9-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r
- latrociny — banditry
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- libratory — oscillatory.
- lobularly — in a lobular manner
- lyocratic — noting a colloid owing its stability to the affinity of its particles for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyra viol — a lutelike musical instrument popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: the forerunner of the mandolin
- macrology — Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- maryology — Mariology.
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- mayoralty — the office or tenure of a mayor.
- memorably — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- modularly — In a modular manner.
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- monolayer — molecular film.
- moray eel — long fish
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- mortality — the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- mycoflora — the fungi characteristic of a particular environment.
- myelogram — an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- myrobalan — the dried plumlike fruit of certain tropical trees of the genus Phyllanthus, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink.
- myrobolan — Alternative form of myrobalan.
- myxoviral — Relating to myxoviruses.
- narcology — The study of drug abuse.
- nobiliary — of or relating to the nobility.
- nonlawyer — a person who is not a lawyer
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- old harry — Older Use. the devil; Satan.
- olfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- ordinally — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- ovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- palpatory — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- parleyvoo — to speak French
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- payloader — a heavy, wheeled vehicle with a large, movable blade or scoop at the front.
- payrolled — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- payroller — a wage earner, especially a government employee.
- permalloy — any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
- perorally — through or via the mouth
- placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- playgroup — a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers.