9-letter words containing n, a, y
- canal ray — a stream of positive ions produced in a discharge tube by allowing them to pass through holes in the cathode
- candidacy — Someone's candidacy is their position of being a candidate in an election.
- candy bar — A candy bar is a long, thin, sweet food, usually covered in chocolate.
- candy-ass — a timid or cowardly person; wimp
- candygram — a message accompanied by sweets
- candytuft — either of two species of Iberis grown as annual garden plants for their umbels ("tufts") of white, red, or purplish flowers
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- cantingly — In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
- canyoneer — a person who explores canyons
- canyoning — the sport of travelling down a river situated in a canyon by a variety of means including scrambling, floating, swimming, and abseiling
- captaincy — The captaincy of a team is the position of being captain.
- captainry — captainship
- carnality — pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
- carnivory — the eating of animal flesh
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- carpentry — Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.
- carpingly — In a carping manner.
- cartooney — Misspelling of cartoony.
- cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
- centenary — The centenary of an event such as someone's birth is the 100th anniversary of that event.
- centrally — of or forming the center: the central hut in the village.
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- ch'u yuan — 343–289 b.c, Chinese poet: author of the Li-sao.
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- chandlery — the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
- chantilly — a town in N France, near the Forest of Chantilly formerly famous for lace and porcelain. Pop: 10 902 (1999)
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- chipewyan — a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
- chomskyan — of or relating to Noam Chomsky or his linguistic theories, especially to transformational-generative grammar.
- cinnamony — reminiscent of cinnamon
- city plan — the developmental plan for a city or town arrived at through the process of city planning.
- clamantly — urgently
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
- clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
- clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- coaxingly — to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
- coccygian — of or relating to the coccyx
- cognately — In a way that is cognate.
- company's — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- concavity — the state or quality of being concave
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- conically — Also, conical. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.
- connately — In a connate fashion.
- constancy — Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
- contranym — A word that has two opposing meanings, such as 'cleave' (“come together” or “split apart”).