9-letter words containing e, s, c, a, l
- graceless — without any sense of right or propriety.
- grayscale — a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.
- greyscale — Alternative spelling of grayscale.
- headlocks — Plural form of headlock.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- inelastic — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- irascible — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- italicise — to print in italic type.
- jacksmelt — a large silversides, Atherinopsis californiensis, found along the coast of California, that grows to a length of 22 inches (55 cm).
- la chaise — Père François d'Aix de [frahn-swa de duh] /frɑ̃ˈswa dɛ də/ (Show IPA), 1624–1709, French Roman Catholic priest: confessor to Louis XIV.
- la crosse — a city in W Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River.
- lace stay — that part of an Oxford shoe into which eyelets and laces are inserted.
- lacerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lacerate.
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- lacewings — Plural form of lacewing.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- lag screw — type of threaded bolt
- lag-screw — to fasten with a lag screw.
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- latescent — becoming latent
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leaf scar — the mark left on a stem or twig after a leaf falls.
- leaseback — the disposal of a building, land, or other property to a buyer under special arrangements for simultaneously leasing it on a long-term basis to the original seller, usually with an option to renew the lease.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- les cayes — Les. Les Cayes.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- localised — localisation
- localizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of localize.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- mackerels — Plural form of mackerel.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.