11-letter words containing a, l, e, y
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anencephaly — congenital malformation of the skull with absence of all or part of the brain
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
- aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
- anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- antenatally — prenatal: an antenatal clinic.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- aphetically — (linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
- apocalypses — Plural form of apocalypse.
- apophyllite — a white, colourless, pink, or green mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, potassium, and fluorine in tetragonal crystalline form. It occurs in cracks in volcanic rocks. Formula: KCa4(Si4O10)2(OH1F).8H2O
- appeal play — Baseball. an appeal by the team in the field to the umpire regarding a possible base-running infraction, such as failure to touch a base or leaving it to score before a fly is caught, that is considered only when the defending team tags the runner or base in question before making the appeal.
- appealingly — evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
- appeasingly — in an appeasing manner
- apple dowdy — Chiefly New England. a deep-dish apple pie or cobbler, usually sweetened with molasses.
- appreciably — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- archaeology — Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
- argyllshire — (until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- art gallery — a place where works of art are displayed
- arylamines' — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- as early as — You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early.
- ascendantly — in an ascendant manner
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- aseptically — in a non-putrefying manner
- assemblyman — In the United States, an assemblyman is an elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.
- assemblymen — Plural form of assemblyman.
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assertively — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- assessingly — So as to assess.
- attentively — while giving attention; observantly: Please listen attentively.
- attuitively — in an attuitive manner
- authenticly — Alternative spelling of authentically.
- autocephaly — the state of being autocephalous.
- baby-scales — scales used for weighing babies
- baby-walker — a light frame on casters or wheels to help a baby learn to walk
- bacchylides — flourished 5th century b.c, Greek poet.
- bacterially — In reference to bacteria.
- baddeleyite — a mineral consisting largely of zirconium dioxide: a source of zirconium. Formula: ZrO2
- baldcypress — any of a genus (Taxodium, esp. T. distichum) of cone-bearing trees of the baldcypress family, that grows in the swamps of the SE U.S. and normally sheds its small, pointed needles in the fall
- ball hockey — a game similar to ice hockey, but played on foot on a hard surface without ice, using a hard plastic ball instead of a puck