Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw and primate of Poland 1949–81; cardinal 1953–81.
- xylidines — Plural form of xylidine.
- xylocaine — lidocaine, often used as a local anesthetic by dentists and plastic surgeons
- yabbering — Present participle of yabber.
- yammering — Present participle of yammer.
- yankeeism — Yankee character or characteristics.
- yanktonai — a member of one of two tribes of Dakota Indian people who inhabited the northern Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Yankton (def 1).
- yappingly — in a yapping manner
- yawningly — In a yawning way; accompanied by yawns.
- yaxchilan — the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in Chiapas state, Mexico, famous for its many carved lintels depicting ceremonial and military scenes.
- yearlings — Plural form of yearling.
- yearnings — Plural form of yearning.
- yellowfin — A widely distributed, commercially important tuna that has yellow anal and dorsal fins.
- yellowing — Present participle of yellow.
- yeniseian — a group of languages spoken in Siberia, the only surviving member of which is Ket.
- yodelling — (British) present participle of yodel.
- yohimbine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 , extracted from the bark of Corynanthe johimbe or Rauwolfia serpentina, used as a selective alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist: purported to have aphrodisiac properties.
- youngling — a young person.
- ypsilanti — Alexander, 1792–1828, Greek patriot and revolutionary leader.
- yuckiness — The state or condition of being yucky.
- yumminess — The state or condition of being yummy.
- zemindary — zamindari.
- zemlinsky — Alexander von, 1871–1942, Austrian composer and conductor.
- zephyrian — of, relating to, or like a zephyr; full of or containing light breezes.
- zsigmondy — Richard [rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1865–1929, German chemist, born in Austria: Nobel prize 1925.
- zymogenic — of or relating to a zymogen
- zyryenian — a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.