8-letter words containing y, n
- vacantly — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
- vagrancy — the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.
- valiancy — valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- van duyn — Mona, 1921–2004, U.S. poet: U.S. poet laureate 1992.
- van dyck — Sir Anthony, 1599–1641, Flemish painter.
- van eyck — Jan (jɑn). died 1441, Flemish painter; founder of the Flemish school of painting. His most famous work is the altarpiece The Adoration of the Lamb, in Ghent, in which he may have been assisted by his brother Hubert (ˈhyːbərt), died ?1426
- vanitory — a combined dressing table and lavatory basin.
- varnishy — glossy; like varnish
- vauntery — bravado; boasting
- venality — the condition or quality of being venal; openness to bribery or corruption.
- vendibly — in a vendible manner
- venology — phlebology.
- venosity — the state or quality of being venous.
- verdancy — green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
- vergency — an inclination or tendency; the act of verging or approaching
- vibrancy — moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.
- vicenary — of, relating to, or consisting of twenty.
- vicinity — the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood: There are no stores in the vicinity of our house.
- villainy — the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
- vincibly — in a vincible manner
- vinegary — of the nature of or resembling vinegar; sour; acid: a vinegary taste.
- vineyard — a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.
- vinology — the scientific study of wines and winemaking
- vinosity — the collective characteristics of a wine, especially its distinctive taste.
- vinously — in a vinous manner
- vinylate — to subject to vinylation.
- viomycin — an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- wagonway — A crude road for wagons.
- wantaway — a footballer who wants a transfer to another club
- wantonly — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- wanwordy — without merit
- wardenry — the office, jurisdiction, or district of a warden.
- warranty — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- waygoing — the act of leaving; departure; leavetaking.
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- weaponry — weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively.
- wearying — Causing tiredness; tiring.
- wesleyan — of or relating to John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
- whinyard — a sword
- whydunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it.
- wingedly — in a winged manner, as if furnished with wings
- winterly — of, relating to, or occurring in winter; hibernal.
- wintrily — In a wintry manner.
- wonderly — (obsolete) Wonderfully, in a wonderful manner.
- wontedly — Usually, customarily, or habitually.
- woodenly — consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
- wooingly — In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness.
- worrying — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- woundily — in an extreme or excessive manner