7-letter words containing y, n, e
- wayment — grief
- wen-yen — the formal, literary variety of written Chinese, as used in classical literature.
- weygand — Maxime [mak-seem] /makˈsim/ (Show IPA), 1867–1965, French general.
- whitney — Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
- winfrey — Oprah [oh-pruh] /ˈoʊ prə/ (Show IPA), born 1954, U.S. television talk-show host and producer and actress.
- wintery — wintry.
- wonkery — The quality or activities associated with being a wonk.
- wryneck — Informal. torticollis. a person having torticollis.
- wryness — produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
- wynette — Tammy, original name Virginia Wynette Pugh. 1942–98, US country singer; her bestselling records include "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" (1967) and "Stand By Your Man" (1969)
- wyverns — Plural form of wyvern.
- xylenol — (organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
- xylogen — Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.
- yandere — (chiefly, Japanese fiction) A fictional character who fits the archetype of being genuinely romantic, loving, kind, merciful, sparing, sweet and gentle, but is at the same time brutal, psychotic or deranged in behavior. The psychotic tendency can be both sudden and ever-present. Often used for both comedic and dramatic displays of character.
- yangtze — Older Spelling. Chang Jiang.
- yankees — Plural form of yankee.
- yaounde — Also, Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.
- yardmen — Plural form of yardman.
- yarkend — Shache.
- yawners — Plural form of yawner.
- yealdon — fuel
- yealing — a person of the same age as oneself.
- yeaning — Present participle of yean.
- yearend — year's end; the end of a calendar year.
- yearned — to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- yearner — to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- yeggman — yegg.
- yeggmen — Plural form of yeggman.
- yelling — Present participle of yell.
- yelping — Present participle of yelp.
- yeltsin — Boris Nikolayevich [bawr-is nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, bohr‐,, bor‐;; Russian buh-ryes nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, ˈboʊr‐,, ˈbɒr‐;; Russian bʌˈryɛs nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1931–2007, president of the Russian Federation 1991–99.
- yenisei — a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing N from the Sayan Mountains to the Kara Sea. 2566 miles (4080 km) long.
- yenning — Present participle of yen.
- yerevan — an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- yerking — to strike or whip.
- yerning — Present participle of yern.
- yes man — a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.
- yes-man — a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.
- yesenin — Sergey Aleksandrovich [syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1925, Russian poet.
- yestern — yester.
- yolande — a female given name.
- yonkers — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson, near New York City.
- younger — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- younker — a youngster.
- youthen — to make youthful; to restore youth to (someone or something).
- yukoner — a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- zoogeny — the doctrine of the formation and evolution of animals or living things
- zymogen — any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change.