9-letter words containing a, p, l, e, s
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- exemplars — Plural form of exemplar.
- exosporal — of or relating to the exospores of algae or fungi
- expansile — Of, relating to, or capable of expansion.
- explanans — A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the 'explanandum').
- feldspars — Plural form of feldspar.
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- flagpoles — Plural form of flagpole.
- flypapers — Plural form of flypaper.
- gallopers — Plural form of galloper.
- gas pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).
- gas-pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).
- germplasm — Alternative spelling of germ plasm.
- go places — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- grapplers — Plural form of grappler.
- graspable — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- graspless — (of a person's hand) having no grasp, and hence loose, relaxed, etc
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- haplessly — In a hapless manner.
- harp seal — a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale-yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur.
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- hellspawn — (fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- kalispell — a city in NW Montana.
- kelp bass — a sea bass, Paralabrax clathratus, of southern California coastal waters, valued as a food and game fish.
- la spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.