9-letter words containing Y
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter Y. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate Y within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| everybody | 21 | Every person. | - |
| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| seriously | 12 | in a serious manner | a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce |
| certainly | 14 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | she certainly is a hard worker |
| obviously | 17 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | the answer is obviously wrong |
| necessary | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| perfectly | 19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | a perfectly idiotic idea |
| carefully | 17 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | - |
| community | 18 | a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | - |
| basically | 16 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | He is basically dishonest |
| secretary | 14 | a person to whom a secret is entrusted | - |
| extremely | 21 | to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect | extremely interesting |
| authority | 15 | official permission or approval | authority for the program was renewed several times |
| literally | 12 | (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration | our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War |
| naturally | 12 | as might be expected | naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill |
| territory | 12 | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | - |
| hopefully | 20 | with hope; in a hopeful manner | we searched hopefully for a good position |
| precisely | 16 | indicating exactness or preciseness | he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do |
| honeymoon | 17 | a holiday taken by a newly married couple | - |
| temporary | 16 | a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | - |
| democracy | 19 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
| butterfly | 17 | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | - |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| accompany | 20 | be present or associated with an event or entity | - |
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| testimony | 14 | something that serves as evidence | his effort was testimony to his devotion |
| generally | 13 | usually; as a rule | - |
| bodyguard | 17 | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | - |
| pregnancy | 17 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| publicity | 18 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
| celebrity | 16 | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | - |
| anonymous | 14 | having no known name or identity or known source | anonymous authors |
| chemistry | 19 | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | - |
| correctly | 16 | in an accurate manner | the flower had been correctly depicted by his son |
| curiosity | 14 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| specially | 16 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger |
| gradually | 14 | in a gradual manner | the snake moved gradually toward its victim |
| lifestyle | 15 | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | - |
| instantly | 12 | without any delay | - |
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| frequency | 26 | the number of occurrences within a given time period | the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second |
| specialty | 16 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| virginity | 16 | the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| imaginary | 15 | not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | a small child's imaginary friends |
| regularly | 13 | in a regular manner | letters arrived regularly from his children |
| integrity | 13 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development |
| virtually | 15 | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | virtually all the parties signed the contract |
| strangely | 13 | in a strange manner | - |
| secondary | 15 | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | - |
| graveyard | 17 | a tract of land used for burials | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| psychotic | 21 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| certainty | 14 | something that is certain | his victory is a certainty |
| stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| physician | 19 | a licensed medical practitioner | - |
| paralyzed | 24 | affected with paralysis | - |
| courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
| sexuality | 19 | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | - |
| machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
| initially | 12 | at the beginning | - |
| artillery | 12 | an army unit that uses big guns | - |
| sanctuary | 14 | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | - |
| illegally | 13 | in an illegal manner | they dumped the waste illegally |
| privately | 17 | kept private or confined to those intimately concerned | it was discussed privately between the two men |
| hypocrite | 19 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| inventory | 15 | a detailed list of all the items in stock | - |
| evidently | 16 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she was in bed and evidently in great pain |
| jewellery | 22 | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) | - |
| mythology | 21 | myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person | - |
| necessity | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| intensity | 12 | chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | - |
| typically | 19 | in a typical manner | Tom was typically hostile |
| infirmary | 17 | a health facility where patients receive treatment | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| liability | 14 | an obligation to pay money to another party | - |
| prototype | 16 | a standard or typical example | he is the prototype of good breeding |
| destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
| amazingly | 24 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | amazingly, he finished medical school in three years |
| voluntary | 15 | (military) a person who freely enlists for service | - |
| formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
| geography | 19 | study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation | - |
| mentality | 14 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
| willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
| raspberry | 16 | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | - |
| seemingly | 15 | from appearances alone | the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned |
| stability | 14 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | - |
| genuinely | 13 | genuinely; with authority | - |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
| brutality | 14 | the trait of extreme cruelty | - |
| endlessly | 13 | continuing forever without end | - |
| synagogue | 14 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
| mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| fertility | 15 | the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth | - |
| hairstyle | 15 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| allegedly | 14 | according to what has been alleged | he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife |
| primarily | 16 | of primary import | this is primarily a question of economics |
| eternally | 12 | for a limitless time | - |
| nervously | 15 | in an anxiously nervous manner | we watched the stock market nervously |
| violently | 15 | in a violent manner | they attacked violently |
| presently | 14 | at this time or period; now | he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations |
| physicist | 19 | a scientist trained in physics | - |
| jellyfish | 25 | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles | - |
| blasphemy | 21 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | - |
| hypocrisy | 22 | an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | - |
| biography | 20 | an account of the series of events making up a person's life | - |
| partially | 14 | to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | He was partially paralyzed |
| unhealthy | 18 | detrimental to health | - |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| analyzing | 22 | - | - |
| purgatory | 15 | a temporary condition of torment or suffering | a purgatory of drug abuse |
| matrimony | 16 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | - |
| fairytale | 15 | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | - |
| accessory | 16 | clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | - |
| whinnying | 19 | - | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
| paralysis | 14 | loss of the ability to move a body part | - |
| psychosis | 19 | any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted | - |
| commodity | 19 | articles of commerce | - |
| patiently | 14 | with patience; in a patient manner | he patiently played with the child |
| youngster | 13 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
| hostility | 15 | the feeling of a hostile person | he could no longer contain his hostility |
| displayed | 16 | - | - |
| enjoyable | 21 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | the company was enjoyable |
| mercenary | 16 | serving for wages in a foreign army | mercenary killers |
| enjoyment | 21 | act of receiving pleasure from something | - |
| directory | 15 | an alphabetical list of names and addresses | - |
| captivity | 19 | the state of being imprisoned | he was held in captivity until he died |
| intensely | 12 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | she loved him intensely |
| blueberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries | - |
| auxiliary | 19 | functioning in a supporting capacity | the main library and its auxiliary branches |
| inability | 14 | lacking the power to perform | - |
| purposely | 16 | with intention; in an intentional manner | - |
| magically | 17 | in a magical manner | it disappeared magically |
| copyright | 20 | a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work | - |
| mortality | 14 | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year | - |
| visionary | 15 | not practical or realizable; speculative | visionary schemes for getting rich |
| unusually | 12 | to a remarkable degree or extent | she was unusually tall |
| painfully | 17 | in or as if in pain | she moved painfully forward |
| proximity | 23 | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit | - |
| exemplary | 23 | being or serving as an illustration of a type | an action exemplary of his conduct |
| dormitory | 15 | a college or university building containing living quarters for students | - |
| astronomy | 14 | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | - |
| planetary | 14 | of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets | planetary motion |
| immensely | 16 | to an exceedingly great extent or degree | was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator |
| labyrinth | 17 | a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium | - |
| hierarchy | 20 | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | - |
| similarly | 14 | in like or similar manner | He was similarly affected |
| treachery | 17 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| hillbilly | 17 | a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person | - |
| ecosystem | 16 | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment | - |
| astrology | 13 | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | - |
| adversary | 16 | someone who offers opposition | - |
| adversity | 16 | a state of misfortune or affliction | debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity |
| smilingly | 15 | with smiles; in a smiling manner | the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together |
| photocopy | 21 | reproduce by xerography | - |
| logically | 15 | in a logical manner | he acted logically under the circumstances |
| diplomacy | 19 | wisdom in the management of public affairs | - |
| portrayed | 15 | represented graphically by sketch or design or lines | - |
| radically | 15 | in a radical manner | she took a radically different approach |
| arbitrary | 14 | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice | an arbitrary decision |
| paralysed | 15 | - | - |
| medically | 17 | involving medical practice | medically trained nurses |
| customary | 16 | commonly used or practiced; usual | took his customary morning walk |
| freestyle | 15 | a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use | - |
| residency | 15 | the act of dwelling in a place | - |
| hydraulic | 18 | moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil) | hydraulic erosion |
| schoolboy | 19 | a boy attending school | - |
| sociology | 15 | the study and classification of human societies | - |
| supplying | 17 | the activity of supplying or providing something | - |
| itinerary | 12 | a proposed route of travel | - |
| gymnasium | 17 | athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training | - |
| antiquity | 21 | extreme oldness | - |
| moneybags | 17 | - | - |
| overjoyed | 23 | extremely joyful | - |
| piggyback | 24 | on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip | she carried her child piggyback |
| polygraph | 20 | a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) | - |
| hypnotize | 26 | induce hypnosis in | - |
| cranberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries | - |
| miserably | 16 | in a miserable manner | I bit my lip miserably and nodded |
| pathology | 18 | any deviation from a healthy or normal condition | - |
| symbolism | 18 | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning | - |
| ingenuity | 13 | the property of being ingenious | a plot of great ingenuity |
| anxiously | 19 | with anxiety or apprehension | we watched anxiously |
| pulmonary | 16 | relating to or affecting the lungs | pulmonary disease |
| knowingly | 20 | with full knowledge and deliberation | - |
| longevity | 16 | duration of service | her longevity as a star |
| anonymity | 17 | the state of being anonymous | - |
| musically | 16 | in a musical manner | She sang very musically |
| pantyhose | 17 | a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings | - |
| paternity | 14 | the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | - |
| brotherly | 17 | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother | brotherly feelings |
| daylights | 17 | - | - |
| greyhound | 17 | a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog | - |
| cataclysm | 18 | a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | - |
| clergyman | 17 | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | - |
| aimlessly | 14 | without aim; in an aimless manner | he wandered around aimlessly |
| boogeyman | 17 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| telepathy | 17 | apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions | - |
| posterity | 14 | all of the offspring of a given progenitor | we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity |
| pseudonym | 17 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | - |
| admiralty | 15 | the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) | - |
| animosity | 14 | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| telemetry | 14 | automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means | - |
| supremacy | 18 | power to dominate or defeat | - |
| routinely | 12 | - | - |
| absurdity | 15 | a message whose content is at variance with reason | - |
| playhouse | 17 | plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of | - |
| dysentery | 16 | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | - |
| obscurity | 16 | the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | - |
| obscenity | 16 | the trait of behaving in an obscene manner | - |
| seniority | 12 | higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service | - |
| depravity | 18 | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | - |
| byzantine | 23 | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | - |
| archetype | 19 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
| predatory | 15 | characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding | predatory warfare |
| repayment | 16 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
| bystander | 15 | a nonparticipant spectator | - |
| candidacy | 18 | the campaign of a candidate to be elected | - |
| actuality | 14 | the state of actually existing objectively | a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality |
| profanity | 17 | vulgar or irreverent speech or action | - |
| hydroxide | 24 | a compound of an oxide with water | - |
| curiously | 14 | with curiosity | the baby looked around curiously |
| symposium | 18 | a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations | - |
| martyrdom | 17 | any experience that causes intense suffering | - |
| diversify | 19 | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate | - |
| foolishly | 18 | without good sense or judgment | He acted foolishly when he agreed to come |
| momentary | 16 | lasting for a markedly brief time | a momentary glimpse |
| expressly | 21 | with specific intentions; for the express purpose | she needs the money expressly for her patients |
| normality | 14 | (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter | - |
| styrofoam | 17 | a light resilient foam of polystyrene | - |
| unhappily | 19 | in an unfortunate way | - |
| journeyed | 20 | - | - |
| portrayal | 14 | representation by drawing or painting etc | - |
| massively | 17 | to a massive degree or in a massive manner | tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms |
| excitedly | 22 | with excitement; in an excited manner | she shook his hand excitedly |
| carpentry | 16 | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | - |
| plaything | 18 | an artifact designed to be played with | - |
| hurriedly | 16 | in a hurried or hasty manner | the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful |
| leisurely | 12 | not hurried or forced | at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace |
| emphysema | 21 | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | - |
| scholarly | 17 | characteristic of scholars or scholarship | scholarly pursuits |
| hypnotist | 17 | a person who induces hypnosis | - |
| jellyroll | 19 | thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake | - |
| vasectomy | 19 | surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible | - |
| polyester | 14 | a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer | - |
| hysterics | 17 | an attack of hysteria | - |
| olfactory | 17 | of or relating to olfaction | - |
| symbolize | 25 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? |
| analysing | 13 | - | - |
| mysticism | 18 | a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality | - |
| synthesis | 15 | the combination of ideas into a complex whole | - |
| quarterly | 21 | in three month intervals | interest is compounded quarterly |
| honeycomb | 21 | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees | - |
| ambiguity | 17 | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | - |
| vulgarity | 16 | the quality of lacking taste and refinement | - |
| propriety | 16 | correct or appropriate behavior | - |
| honorably | 17 | in an honorable manner | he acted honorably |
| furiously | 15 | (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner | winds were blowing furiously |
| statutory | 12 | prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute | statutory restrictions |
| swordplay | 18 | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | - |
| deformity | 18 | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | - |
| profusely | 17 | in an abundant manner | he thanked her profusely |
| radiology | 14 | (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation | - |
| blatantly | 14 | in a blatant manner | they blatantly violated the laws |
| chlamydia | 20 | a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia | - |
| awkwardly | 23 | in an awkward manner | he bent awkwardly |
| annoyance | 14 | anger produced by some annoying irritation | - |
| verifying | 19 | serving to support or corroborate | - |
| purifying | 18 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| digitally | 14 | by means of the fingers | the exam was carried out digitally |
| elegantly | 13 | with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner | the room was elegantly decorated |
| ethically | 17 | in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics | he behaved ethically |
| neurology | 13 | (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders | - |
| playfully | 20 | in a playful manner | she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully |
| judiciary | 22 | persons who administer justice | - |
| skydiving | 21 | performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute | - |
| symbiotic | 18 | used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each | - |
| viciously | 17 | in a vicious manner | he was viciously attacked |
| lazybones | 23 | a lazy person | - |
| distantly | 13 | from or at a distance | dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness |
| unsightly | 16 | unpleasant to look at | unsightly billboards |
| dexterity | 20 | adroitness in using the hands | - |
| earnestly | 12 | in a serious manner | talking earnestly with his son |
| notoriety | 12 | the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality | - |
| willfully | 18 | in a willful manner | she had willfully deceived me |
| selfishly | 18 | in an egotistical manner | - |
| pituitary | 14 | the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain | - |
| ethnicity | 17 | an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties | ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations |
| migratory | 15 | habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work | migratory workers |
| hypnotism | 19 | the act of inducing hypnosis | - |
| indemnity | 15 | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | - |
| cryogenic | 17 | of or relating to very low temperatures | - |
| dastardly | 14 | despicably cowardly | the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th |
| easygoing | 14 | not hurried or forced | at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace |
| foolhardy | 19 | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences | foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker |
| gallantry | 13 | the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | - |
| circuitry | 16 | electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits | - |
| ayatollah | 15 | a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well | - |
| surveying | 16 | the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map | he studied surveying at college |
| decidedly | 17 | without question and beyond doubt | it was decidedly too expensive |
| storybook | 18 | a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) | - |
| hairspray | 17 | - | - |
| citizenry | 23 | the body of citizens of a state or country | - |
| obstinacy | 16 | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | - |
| oligarchy | 18 | a political system governed by a few people | one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy |
| pollyanna | 14 | - | - |
| poppycock | 26 | senseless talk | - |
| liquidity | 22 | the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility | - |
| cordially | 15 | in a hearty manner | - |
| fearfully | 18 | in fear | she hurried down the stairs fearfully |
| paralytic | 16 | relating to or of the nature of paralysis | paralytic symptoms |
| intensify | 15 | become more intense | - |
| cosmology | 17 | the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe | - |
| favorably | 20 | showing approval | he reviewed the play favorably |
| fragility | 16 | quality of being easily damaged or destroyed | - |
| chantilly | 17 | - | - |
| sterility | 12 | the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | - |
| throwaway | 21 | thrown away | throwaway children living on the streets |
| uselessly | 12 | in a useless manner | the furniture was sitting around uselessly |
| valiantly | 15 | with valor; in a valiant manner | he fought valiantly until the end |
| immensity | 16 | unusual largeness in size or extent or number | - |
| hygienist | 16 | a medical specialist in hygiene | - |
| dentistry | 13 | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | - |
| anthology | 16 | a collection of selected literary passages | - |
| modernity | 15 | the quality of being current or of the present | a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village |
| supremely | 16 | to the maximum degree | he was supremely confident |
| indecency | 17 | an indecent or improper act | - |
| dichotomy | 20 | being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses | the dichotomy between eastern and western culture |
| colostomy | 16 | a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus | - |
| mockingly | 21 | in a disrespectful and mocking manner | - |
| mystified | 18 | totally perplexed and mixed up | - |
| occupancy | 20 | the act of occupying or taking possession of a building | occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal |
| outwardly | 16 | with respect to the outside | outwardly, the figure is smooth |
| skyrocket | 22 | sends a firework display high into the sky | - |
| summarily | 16 | without delay; in a summary manner | the suspected spy was summarily executed |
| indignity | 14 | an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem | - |
| crucially | 16 | to a crucial degree | crucially important |
| crematory | 16 | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes | - |
| federally | 16 | by federal government | it's federally regulated |
| fairyland | 16 | the enchanted realm of fairies | - |
| genealogy | 14 | successive generations of kin | - |
| barbarity | 16 | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | - |
| autocracy | 16 | a political system governed by a single individual | - |
| notifying | 16 | - | - |
| scurrying | 15 | moving with great haste | lashed the scurrying horses |
| storyline | 12 | the plot of a book or play or film | - |
| symbiosis | 16 | the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other | - |
| tearfully | 15 | with tears; in a tearful manner | the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife |
| horseplay | 17 | rowdy or boisterous play | - |
| drunkenly | 17 | showing effects of much strong drink | He sang drunkenly |
| embryonic | 18 | in an early stage of development | the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre |
| frivolity | 18 | something of little value or significance | - |
| bizarrely | 23 | - | - |
| austerity | 12 | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | - |
| ancillary | 14 | furnishing added support | an ancillary pump |
| orthodoxy | 23 | a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards | - |
| symphonic | 21 | harmonious in sound | the symphonic hum of a million insects |
| taxidermy | 22 | the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance | - |
| tributary | 14 | tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | - |
| unearthly | 15 | suggesting the operation of supernatural influences | an unearthly light |
| dignitary | 14 | an important or influential (and often overbearing) person | - |
| breakaway | 21 | the act of breaking away or withdrawing from | there was a breakaway by the discontented members |
| byproduct | 19 | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | - |
| panchayat | 19 | a village council in India or southern Pakistan | - |
| xylophone | 24 | a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets | - |
| porphyria | 19 | a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion | - |
| liberally | 14 | in a generous manner | he gave liberally to several charities |
| healthily | 18 | in a levelheaded manner | the answers were healthily individual |
| cynically | 19 | with cynicism; in a cynical manner | Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically |
| fervently | 18 | with passionate fervor | both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people |
| glycerine | 15 | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | - |
| archenemy | 19 | - | - |
| admirably | 17 | in an admirable manner | the children's responses were admirably normal |
| passively | 17 | in a passive manner | he listened passively |
| viability | 17 | capable of being done in a practical and useful way | - |
| periphery | 19 | the outside boundary or surface of something | - |
| hideously | 16 | in a hideous manner | her face was hideously disfigured after the accident |
| festivity | 18 | any joyous diversion | - |
| cacophony | 21 | a loud harsh or strident noise | - |
| causality | 14 | the relation between causes and effects | - |
| ayurvedic | 18 | - | - |
| sprightly | 18 | full of spirit and vitality | a sprightly young girl |
| unluckily | 18 | by bad luck | - |
| hydration | 16 | the process of combining with water; usually reversible | - |
| hyperbole | 19 | extravagant exaggeration | - |
| conveying | 18 | act of transferring property title from one person to another | - |
| dystrophy | 21 | any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles | - |
| cataplexy | 23 | - | - |
| centenary | 14 | of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years | - |
| centrally | 14 | in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function | The theater is centrally located |
| chrysalis | 17 | pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon | - |
| outdoorsy | 13 | characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life | a rugged outdoorsy life |
| pageantry | 15 | an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes | - |
| yellowish | 18 | of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk | - |
| weatherly | 18 | (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled | - |
| southerly | 15 | from the south; used especially of wind | a hot southerly wind |
| hypnotise | 17 | induce hypnosis in | - |
| lymphatic | 21 | of or relating to or produced by lymph | - |
| cunningly | 15 | in an attractive manner | how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure |
| disparity | 15 | inequality or difference in some respect | - |
| extremity | 21 | an external body part that projects from the body | - |
| gentility | 13 | elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression | - |
| gymnastic | 17 | vigorously active | gymnastic exercises |
| bellyache | 19 | complain | - |
| capillary | 16 | a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action | - |
| assuredly | 13 | without a doubt | the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone |
| monkeying | 19 | - | - |
| seaworthy | 18 | fit for a sea voyage | - |
| soliloquy | 21 | speech you make to yourself | - |
| solemnity | 14 | a trait of dignified seriousness | - |
| symbolise | 16 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | - |
| refectory | 17 | a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) | - |
| jambalaya | 23 | spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | - |
| constancy | 16 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds |
| dutifully | 16 | out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner | he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday |
| bypassing | 17 | - | - |
| antipathy | 17 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| adversely | 16 | in an adverse manner | she was adversely affected by the new regulations |
| morbidity | 17 | an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind | his fear of being alone verges on morbidity |
| myrmidons | 17 | - | - |
| minimally | 16 | to a minimal degree | the cells minimally responsive to lines in this orientation will not fire |
| yardstick | 19 | a ruler or tape that is three feet long | - |
| sparingly | 15 | to a meager degree or in a meager manner | - |
| subsystem | 16 | a system that is part of some larger system | - |
| dehydrate | 17 | lose water or moisture | In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly |
| acetylene | 14 | a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | - |
| modifying | 19 | - | - |
| objectify | 26 | make external or objective, or give reality to | - |
| viscosity | 17 | resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) | - |
| scallywag | 18 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| pitifully | 17 | to a pitiful degree | wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women |
| polythene | 17 | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation | - |
| hyphenate | 20 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
| jealously | 19 | with jealousy; in an envious manner | he looked at his friend's new car jealously |
| credulity | 15 | tendency to believe readily | - |
| defiantly | 16 | in a rebellious manner | - |
| eminently | 14 | in an eminent manner | two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution |
| electrify | 17 | equip for use with electricity | electrify an appliance |
| etymology | 18 | a history of a word | - |
| frigidity | 17 | the absence of heat | - |
| gleefully | 16 | in a joyous and gleeful manner | the old man had greeted her gleefully |
| gyroscope | 17 | rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction | - |
| callously | 14 | in a callous way | he callously exploited their feelings |
| catalepsy | 16 | a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli | - |
| awesomely | 17 | - | - |
| ayahuasca | 17 | - | - |
| homestyle | 17 | - | - |
| nonentity | 12 | the state of not existing | - |
| pacifying | 20 | - | - |
| sensually | 12 | in a sultry and sensual manner | the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables |
| stylishly | 18 | in a stylish manner | she was dressed very stylishly |
| uniformly | 17 | in a uniform manner | a uniformly bright surface |
| upcountry | 16 | of or coming from the middle of a region or country | upcountry districts |
| playmaker | 20 | a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score | - |
| reputedly | 15 | - | - |
| husbandry | 18 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
| hydrangea | 17 | any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea | - |
| infirmity | 17 | the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | - |
| interplay | 14 | reciprocal action and reaction | - |
| longingly | 14 | in a yearning manner | he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit' |
| lyrically | 17 | in a lyrical manner | she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically |
| corollary | 14 | a practical consequence that follows naturally | blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love |
| fiduciary | 18 | relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) | a fiduciary contract |
| gallantly | 13 | in a gallant manner | he gallantly offered to take her home |
| budgetary | 16 | of or relating to a budget | budgetary considerations |
| obliquely | 23 | to, toward or at one side | - |
| pachyderm | 22 | any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus | - |
| patrimony | 16 | an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | - |
| militancy | 16 | a militant aggressiveness | - |
| zygomatic | 26 | the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek | - |
| voyeurism | 17 | a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior | - |
| schmaltzy | 28 | effusively or insincerely emotional | a schmaltzy song |
| sophistry | 17 | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | - |
| soldierly | 13 | (of persons) befitting a warrior | - |
| tactfully | 17 | showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner | he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble |
| sycophant | 19 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| vibratory | 17 | moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down | - |
| popularly | 16 | among the people | this topic was popularly discussed |
| quarrying | 22 | the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry | - |
| inaudibly | 15 | in an inaudible manner | she spoke inaudibly low |
| jockeying | 26 | - | - |
| laterally | 12 | in a lateral direction or location | the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally |
| devotedly | 17 | with devotion | He served his master devotedly |
| complying | 19 | - | - |
| gainfully | 16 | in a gainful way | are you gainfully employed now? |
| obscenely | 16 | in a lewd and obscene manner | he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely |
| paymaster | 16 | a person in charge of paying wages | - |
| peasantry | 14 | the class of peasants | - |
| worrywart | 18 | thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | - |
| sedentary | 13 | requiring sitting or little activity | forced by illness to lead a sedentary life |
| shrubbery | 19 | a collection of shrubs growing together | - |
