9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| honeymoon | 17 | a holiday taken by a newly married couple | - |
| bodyguard | 17 | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | - |
| anonymous | 14 | having no known name or identity or known source | anonymous authors |
| lifestyle | 15 | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | - |
| graveyard | 17 | a tract of land used for burials | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| psychotic | 21 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| physician | 19 | a licensed medical practitioner | - |
| paralyzed | 24 | affected with paralysis | - |
| courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| synagogue | 14 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
| hairstyle | 15 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| physicist | 19 | a scientist trained in physics | - |
| jellyfish | 25 | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles | - |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| analyzing | 22 | - | - |
| fairytale | 15 | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | - |
| whinnying | 19 | - | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| 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 | - |
| displayed | 16 | - | - |
| enjoyable | 21 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | the company was enjoyable |
| enjoyment | 21 | act of receiving pleasure from something | - |
| copyright | 20 | a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work | - |
| labyrinth | 17 | a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium | - |
| ecosystem | 16 | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment | - |
| portrayed | 15 | represented graphically by sketch or design or lines | - |
| paralysed | 15 | - | - |
| freestyle | 15 | a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use | - |
| hydraulic | 18 | moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil) | hydraulic erosion |
| supplying | 17 | the activity of supplying or providing something | - |
| gymnasium | 17 | athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training | - |
| 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 | - |
| symbolism | 18 | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning | - |
| pantyhose | 17 | a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings | - |
| 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 | - |
| boogeyman | 17 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| pseudonym | 17 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| playhouse | 17 | plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of | - |
| byzantine | 23 | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | - |
| archetype | 19 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
| repayment | 16 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
| bystander | 15 | a nonparticipant spectator | - |
| hydroxide | 24 | a compound of an oxide with water | - |
| 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 | - |
| styrofoam | 17 | a light resilient foam of polystyrene | - |
| journeyed | 20 | - | - |
| portrayal | 14 | representation by drawing or painting etc | - |
| plaything | 18 | an artifact designed to be played with | - |
| emphysema | 21 | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | - |
| 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 | - |
| polyester | 14 | a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer | - |
| hysterics | 17 | an attack of hysteria | - |
| 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 | - |
| honeycomb | 21 | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees | - |
| chlamydia | 20 | a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia | - |
| annoyance | 14 | anger produced by some annoying irritation | - |
| verifying | 19 | serving to support or corroborate | - |
| purifying | 18 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| 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 | - |
| lazybones | 23 | a lazy person | - |
| hypnotism | 19 | the act of inducing hypnosis | - |
| cryogenic | 17 | of or relating to very low temperatures | - |
| easygoing | 14 | not hurried or forced | at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace |
| 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 |
| storybook | 18 | a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) | - |
| pollyanna | 14 | - | - |
| poppycock | 26 | senseless talk | - |
| paralytic | 16 | relating to or of the nature of paralysis | paralytic symptoms |
| hygienist | 16 | a medical specialist in hygiene | - |
| mystified | 18 | totally perplexed and mixed up | - |
| skyrocket | 22 | sends a firework display high into the sky | - |
| fairyland | 16 | the enchanted realm of fairies | - |
| 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 | - |
| embryonic | 18 | in an early stage of development | the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre |
| symphonic | 21 | harmonious in sound | the symphonic hum of a million insects |
| 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 | - |
| glycerine | 15 | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | - |
| ayurvedic | 18 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| chrysalis | 17 | pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon | - |
| hypnotise | 17 | induce hypnosis in | - |
| lymphatic | 21 | of or relating to or produced by lymph | - |
| gymnastic | 17 | vigorously active | gymnastic exercises |
| bellyache | 19 | complain | - |
| monkeying | 19 | - | - |
| symbolise | 16 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | - |
| jambalaya | 23 | spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | - |
| bypassing | 17 | - | - |
| myrmidons | 17 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| scallywag | 18 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| polythene | 17 | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation | - |
| hyphenate | 20 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
| gyroscope | 17 | rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction | - |
| ayahuasca | 17 | - | - |
| homestyle | 17 | - | - |
| pacifying | 20 | - | - |
| playmaker | 20 | a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score | - |
| hydrangea | 17 | any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea | - |
| pachyderm | 22 | any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus | - |
| 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 | - |
| sycophant | 19 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| quarrying | 22 | the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry | - |
| jockeying | 26 | - | - |
| complying | 19 | - | - |
| paymaster | 16 | a person in charge of paying wages | - |
| worrywart | 18 | thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | - |
| jellybean | 21 | - | - |
| bayoneted | 15 | - | - |
| bicycling | 19 | riding a bicycle | - |
| anywheres | 18 | - | - |
| scrapyard | 17 | - | - |
| tricyclic | 18 | an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain | - |
| psychical | 21 | affecting or influenced by the human mind | - |
| leastways | 15 | if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | - |
| hackneyed | 22 | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | hackneyed phrases |
| catalytic | 16 | relating to or causing or involving catalysis | catalytic reactions |
| catalyzer | 23 | - | - |
| oxygenate | 20 | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen | oxygenate blood |
| stockyard | 19 | enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | - |
| steadying | 14 | causing to become steady | had a steadying effect on her nerves |
| stylistic | 14 | of or relating to style (especially in the use of language) | stylistic devices |
| symmetric | 18 | having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts | - |
| pussyfoot | 17 | to go stealthily or furtively | - |
| hydrating | 17 | - | - |
| hydrofoil | 19 | a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds | - |
| keystroke | 20 | the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard | the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work |
| cyberpunk | 22 | a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism | - |
| dionysian | 13 | of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus | - |
| dyspeptic | 19 | irritable as if suffering from indigestion | - |
| dynamited | 16 | - | - |
| forsythia | 18 | any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers | - |
| gunnysack | 19 | a bag made of burlap | - |
| panegyric | 17 | formally expressing praise | - |
| tyrannize | 21 | rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner | her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her |
| phenotype | 19 | what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment | - |
| laryngeal | 13 | of or relating to or situated in the larynx | laryngeal infection |
| haymaking | 22 | cutting grass and curing it to make hay | - |
| corduroys | 15 | cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | - |
| cytoplasm | 18 | the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism | - |
| dysphoric | 20 | generalized feeling of distress | - |
| embodying | 18 | - | - |
| bicyclist | 18 | a person who rides a bicycle | - |
| cityscape | 18 | a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area | the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty |
| apocrypha | 21 | 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status | - |
| waylaying | 19 | - | - |
| rhymester | 17 | a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | - |
| symbolics | 18 | - | - |
| symbolist | 16 | someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols | - |
| syntactic | 16 | of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax | the syntactic rules of a language |
| tyrannous | 12 | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior | tyrannous disregard of human rights |
| propylene | 16 | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis | - |
| pyromania | 16 | an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things | - |
| isopropyl | 16 | - | - |
| lachrymal | 19 | of or relating to tears | - |
| layperson | 14 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | - |
| hollyhock | 24 | any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea | - |
| cyclotron | 16 | an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles | - |
| dysplasia | 15 | abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth | - |
| dystopian | 15 | as bad as can be; characterized by human misery | AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages |
| eyeshadow | 19 | makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes | - |
| ferryboat | 17 | a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule | - |
| enzymatic | 25 | of or relating to or produced by an enzyme | - |
| moneyless | 14 | having no money | virtually moneyless rural regions |
| overlying | 16 | placed on or over something else | an overlying image |
| partygoer | 15 | someone who is attending a party | the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers |
| methylene | 17 | the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane | - |
| rhythmics | 22 | - | - |
| tachypnea | 19 | - | - |
| untypical | 16 | not representative of a group, class, or type | - |
| polymorph | 21 | an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites | - |
| polyvinyl | 20 | - | - |
| repayable | 16 | subject to repayment | business loans are usually repayable in regular installments |
| hydrocele | 18 | disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum) | - |
| hyperlink | 21 | a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen | - |
| cymbidium | 21 | any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers | - |
| cyclopean | 18 | of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops | - |
| cyaniding | 16 | - | - |
| curtsying | 15 | - | - |
| dysphoria | 18 | abnormal depression and discontent | - |
| codifying | 19 | - | - |
| collyrium | 16 | lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes | - |
| flyweight | 22 | an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds | - |
| goldeneye | 14 | a variety of green lacewing | - |
| greybeard | 16 | a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) | - |
| brickyard | 21 | a place where bricks are made and sold | - |
| catalyzed | 24 | - | - |
| chrysalid | 18 | - | - |
| anybodies | 15 | - | - |
| analytics | 14 | - | - |
| anhydrous | 16 | without water; especially without water of crystallization | - |
| missaying | 15 | - | - |
| misrhymed | 20 | - | - |
| misogynic | 17 | (used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women | - |
| misplayed | 17 | - | - |
| mitomycin | 18 | a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug | - |
| misstyled | 15 | - | - |
| misstyles | 14 | - | - |
| mistyping | 17 | - | - |
| mistrysts | 14 | - | - |
| misyoking | 19 | - | - |
| misarrays | 14 | - | - |
| misassays | 14 | - | - |
| miskeying | 19 | - | - |
| mislayers | 14 | - | - |
| mislaying | 15 | - | - |
| monyplies | 16 | - | - |
| monorhyme | 19 | - | - |
| monostyle | 14 | - | - |
| monoxylon | 21 | - | - |
| monotypes | 16 | - | - |
| monotypic | 18 | consisting of only one type | - |
| moskonfyt | 21 | - | - |
| mooseyard | 15 | - | - |
| mollyhawk | 24 | - | - |
| mollymawk | 23 | large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | - |
| molybdate | 17 | - | - |
| molybdous | 17 | - | - |
| monocytic | 18 | - | - |
| monocotyl | 16 | - | - |
| monocycle | 18 | a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | - |
| monocytes | 16 | - | - |
| monolayer | 14 | - | - |
| moneywort | 17 | a loosestrife vine | - |
| monkeypot | 20 | - | - |
| monkeypod | 21 | large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle | - |
| monkeyism | 20 | - | - |
| monkeyish | 21 | - | - |
| multiyear | 14 | - | - |
| munifying | 18 | - | - |
| mycophile | 21 | - | - |
| mylodonts | 15 | - | - |
| mylohyoid | 21 | - | - |
| mylonites | 14 | - | - |
| mylonitic | 16 | - | - |
| myoblasts | 16 | - | - |
| myocardia | 17 | - | - |
| myoclonic | 18 | - | - |
| myoclonus | 16 | a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group | - |
| myelomata | 16 | - | - |
| mycorhiza | 28 | - | - |
| mycotoxin | 23 | a toxin produced by a fungus | - |
| mycovirus | 19 | - | - |
| mydriases | 15 | - | - |
| mydriasis | 15 | reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs | - |
| mydriatic | 17 | a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations | - |
| myelocyte | 19 | an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow | - |
| myelogram | 17 | X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space | - |
| myofibril | 19 | one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber | - |
| myoglobin | 17 | a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed | - |
| myographs | 20 | - | - |
| myriapods | 17 | - | - |
| myriopods | 17 | - | - |
| myriorama | 16 | - | - |
| myrmecoid | 19 | - | - |
| myrobalan | 16 | small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit | - |
| mystagogs | 16 | - | - |
| myriadths | 18 | - | - |
| myotonias | 14 | - | - |
| myologies | 15 | - | - |
| myologist | 15 | - | - |
| myomantic | 18 | - | - |
| myomatous | 16 | - | - |
| myoneural | 14 | - | - |
| myopathic | 21 | of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction | - |
| myoscopes | 18 | - | - |
| mycetomas | 18 | - | - |
| mycobiont | 18 | - | - |
| mycoflora | 19 | - | - |
| mutinying | 15 | - | - |
| mycologic | 19 | - | - |
| motleyest | 14 | - | - |
| motorways | 17 | - | - |
| mulloways | 17 | - | - |
| multigyms | 17 | - | - |
| moygashel | 18 | - | - |
| mucolytic | 18 | - | - |
| neodymium | 17 | a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium | - |
| neophytes | 17 | - | - |
| neophytic | 19 | - | - |
| neomycins | 16 | - | - |
| newlyweds | 19 | - | - |
| nannygais | 13 | - | - |
| namaycush | 19 | - | - |
| naphthyls | 20 | - | - |
| mysticete | 16 | - | - |
| mythizing | 27 | - | - |
| mythmaker | 23 | - | - |
| mythomane | 19 | - | - |
| mythopeic | 21 | - | - |
| mythopoet | 19 | - | - |
| myxamebae | 25 | - | - |
| myxamebas | 25 | - | - |
| mythising | 18 | - | - |
| mythicize | 28 | interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | mythicize the ancient stories |
| mystifier | 17 | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | - |
| mystifies | 17 | - | - |
| mystiques | 23 | - | - |
| mythicise | 19 | interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | - |
| mythicism | 21 | - | - |
| mythicist | 19 | - | - |
| myxamoeba | 25 | - | - |
| myxedemas | 24 | - | - |
| myxedemic | 26 | - | - |
| myxocytes | 26 | - | - |
| myxoedema | 24 | hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | - |
| myxoviral | 24 | - | - |
| myxovirus | 24 | any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps | - |
| naysayers | 15 | - | - |
| naysaying | 16 | the act of saying no to a request | - |
| nazifying | 25 | - | - |
| naugahyde | 17 | - | - |
| noncyclic | 18 | not cyclic | - |
| nondrying | 14 | - | - |
| nonbuying | 15 | - | - |
| nonplayer | 14 | - | - |
| nonpaying | 15 | - | - |
| nonflying | 16 | - | - |
| nonlawyer | 15 | - | - |
| nidifying | 17 | - | - |
| nitroxyls | 19 | - | - |
| nitrosyls | 12 | - | - |
| nimbyisms | 18 | - | - |
| nimbyness | 16 | - | - |
| ninhydrin | 16 | - | - |
| nyctalops | 16 | - | - |
| nymphaeum | 21 | - | - |
| nymphalid | 20 | medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast | - |
| nymphetic | 21 | - | - |
| nymphette | 19 | - | - |
| nymphical | 21 | - | - |
| nymphlike | 23 | - | - |
| nystagmic | 17 | - | - |
| nystagmus | 15 | involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders | - |
| nystatins | 12 | - | - |
| nonstyles | 12 | - | - |
| nonsystem | 14 | - | - |
| onychites | 17 | - | - |
| onychitis | 17 | - | - |
| onychiums | 19 | - | - |
| oomycetes | 16 | nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists | - |
| omnifying | 18 | - | - |
| omohyoids | 18 | - | - |
| oncolytic | 16 | - | - |
| oncolysis | 14 | - | - |
| oncolyses | 14 | - | - |
| octostyle | 14 | - | - |
| octastyle | 14 | - | - |
| occupying | 19 | - | - |
| oldstyles | 13 | - | - |
| olympiads | 17 | - | - |
| outcrying | 15 | - | - |
| outbuying | 15 | - | - |
| outhyring | 16 | - | - |
| outlaying | 13 | - | - |
| outflying | 16 | - | - |
| orphreyed | 18 | - | - |
| otocystic | 16 | - | - |
| oughlying | 17 | - | - |
| osteocyte | 14 | mature bone cell | - |
| ossifying | 16 | - | - |
| outyelled | 13 | - | - |
| outyelped | 15 | - | - |
| outyields | 13 | - | - |
| overeying | 16 | - | - |
| overdyers | 16 | - | - |
| overcloys | 17 | - | - |
| outprayed | 15 | - | - |
| outplayed | 15 | - | - |
| outstayed | 13 | - | - |
| outsaying | 13 | - | - |
| overtyped | 18 | - | - |
| overtypes | 17 | - | - |
| oversways | 18 | - | - |
| overstays | 15 | - | - |
| oxytocics | 23 | - | - |
| oxytocins | 21 | - | - |
| oysterers | 12 | - | - |
| oystering | 13 | - | - |
| oysterman | 14 | - | - |
| oystermen | 14 | - | - |
| oystriges | 13 | - | - |
| pachytene | 19 | the third stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
| oxyphilic | 26 | - | - |
| overyears | 15 | - | - |
| oxycodone | 22 | - | - |
| oxygenase | 20 | an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen | - |
| oxygenise | 20 | change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) | - |
| oxygenize | 29 | change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) | - |
| oxygenous | 20 | - | - |
| oxymorons | 21 | - | - |
| oxyphiles | 24 | - | - |
| overhyped | 21 | - | - |
| overhypes | 20 | - | - |
| overplays | 17 | - | - |
| pantryman | 16 | a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table | - |
| pantrymen | 16 | - | - |
| paperboys | 18 | - | - |
| papyruses | 16 | - | - |
| panfrying | 18 | - | - |
| paralyzes | 23 | - | - |
| paralyzer | 23 | - | - |
| paralyser | 14 | - | - |
| paralyses | 14 | - | - |
| pararhyme | 19 | - | - |
| paranymph | 21 | - | - |
| paramylum | 18 | - | - |
| palfreyed | 18 | - | - |
| padymelon | 17 | - | - |
| paduasoys | 15 | - | - |
| paddywack | 25 | - | - |
| pamphreys | 21 | - | - |
| palsylike | 18 | - | - |
| pattypans | 16 | - | - |
| paychecks | 25 | - | - |
| paygrades | 16 | - | - |
| payphones | 19 | - | - |
| paysagist | 15 | - | - |
| parlaying | 15 | - | - |
| parleyers | 14 | - | - |
| parleying | 15 | - | - |
| parleyvoo | 17 | - | - |
| pargyline | 15 | - | - |
| parhypate | 19 | - | - |
| paronymic | 18 | - | - |
| parodying | 16 | - | - |
| paroxysms | 23 | - | - |
| parsleyed | 15 | - | - |
| partyisms | 16 | - | - |
| melaphyre | 19 | - | - |
| mersalyls | 14 | - | - |
| merycisms | 18 | - | - |
| mesophyll | 19 | - | - |
| mesophyls | 19 | - | - |
| mealybugs | 17 | - | - |
| mayhappen | 21 | - | - |
| mayorship | 19 | - | - |
| maybushes | 19 | - | - |
| mayapples | 18 | - | - |
| megaphyll | 20 | - | - |
| megadynes | 16 | - | - |
| meiocytes | 16 | - | - |
| megacycle | 19 | one million periods per second | - |
| megabytes | 17 | - | - |
| minifying | 18 | - | - |
| minelayer | 14 | ship equipped for laying marine mines | - |
| metaxylem | 23 | - | - |
| metayages | 15 | - | - |
| meteyards | 15 | - | - |
| mesophyte | 19 | land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte | - |
| microcyte | 18 | an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter) | - |
| micropyle | 18 | minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters | - |
| methylals | 17 | - | - |
| methylase | 17 | - | - |
| methylate | 17 | - | - |
| methystic | 19 | - | - |
| metonymic | 18 | using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated | to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works |
| metopryls | 16 | - | - |
| mickeying | 21 | - | - |
| willywaws | 21 | - | - |
| withywind | 22 | - | - |
| whirrying | 19 | - | - |
| whinyards | 19 | - | - |
| wheyfaced | 24 | - | - |
| wheyfaces | 23 | - | - |
