6-letter words containing l, i, a
- infula — one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- inhaul — any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- inlace — enlace.
- inlaid — set into the surface of something: an inlaid design on a chest.
- inland — pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
- inlaut — medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inlaws — Plural form of inlaw.
- inlays — Plural form of inlay.
- inlead — (transitive, mechanical, and, electrical) To lead into; conduct.
- instal — to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
- insula — a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- intail — Archaic form of entail.
- inwale — (in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- inwall — to enclose with a wall.
- inyala — an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, that is native to South Africa
- iridal — (rare) Pertaining to a rainbow.
- irreal — unreal.
- isabel — a female given name.
- island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- ismael — Ishmael (def 1).
- isolda — a female given name, form of Iseult.
- israel — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- italia — Italian name of Italy.
- italic — designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
- italo- — indicating Italy or Italian
- izabal — Lake, a lake in E Guatemala: the largest in the country. About 450 sq. mi. (1165 sq. km).
- izalco — an active volcano in W El Salvador. 6070 feet (1850 meters).
- jailed — Simple past tense and past participle of jail.
- jailer — a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
- jailor — a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
- jalebi — A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
- jamila — a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “beautiful.”.
- jezail — a long-barrelled Afghan musket
- jilbab — a long robe covering the head worn by some Muslim women
- jingal — a large musket fired from a rest, often mounted on a carriage: formerly used in India, China, etc.
- jovial — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- julian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Julius Caesar.
- kabila — Laurent Désiré [loh-rahn dey-zee-rey] /loʊˈrɑn deɪ ziˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.
- kafila — Alternative form of cafila.
- kailas — a mountain in SW Tibet: highest peak of the Kailas Range in the Himalaya Mountains: sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. 22,028 feet (6714 meters).
- kailua — a city on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.
- kalais — the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- kalian — a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
- kalifs — Plural form of kalif.
- kalima — (Islam) the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith):
- kaliph — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- kalisz — a city in central Poland.
- kalium — (obsolete) Potassium.
- kallis — Jacques (Henry), born 1975, South African cricketer; an all-rounder, in 166 tests (1995–2013) he scored 13,289 runs and took 292 wickets