9-letter words containing y, n
- whydunnit — a novel, film, etc, concerned with the motives of the criminal rather than his or her identity
- willingly — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
- windingly — With a winding motion or pattern.
- wineberry — a prickly shrub, Rubus phoenicolasius, of China and Japan, having pinkish or white flowers and small, red, edible fruit.
- winkingly — with a wink or winks
- winningly — the act of a person or thing that wins.
- winsomely — sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
- withywind — traveler's-joy.
- wittingly — knowing; aware; conscious.
- woman-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of woman-hours in a day of work.
- wonderboy — (informal) A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.
- workmanly — Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.
- woundedly — in a wounded manner
- wrynecked — Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.
- wyandotte — a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- wyn jones — Ieuan (ˈjʊən). born 1949, Welsh politician; leader of Plaid Cymru (2000–2012)
- wyszynski — Stefan [stef-ahn] /ˈstɛf ɑn/ (Show IPA), Cardinal, 1901–81, Polish Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw and primate of Poland 1949–81; cardinal 1953–81.
- xanthoxyl — a Brazilian plant of the rue family (Rutaceae)
- xenocryst — a rock or crystal engulfed by magma and retained as an inclusion in the resulting igneous rock.
- xylidines — Plural form of xylidine.
- xylocaine — lidocaine, often used as a local anesthetic by dentists and plastic surgeons
- xylomancy — Divination by means of pieces of burning wood.
- xylophone — A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.
- yabbering — Present participle of yabber.
- yachtsman — a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.
- yammering — Present participle of yammer.
- yang-shao — of or designating a Neolithic culture of N China c5000–3000 b.c., characterized by dwellings with sunken floors, domestication of the pig, and a fine handmade pottery painted mainly in geometric designs of spirals and circles.
- yankeedom — the region inhabited by Yankees.
- yankeeism — Yankee character or characteristics.
- yanktonai — a member of one of two tribes of Dakota Indian people who inhabited the northern Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Yankton (def 1).
- yappingly — in a yapping manner
- yarn-dyed — (of fabrics) woven from yarns previously dyed (opposed to piece-dyed).
- yataghans — Plural form of yataghan.
- yawningly — In a yawning way; accompanied by yawns.
- yaxchilan — the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in Chiapas state, Mexico, famous for its many carved lintels depicting ceremonial and military scenes.
- year-long — Year-long is used to describe something that lasts for a year.
- yearlings — Plural form of yearling.
- yearnings — Plural form of yearning.
- yellowfin — A widely distributed, commercially important tuna that has yellow anal and dorsal fins.
- yellowing — Present participle of yellow.
- yeniseian — a group of languages spoken in Siberia, the only surviving member of which is Ket.
- yodelling — (British) present participle of yodel.
- yohimbine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 , extracted from the bark of Corynanthe johimbe or Rauwolfia serpentina, used as a selective alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist: purported to have aphrodisiac properties.
- yoke oxen — oxen that are used as draught animals and are attached together by means of a yoke
- young gun — You can use young guns to talk about people, especially young men, who have lots of energy and talent, and are becoming very successful.
- young man — a male in early manhood.
- young one — a child or offspring: They have five young ones and another on the way.
- youngests — superl. of young.
- youngling — a young person.