9-letter words containing y, n
- juttingly — in a protruding or jutting manner
- kaczynski — Lech. 1949–2010, Polish politician, president of Poland (2005–10)
- kanamycin — An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.
- kandinsky — Wassily [vas-uh-lee] /ˈvæs ə li/ (Show IPA), or Vasili [vas-uh-lee,, vuh-sil-ee;; Russian vuh-syee-lyee] /ˈvæs ə li,, vəˈsɪl i;; Russian vʌˈsyi lyi/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, Russian painter.
- kayibanda — Grégoire [grey-gwahr;; French grey-gwar] /greɪˈgwɑr;; French greɪˈgwar/ (Show IPA), 1924–76, president of the Republic of Rwanda 1962–73.
- key money — advance rent or security required of a new tenant and given in exchange for the key to the house or apartment.
- key punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- keybutton — an object on a keyboard which, when pressed, causes the letter, number, or symbol shown on it to be printed in a document
- keynesian — of or relating to the economic theories, doctrines, or policies of Keynes or his followers, especially the policy of maintaining high employment and controlling inflation by varying the interest rates, tax rates, and public expenditure.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keynoting — Present participle of keynote.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystones — Plural form of keystone.
- kiddingly — to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
- kiddywink — a child
- killarney — a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- killingly — a town in NE Connecticut.
- kirinyaga — the local name of Mount Kenya
- kissingly — lightly; gently.
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knavishly — In a knavish manner.
- knobkerry — A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa.
- knowingly — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- koniology — the study of atmospheric dust and its effects
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kyongsong — Seoul
- laberynth — Obsolete spelling of labyrinth.
- labryinth — Misspelling of labyrinth.
- labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- laggingly — in a lagging manner
- lambently — In a lambent manner, brightly.
- lang syne — long since; long ago.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- laryngeal — of, relating to, or located in the larynx.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- latitancy — The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
- latrociny — banditry
- lawyering — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- lay it on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laymanize — to simplify (technical information) into a form that can be understood by ordinary people
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazybones — a lazy person.
- learnedly — In an educated and knowledgable manner.
- leeringly — In a leering manner.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- leniently — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.