8-letter words with Y in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter Y is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of Y in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how Y in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| anything | 15 | - | - |
| everyone | 14 | Everybody; commonly separated, every one. | - |
| anywhere | 17 | at or in or to any place | you can find this food anywhere |
| studying | 13 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| physical | 18 | impelled by physical force especially against resistance | a real cop would get physical |
| carrying | 14 | - | - |
| nowadays | 15 | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech | - |
| marrying | 14 | - | - |
| annoying | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork |
| worrying | 15 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | a worrying situation |
| employee | 15 | a worker who is hired to perform a job | - |
| analysis | 11 | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
| daylight | 16 | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | - |
| egyptian | 14 | a native or inhabitant of Egypt | - |
| backyard | 20 | the grounds in back of a house | - |
| syndrome | 14 | a complex of concurrent things | every word has a syndrome of meanings |
| betrayal | 13 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| dynamite | 14 | an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp | - |
| olympics | 17 | the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country | - |
| employed | 16 | put to use | - |
| partying | 14 | - | - |
| employer | 15 | a person or firm that employs workers | - |
| applying | 16 | - | - |
| keyboard | 18 | device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like | - |
| symbolic | 17 | relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols | symbolic logic |
| sideways | 15 | to, toward or at one side | - |
| paycheck | 24 | a check issued in payment of wages or salary | - |
| hydrogen | 16 | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe | - |
| pussycat | 15 | informal terms referring to a domestic cat | - |
| bullying | 14 | the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something | - |
| mystical | 15 | relating to or characteristic of mysticism | mystical religion |
| vineyard | 15 | a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced | - |
| eyesight | 15 | normal use of the faculty of vision | - |
| syphilis | 16 | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) | - |
| implying | 16 | - | - |
| hypnosis | 16 | a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion | - |
| analyzed | 21 | examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts | the analyzed data indicated surprising trends |
| cylinder | 14 | a chamber within which piston moves | - |
| anyplace | 15 | at or in or to any place | - |
| hysteria | 14 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| betrayer | 13 | one who reveals confidential information in return for money | - |
| ponytail | 13 | a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail | - |
| hurrying | 15 | changing location rapidly | - |
| spraying | 14 | a quantity of small objects flying through the air | - |
| mythical | 18 | based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | mythical centaurs |
| handyman | 17 | a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks | - |
| hypnotic | 18 | attracting and holding interest as if by a spell | read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice |
| junkyard | 23 | a field where junk is collected and stored for resale | - |
| rhythmic | 21 | recurring with measured regularity | the rhythmic chiming of church bells |
| dynamics | 16 | the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies | - |
| aneurysm | 13 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| haystack | 20 | a stack of hay | - |
| daybreak | 18 | the first light of day | - |
| skylight | 19 | a window in a roof to admit daylight | - |
| dialysis | 12 | separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes | - |
| playtime | 15 | time for play or diversion | - |
| sayonara | 11 | a farewell remark | - |
| daydream | 15 | absentminded dreaming while awake | - |
| platypus | 15 | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae | - |
| ladyship | 17 | a title used to address any peeress except a duchess | - |
| cynicism | 17 | a cynical feeling of distrust | - |
| shipyard | 17 | a workplace where ships are built or repaired | - |
| physique | 25 | constitution of the human body | - |
| disloyal | 12 | showing lack of love for your country | - |
| hygienic | 17 | tending to promote or preserve health | hygienic habits like using disposable tissues |
| typeface | 18 | a specific size and style of type within a type family | - |
| emptying | 16 | the act of removing the contents of something | - |
| syringes | 12 | - | - |
| playback | 21 | electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material | - |
| bogeyman | 16 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| catalyst | 13 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
| taxpayer | 20 | someone who pays taxes | - |
| eyeliner | 11 | makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes | - |
| tricycle | 15 | a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals | - |
| mystique | 22 | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing | - |
| playbook | 19 | a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays | the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene |
| lobbying | 16 | - | - |
| rallying | 12 | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack |
| playmate | 15 | a companion at play | - |
| lobbyist | 15 | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer | - |
| conveyor | 16 | a person who conveys (carries or transmits) | - |
| surveyor | 14 | an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures | - |
| unifying | 15 | tending to unify | - |
| dyslexic | 21 | having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder | - |
| weekdays | 19 | - | - |
| paralyze | 22 | cause to be paralyzed and immobile | The poison paralyzed him |
| barnyard | 14 | a yard adjoining a barn | - |
| systemic | 15 | affecting an entire system | a systemic poison |
| joystick | 24 | a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane | - |
| analysed | 12 | - | - |
| keystone | 15 | a central cohesive source of support and stability | the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money |
| sycamore | 15 | thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore | - |
| olympiad | 16 | the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country | - |
| straying | 12 | unable to find your way | found the straying sheep |
| atypical | 15 | deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal | these days large families are atypical |
| hysteric | 16 | characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria | during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered |
| crayfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| lynching | 17 | putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law | - |
| ladylike | 16 | befitting a woman of good breeding | ladylike manners |
| synaptic | 15 | (neuroscience) of or involving synapses | - |
| citywide | 17 | occurring or extending throughout a city | citywide bussing |
| gargoyle | 13 | an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal | - |
| outlying | 12 | relatively far from a center or middle | outlying settlements |
| claymore | 15 | an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy | - |
| playroom | 15 | a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) | - |
| ladybird | 15 | small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests | - |
| newlywed | 18 | someone recently married | - |
| cyclical | 17 | recurring in cycles | - |
| synopsis | 13 | a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | - |
| unicycle | 15 | a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | - |
| lymphoma | 20 | a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
| sukiyaki | 19 | thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce | - |
| bodywork | 21 | the exterior body of a motor vehicle | - |
| ferryman | 16 | a man who operates a ferry | - |
| hydrated | 16 | containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) | - |
| lyricist | 13 | a person who writes the words for songs | - |
| valkyrie | 18 | (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla | - |
| spyglass | 14 | a small refracting telescope | - |
| oxymoron | 20 | conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') | - |
| playgirl | 14 | - | - |
| everyman | 16 | the ordinary person | - |
| dismayed | 15 | struck with fear, dread, or consternation | - |
| honeybee | 16 | social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces | - |
| dallying | 13 | - | - |
| teriyaki | 15 | beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled | - |
| relaying | 12 | - | - |
| amygdala | 15 | an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | - |
| lollypop | 15 | - | - |
| copybook | 21 | a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship | - |
| asphyxia | 23 | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas | - |
| dyslexia | 19 | impaired ability to learn to read | - |
| fentanyl | 14 | trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug | - |
| flywheel | 20 | regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine | - |
| dirtying | 13 | the act of soiling something | - |
| cockeyed | 20 | very drunk | - |
| playlist | 13 | a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio | - |
| benadryl | 14 | antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness | - |
| dizzying | 31 | - | - |
| hyacinth | 19 | a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | - |
| stylized | 21 | using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous | a stylized mode of theater production |
| analyzer | 20 | an instrument that performs analyses | - |
| layabout | 13 | person who does no work | - |
| paralyse | 13 | cause to be paralyzed and immobile | - |
| cryonics | 15 | the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life | cryonics is more science fiction than serious science |
| bellyful | 16 | an undesirable overabundance | a bellyful of your complaints |
| edifying | 16 | enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement | the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read |
| farmyard | 17 | an area adjacent to farm buildings | - |
| fancying | 17 | - | - |
| honeybun | 16 | - | - |
| goodyear | 13 | United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) | - |
| analytic | 13 | of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | `all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition |
| amethyst | 16 | a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone | - |
| fedayeen | 15 | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel | - |
| ganymede | 15 | (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods | - |
| honeydew | 18 | the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh | - |
| cystitis | 13 | inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters | - |
| systolic | 13 | of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole | - |
| royalist | 11 | an advocate of the principles of monarchy | - |
| readying | 13 | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose | - |
| boatyard | 14 | a place where boats are built or maintained or stored | - |
| boneyard | 14 | - | - |
| dynamism | 16 | the activeness of an energetic personality | - |
| flypaper | 18 | paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies | - |
| glycerin | 14 | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | - |
| cybersex | 22 | sexual arousal involving communication on the internet | - |
| abeyance | 15 | temporary cessation or suspension | - |
| skydiver | 19 | a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord | - |
| polyglot | 14 | a person who speaks more than one language | - |
| psyching | 19 | - | - |
| purveyor | 16 | someone who supplies provisions (especially food) | - |
| oxytocin | 20 | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk | - |
| asystole | 11 | absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death | - |
| heavyset | 17 | having a short and solid form or stature | he was tall and heavyset |
| honeypot | 16 | South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes | - |
| cyanotic | 15 | - | - |
| tallying | 12 | - | - |
| teletype | 13 | - | - |
| eyepiece | 15 | combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments | - |
| grayling | 13 | - | - |
| loyalist | 11 | a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) | - |
| layering | 12 | - | - |
| conveyer | 16 | a person who conveys (carries or transmits) | the conveyer of good tidings |
| synoptic | 15 | presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament | synoptic sayings |
| ayurveda | 15 | (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda | - |
| ethylene | 14 | a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic | - |
| erythema | 16 | abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation) | - |
| moneybag | 16 | a drawstring bag for holding money | - |
| capybara | 17 | pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent | - |
| wayfarer | 17 | a traveler going on a trip | - |
| triptych | 18 | art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together) | - |
| quayside | 21 | - | - |
| bandying | 15 | - | - |
| caddying | 16 | - | - |
| aerodyne | 12 | - | - |
| dynastic | 14 | of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty | - |
| ferrying | 15 | transport by boat or aircraft | - |
| hobbyist | 18 | a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure | - |
| jerrycan | 20 | - | - |
| lyricism | 15 | the property of being suitable for singing | - |
| moneyman | 15 | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions | - |
| naysayer | 14 | someone with an aggressively negative attitude | - |
| neophyte | 16 | a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist | - |
| cytokine | 17 | any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system | - |
| cyanosis | 13 | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes | - |
| storeyed | 12 | having stories as indicated | - |
| stylised | 12 | using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous | - |
| toadying | 13 | - | - |
| typecast | 15 | identify as belonging to a certain type | - |
| paroxysm | 22 | a sudden uncontrollable attack | a paroxysm of giggling |
| polymath | 18 | a person of great and varied learning | - |
| eyeshade | 15 | a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | - |
| funnyman | 16 | - | - |
| dockyard | 19 | an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired | - |
| grayness | 12 | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | - |
| hydrozoa | 24 | coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes | - |
| hypogeum | 19 | - | - |
| gigabyte | 15 | a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes | - |
| glycerol | 14 | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | - |
| moseying | 14 | - | - |
| cytosine | 13 | a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | - |
| cyclonic | 17 | of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center | cyclonic cloud pattern |
| wearying | 15 | producing exhaustion | - |
| synovial | 14 | relating to or secreting synovia | - |
| synapsis | 13 | the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis | - |
| staysail | 11 | a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | - |
| rowdyism | 17 | rowdy behavior | - |
| skywards | 19 | toward the sky | look skywards! |
| playbill | 15 | a theatrical program | he couldn't find her name on the playbill |
| dystopia | 14 | a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror | - |
| edgeways | 16 | with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge | he sawed the board edgeways |
| empyrean | 15 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| essayist | 11 | a writer of literary works | - |
| harrying | 15 | - | - |
| glycogen | 15 | one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body | - |
| lollygag | 13 | be about | - |
| megabyte | 16 | a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes | - |
| monkeyed | 18 | - | - |
| carbonyl | 15 | relating to or containing the carbonyl group | - |
| eyepatch | 18 | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | - |
| typified | 17 | - | - |
| slyboots | 13 | a shifty deceptive person | - |
| someways | 16 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | - |
| playable | 15 | capable of or suitable for being played or played on | a playable lie in golf |
| pollywog | 17 | a larval frog or toad | - |
| autogyro | 12 | an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller | - |
| aldehyde | 16 | any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids | - |
| eyeglass | 12 | lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles | - |
| divvying | 19 | - | - |
| gyration | 12 | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral | - |
| hayfield | 18 | a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay | - |
| haymaker | 20 | a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing | - |
| keffiyeh | 24 | - | - |
| glorying | 13 | - | - |
| lynchpin | 18 | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on | - |
| logotype | 14 | a company emblem or device | - |
| mayoress | 13 | a woman mayor | - |
| neomycin | 15 | an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery | - |
| myrmidon | 16 | a follower who carries out orders without question | - |
| linotype | 13 | a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal | - |
| cronyism | 15 | favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) | - |
| dairyman | 14 | the owner or manager of a dairy | - |
| cynosure | 13 | something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) | let faith be your cynosure to walk by |
| unswayed | 15 | not influenced or affected | unswayed by personal considerations |
| unstayed | 12 | - | - |
| untyings | 12 | - | - |
| unrhymed | 17 | not having rhyme | writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net |
| unplayed | 14 | - | - |
| unprayed | 14 | - | - |
| unsaying | 12 | - | - |
| uridylic | 14 | - | - |
| uropygia | 14 | - | - |
| urostyle | 11 | - | - |
| uranylic | 13 | - | - |
| valleyed | 15 | - | - |
| updrying | 15 | - | - |
| unyeaned | 12 | - | - |
| unyoking | 16 | - | - |
| upbrayed | 16 | - | - |
| upswayed | 17 | - | - |
| upstayed | 14 | - | - |
| uplaying | 14 | - | - |
| waybills | 16 | - | - |
| wayboard | 17 | - | - |
| waybread | 17 | - | - |
| wayfared | 18 | - | - |
| wayfares | 17 | - | - |
| waygoing | 16 | - | - |
| waygoose | 15 | - | - |
| waylayer | 17 | - | - |
| watcheye | 19 | - | - |
| wayleave | 17 | - | - |
| wayleggo | 16 | - | - |
| waymarks | 20 | - | - |
| wayments | 16 | - | - |
| waypoint | 16 | - | - |
| wayposts | 16 | - | - |
| waysides | 15 | - | - |
| waywiser | 17 | - | - |
| waywodes | 18 | - | - |
| walleyes | 14 | - | - |
| walkways | 21 | - | - |
| walkyrie | 18 | - | - |
| walleyed | 15 | having divergent strabismus | - |
| washdays | 18 | - | - |
| warreyed | 15 | - | - |
| warrayed | 15 | - | - |
| whiprays | 19 | - | - |
| whiskeys | 21 | - | - |
| willeyed | 15 | - | - |
| willywaw | 20 | - | - |
| willyard | 15 | - | - |
| willyart | 14 | - | - |
| willying | 15 | - | - |
| wickyups | 22 | - | - |
| whydunit | 18 | - | - |
| wheyiest | 17 | - | - |
| wheylike | 21 | - | - |
| whimseys | 19 | - | - |
| whinyard | 18 | - | - |
| wheyface | 22 | - | - |
| woolseys | 14 | - | - |
| workdays | 19 | - | - |
| woodyard | 16 | - | - |
| worrycow | 19 | - | - |
| wireways | 17 | - | - |
| wiseguys | 15 | - | - |
| windways | 18 | - | - |
| zanyisms | 22 | - | - |
| zootypes | 22 | - | - |
| zootypic | 24 | - | - |
| zoophyte | 25 | any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge | - |
| zizyphus | 34 | - | - |
| zoocytia | 22 | - | - |
| xylenols | 18 | - | - |
| xylidine | 19 | - | - |
| xylidins | 19 | - | - |
| xylitols | 18 | - | - |
| xylocarp | 22 | - | - |
| xylogens | 19 | - | - |
| xyloidin | 19 | - | - |
| xylomata | 20 | - | - |
| xylonite | 18 | - | - |
| xenophya | 23 | - | - |
| wrybills | 16 | - | - |
| wrynecks | 20 | - | - |
| ventayle | 14 | - | - |
| varitype | 16 | - | - |
| varyings | 15 | - | - |
| vandyked | 20 | - | - |
| vandykes | 19 | - | - |
| volleyed | 15 | - | - |
| volleyer | 14 | - | - |
| waddying | 17 | - | - |
| vouvrays | 17 | - | - |
| voyagers | 15 | - | - |
| voyageur | 15 | - | - |
| voyaging | 16 | - | - |
| viceroys | 16 | - | - |
| vilayets | 14 | - | - |
| virelays | 14 | - | - |
| viomycin | 18 | a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis | - |
| zygotene | 21 | the second stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
| zylonite | 20 | - | - |
| zymogene | 23 | - | - |
| zymogens | 23 | - | - |
| zymogram | 25 | - | - |
| zymosans | 22 | - | - |
| zymotics | 24 | - | - |
| zygomata | 23 | - | - |
| zygodont | 22 | - | - |
| zygantra | 21 | - | - |
| zyzzyvas | 44 | - | - |
| zygaenid | 22 | - | - |
| strayved | 15 | - | - |
| strayves | 14 | - | - |
| strayers | 11 | - | - |
| stroyers | 11 | - | - |
| stroying | 12 | - | - |
| strongyl | 12 | - | - |
| stonying | 12 | - | - |
| storying | 12 | - | - |
| subwayed | 17 | - | - |
| succinyl | 15 | - | - |
| substyle | 13 | - | - |
| subtypes | 15 | - | - |
| sulfinyl | 14 | - | - |
| sulfonyl | 14 | - | - |
| sulfuryl | 14 | - | - |
| sullying | 12 | - | - |
| styliser | 11 | - | - |
| stylises | 11 | - | - |
| stylists | 11 | - | - |
| stylites | 11 | - | - |
| stylitic | 13 | - | - |
| stylizer | 20 | - | - |
| stylizes | 20 | - | - |
| stylings | 12 | - | - |
| styliest | 11 | - | - |
| styloids | 12 | - | - |
| stylopes | 13 | - | - |
| styluses | 11 | - | - |
| stymying | 17 | - | - |
| styptics | 15 | - | - |
| styraxes | 18 | - | - |
| styrenes | 11 | - | - |
| subphyla | 18 | - | - |
| swankeys | 18 | - | - |
| surveyed | 15 | - | - |
| surveyal | 14 | - | - |
| surroyal | 11 | - | - |
| swingbys | 17 | - | - |
| swayable | 16 | - | - |
| swayback | 22 | having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) | - |
| swayings | 15 | - | - |
| swayling | 15 | - | - |
| sweeneys | 14 | - | - |
| tachyons | 16 | - | - |
| systoles | 11 | - | - |
| tabbying | 16 | - | - |
| systyles | 14 | - | - |
| syzygial | 24 | - | - |
| syzygies | 24 | - | - |
| taleysim | 13 | - | - |
| tallboys | 13 | - | - |
| tallyman | 13 | one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received | - |
| tallymen | 13 | - | - |
| tallyhos | 14 | - | - |
| talayots | 11 | - | - |
| sycomore | 15 | - | - |
| syconium | 15 | the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets | - |
| syenites | 11 | - | - |
| syenitic | 13 | - | - |
| syllabic | 15 | consisting of a syllable or syllables | - |
| syllable | 13 | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme | the word `pocket' has two syllables |
| syllabub | 15 | sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor | - |
| sycamine | 15 | - | - |
| sybotism | 15 | - | - |
| sybarite | 13 | a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses | - |
| syllabus | 13 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| sylphide | 17 | - | - |
| sylphids | 17 | - | - |
| symbiote | 15 | - | - |
| symbiots | 15 | - | - |
| symboled | 16 | - | - |
| symboles | 15 | - | - |
| symitare | 13 | - | - |
| symitars | 13 | - | - |
| symbiont | 15 | - | - |
| symbions | 15 | - | - |
| sylphier | 16 | - | - |
| sylphine | 16 | - | - |
| sylphish | 19 | - | - |
| sylvaner | 14 | - | - |
| sylvatic | 16 | - | - |
| sylviine | 14 | - | - |
| sylvines | 14 | - | - |
| sylvites | 14 | - | - |
| swinneys | 14 | - | - |
| synergic | 14 | - | - |
| synopses | 13 | - | - |
| synovias | 14 | - | - |
| syntagma | 14 | a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit | - |
| syntagms | 14 | - | - |
| synonyms | 16 | - | - |
| synonyme | 16 | - | - |
| synergid | 13 | - | - |
| synfuels | 14 | - | - |
| syngamic | 16 | - | - |
| syngases | 12 | - | - |
| syngenic | 14 | - | - |
| syngraph | 17 | - | - |
| synkarya | 18 | - | - |
| synodals | 12 | - | - |
| syntaxes | 18 | - | - |
| syntenic | 13 | - | - |
| syntexis | 18 | - | - |
| syrinxes | 18 | - | - |
| syrphian | 16 | - | - |
| syrphids | 17 | - | - |
| syrupier | 13 | - | - |
| syruping | 14 | - | - |
| sysadmin | 14 | - | - |
| syssitia | 11 | - | - |
| syringed | 13 | - | - |
| syringas | 12 | - | - |
| synthons | 14 | - | - |
| synthpop | 18 | - | - |
| syntonic | 13 | - | - |
| syntonin | 11 | - | - |
| syphered | 17 | - | - |
| syphoned | 17 | - | - |
| syrettes | 11 | - | - |
| systemed | 14 | - | - |
| synergia | 12 | - | - |
| synanons | 11 | - | - |
| synaphea | 16 | - | - |
| synapsed | 14 | - | - |
| synapses | 13 | - | - |
| synapsid | 14 | extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull | - |
| synaptes | 13 | - | - |
