According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries
used around the world) there are 12 words with the pattern
-YAN-----. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter Y and 3rd
letter A and 4th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are:
cyanamide
cyanamids
cyaniding
cyanising
cyanizing
cyanogens
cyanotype
cyanurate
cyanurets
kyanising
kyanizing
wyandotte