9-letter words containing y, n
- growingly — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- grundyism — a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
- grunitsky — Nicolas, 1913–69, African statesman: president of the Republic of Togo 1963–67.
- guanylate — (biochemistry) any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guernseys — Plural form of guernsey.
- gun lobby — a group of people who argue for the right of members of the public to be able to own guns
- gunny-bag — a sack made of gunny or burlap.
- gunnysack — a sack made of gunny or burlap.
- gurneyite — a supporter of Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847), an English Quaker, who, on a preaching tour of America, advocated Christian evangelical principles.
- gushingly — In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
- gwendolyn — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white.”.
- gym bunny — a person who spends a lot of time exercising at a gymnasium
- gymkhanas — Plural form of gymkhana.
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- gynaeceum — (among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.
- gynaecoid — Characteristic of a woman.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- gynobasic — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- gynocracy — gynarchy.
- gynoecium — the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.
- gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- gyp joint — any business establishment that charges excessively for poor-quality service or goods.
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- gyrfalcon — a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number.
- gyromancy — a method of prediction or prophecy in which a person moves round and round in a circle and the place at which they fall to the ground is said to be highly significant
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- habitancy — the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- hand-play — the practice of fighting with fists
- handcarry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- hanefiyeh — (in the courtyard of a mosque) a fountain for ritual washing.
- hansberry — Lorraine, 1930–65, U.S. playwright.
- happen by — chance upon
- happyness — Misspelling of happiness.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- haymaking — The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal
- heathenry — The state of being heathen.
- heavy ion — the nucleus of a heavy element.
- hedgingly — So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.