6-letter words containing l, a, i
- avital — relating to a grandfather or ancestor
- awhile — Awhile means for a short time. It is more commonly spelled 'a while', which is considered more correct, especially in British English.
- awhirl — in a whirling, confused state
- axilla — the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit
- azalia — Archaic form of azalea.
- baalim — any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- baikal — a type of Russian-made handgun, designed to fire tear-gas cylinders but often modified to fire bullets
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bailee — a person to whom the possession of goods is transferred under a bailment
- bailer — to dip (water) out of a boat, as with a bucket.
- bailey — the outermost wall or court of a castle
- bailie — (in Scotland) a municipal magistrate
- bailor — a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment
- baldie — a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- baling — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- baliol — Edward. ?1283–1364, king of Scotland (1332, 1333–56)
- balise — an electronic beacon used on a railway
- baltic — denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
- baltis — Plural form of balti.
- basils — Plural form of basil.
- baylis — Lillian Mary. 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
- belial — a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan
- bewail — If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it.
- bhilai — a city in S Madhya Pradesh, in central India.
- bialik — Hayyim Nahman (ˈhaɪm ˈnɑxman) or Chaim Nachman. 1873–1934, Russian Jewish poet and writer. His long poems The Talmud Student (1894) and In the City of Slaughter (1903) established him as the major Hebrew poet of modern times
- bikila — Abebe (əˈbeɪbeɪ). 1932–73, Ethiopian long-distance runner: winner of the Marathon at the Olympic Games in Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964)
- bilbao — a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: the largest city in the Basque Provinces: famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods: modern buildings include the Guggenheim Art Museum (1997). Pop: 353 567 (2003 est)
- bildad — a friend of Job. Job 2:11.
- bilhah — the mother of Dan and Naphtali. Gen. 30:1–8.
- bilian — a type of ironwood from Borneo
- bitola — city in S Macedonia: pop. 75,000
- blaine — James G(illespie)1830-93; U.S. statesman: secretary of state (1881, 1889-92)
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blaise — a male given name.
- bolita — a form of numbers pool.
- bolyai — János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1802–60, Hungarian mathematician.
- braila — a port in E Romania: belonged to Turkey (1544–1828). Pop: 192 000 (2005 est)
- brasil — Brazil
- brazil — the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
- bridal — Bridal is used to describe something that belongs or relates to a bride, or to both a bride and her bridegroom.
- burial — A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cahill — an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- caille — (in cookery) a quail
- calais — a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the nearest French port to England; belonged to England 1347–1558. Pop: 75 790 (2006)
- calami — Plural form of calamus.
- calci- — indicating lime or calcium
- calcic — of, containing, or concerned with lime or calcium
- calice — Obsolete form of chalice.