9-letter words containing i, l, f
- 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 fair — games: be sporting
- playfield — a field for sports or public festivities
- plentiful — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- plexiform — of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
- plightful — filled with distress
- poliakoff — Stephen. born 1952, British playwright and film director; work includes the stage plays Breaking the Silence (1984) and Blinded by the Sun (1996) and the television serials The Lost Prince (2003), Friends and Crocodiles (2005), and Dancing on the Edge (2013)
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- portfolio — a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prefacial — located anterior to the face
- prefilled — filled in advance
- prefilter — any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- profiling — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- profilist — a person who creates a profile
- puffingly — in a puffing manner
- qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualifier — a person or thing that qualifies.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- quillfish — a fish, Ptilichthys goodei, of the Bering Sea, having an eellike body with long, many-rayed fins.
- quiverful — The amount held by a quiver.
- radcliffe — Ann (Ward) 1764–1823, English writer of Gothic romances.
- rafflesia — any stemless, leafless, parasitic plant of the genus Rafflesia, of the Malay Peninsula and Republic of Indonesia, characterized by apetalous flowers, measuring 3 in.–3 feet (8 cm–90 cm) in diameter, that exude a putrid odor: now greatly reduced in number.
- ralliform — raillike in shape, anatomy, etc.
- rauwolfia — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India.
- real life — existing or happening in reality: real-life drama.
- real-life — existing or happening in reality: real-life drama.
- refinable — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- refinedly — in a refined manner
- reflation — restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- reflexion — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- reflexive — Grammar. (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- reglorify — to glorify again
- reinflame — to inflame again
- reinflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- reliquefy — to liquefy again
- remindful — reviving memory of something; reminiscent.
- renifleur — a person who is sexually aroused or gratified by odors.
- requalify — to qualify again
- ricefield — a field where rice is grown
- richfield — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rifle pit — a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
- riflebird — any of several birds of paradise of Australia, having a long bill, dark plumage, and elaborate courtship displays.
- rig floor — The rig floor is the working area on a rig.
- rijstafel — an assortment of Indonesian side dishes accompanied by rice