9-letter words containing i, l, e, o
- scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
- seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- selenious — containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.
- selenosis — a poisoned condition caused by selenium, occurring esp in livestock as a result of the natural presence of selenium in plants and soil
- semicolon — the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
- semiglobe — a half globe; a hemisphere
- semigloss — (of paint or a painted surface) having a moderate, satiny luster; having or producing a sheen that is neither flat nor highly glossy.
- seminoles — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- semiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semisolid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semisolus — an advertisement that appears on the same page as another advertisement but not adjacent to it
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- semivowel — Phonetics. a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant, as (w) in wet or (y) in yet.
- sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- sensorily — by (the use of) the senses, by means of the senses, in relation to or in respect of the senses
- sepiolite — meerschaum (def 1).
- septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
- seriously — in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- sessional — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
- sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
- sexologic — pertaining to the study of human sexuality
- shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale.
- shit-hole — a very bad place; a disgusting place
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shoreline — the line where shore and water meet.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- shoveling — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- sighthole — a hole, as on a quadrant, through which to see or to sight.
- siliceous — containing, consisting of, or resembling silica.
- siliquose — bearing siliques.
- silkoline — a silk-like fabric
- siltstone — a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- sincelejo — a city in Sucre department, NW Colombia.
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- ski slope — snow-covered hill at ski resort
- skimobile — snowmobile (def 1).
- slide box — a box for keeping slides in
- slideshow — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
- slipnoose — a noose with a knot that slides along the rope, thus forming a noose that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- sloganize — to make a slogan of; express as a slogan: to sloganize one's opinions.
- slopewise — in a sloping manner