9-letter words containing a, t, l, y
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- olfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- ontically — In an ontic sense.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- optimally — optimum (def 3).
- otoplasty — plastic surgery of the external ear.
- outlaying — an expending or spending, as of money.
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- ovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- palmately — radiating from a central point
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- palpatory — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- pantingly — eagerly
- pantology — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- paralytic — a person affected with paralysis.
- partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patriliny — the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- pendantly — in the shape or manner of a pendant
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- photoplay — a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- pivotally — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
- placidity — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- planarity — of or relating to a geometric plane.
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- 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 date — an appointment made by several parents to have their young children play together.
- play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play-list — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- play-time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- pleiotaxy — an increase in the normal number of parts.
- plurality — the excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate (distinguished from majority).
- ply metal — a composition of dissimilar metals bonded together in sheet form.
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
- polytonal — marked by or using polytonality.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.