8-letter words containing y, n
- sannyasi — Hinduism. a wandering beggar and ascetic.
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sardonyx — a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
- satanity — the quality or act of being satanic
- say when — to state when an action is to be stopped or begun, as when someone is pouring a drink
- sayonara — a Japanese farewell
- scammony — a twining, Asian convolvulus, Convolvulus scammonia.
- scantily — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- scantity — the quality of being scant or scarce
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scrunchy — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- scythian — pertaining to Scythia, its people, or their language.
- scything — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- seacunny — a steersman or quartermaster in a ship manned by lascars
- secondly — in the second place; second.
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
- sensibly — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- sequency — consecutiveness
- serenely — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- sexenary — senary.
- shaoyang — a city in central Hunan province, in E China.
- shenyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shymkent — a city in S Kazakhstan; a major railway junction. Pop: 469 000 (2005 est)
- signally — conspicuously; notably.
- signiory — seigniory.
- silently — making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- sinfully — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- sinology — the study of the language, literature, history, customs, etc., of China.
- sixpenny — of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
- skinnery — a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.
- skyborne — airborne.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slovenly — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- slovenry — slovenliness
- smyrnean — of or relating to Smyrna, Turkey.
- snailery — a place where snails are bred
- snakefly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- snarkily — in an irritable or snarky manner
- sneakily — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- sneaksby — an insignificant or cowardly person
- snickery — of, pertaining to, or resembling a snicker
- snippety — sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
- snobbery — snobbish character, conduct, trait, or act.
- snobbily — in a snobby manner