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9-letter words containing a, l, p, h, i

  • philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
  • pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
  • photalgia — pain, as in an eye, that is caused by intensity of light.
  • phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
  • phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
  • phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
  • physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
  • play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
  • polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
  • preachily — in a preachy fashion
  • psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
  • rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
  • rivalship — rivalry
  • scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
  • sharpbill — a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers.
  • shippable — being in a suitable form or condition for shipping1 .
  • skaldship — the office of an ancient Scandinavian poet
  • spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
  • spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
  • sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
  • syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
  • tall ship — type of large sailing ship
  • traplight — a lighting device used to trap insects, especially moths.
  • triumphal — of, pertaining to, celebrating, or commemorating a triumph or victory: a triumphal banquet; a triumphal ode.
  • typhoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
  • unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
  • uplandish — of or relating to the uplands
  • vampishly — in a vampish manner
  • waspishly — In a waspish manner.
  • whipstall — a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.
  • whiptails — Plural form of whiptail.
  • xiphoidal — shaped like a sword
  • zoophilia — the state of being zoophilous.
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