9-letter words containing e, p, a, y
- portrayer — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- prayerful — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- pre-essay — a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- pre-ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- predacity — predatory; rapacious.
- predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- prefatory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a preface: prefatory explanations.
- pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- privately — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- prize day — a day when prizes are rewarded to pupils who have produced a very high standard of work
- profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- proletary — in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no property
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pyorrhoea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyroceram — a strong heat-resistant glass which has been heat-treated so that it is made up of microscopic crystalline domains
- pyrolater — a worshipper of fire
- raspberry — the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
- ratepayer — a person who pays a regular charge for the use of a public utility, as gas or electricity, usually based on the quantity consumed.
- redisplay — to display again
- repayable — that must be paid back
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- reputably — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- role play — playacting, simulation
- role-play — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- rope yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- scrape by — If someone scrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty.
- sea poppy — horn poppy.
- septenary — of or relating to the number seven or forming a group of seven.
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- soapberry — the fruit of any of certain tropical or subtropical trees of the genus Sapindus, especially S. saponaria, used as a substitute for soap.
- sparsedly — in a scattered manner
- speakeasy — a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- spy plane — an aircraft used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from a high altitude
- spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superbaby — an infant whose mental development and language acquisition are stimulated and presumably accelerated by certain teaching methods.
- supremacy — the state of being supreme.
- sympetaly — the condition of fused petals
- synalepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- synaptase — a compound present in almonds and other oily seeds