9-letter words containing y, s, a, e
- surreally — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- sweet bay — laurel (def 1).
- syllabize — to syllabify.
- syllables — an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a vowel sound, a diphthong, or a syllabic consonant, with or without preceding or following consonant sounds: “Eye,” “sty,” “act,” and “should” are English words of one syllable. “Eyelet,” “stifle,” “enact,” and “shouldn't” are two-syllable words.
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
- symmetral — relating to symmetry
- sympetaly — the condition of fused petals
- synagogue — a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
- synalepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- synaptase — a compound present in almonds and other oily seeds
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synedrial — relating to a synedrion
- synnemata — a spore-bearing structure having very compact conidiophores.
- syringeal — of, relating to, or connected with the syrinx.
- teasingly — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- tyndareus — the husband of Leda and father of Clytemnestra and Castor.
- type-cast — (of text to be printed) having the type already cast.
- tyranness — a woman who behaves in a tyrannical manner
- tyrannies — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
- tyrannise — to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over).
- unassayed — to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event.
- unessayed — untried; not attempted
- unsayable — of the sort that can be said or spoken; utterable: He felt a great deal that was not sayable.
- unshapely — not shapely
- unsprayed — not sprayed with a chemical
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vestryman — a member of a church vestry.
- vrystater — a native inhabitant of the Free State, esp one who is White
- waterways — A river, canal, or other route for travel by water.
- wayfarers — Plural form of wayfarer.
- wayleaves — Plural form of wayleave.
- wayzgoose — A holiday or party for the benefit of printers, traditionally held in August.
- wednesday — the fourth day of the week, following Tuesday.
- welladays — alas
- wellaways — alas
- wheyfaces — Plural form of wheyface.
- xerochasy — the release of seeds when the seed pods dry out
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.
- yankeeism — Yankee character or characteristics.
- yard sale — garage sale.
- yarmulkes — Plural form of yarmulke.
- yearbooks — Plural form of yearbook.
- yearlings — Plural form of yearling.
- yearnings — Plural form of yearning.
- yeastless — any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- yeniseian — a group of languages spoken in Siberia, the only surviving member of which is Ket.
- yesterday — on the day preceding this day.
- zealously — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.