6-letter words containing p, a, e
- gapped — a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- gapper — (baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
- gasped — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gasper — a cigarette.
- gawped — to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
- gawper — One who gawps.
- gelcap — a dose of medicine enclosed in a soluble case of gelatine
- go ape — any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- grapes — the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grapey — of, like, or composed of grapes.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- happed — a comforter or quilt.
- happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- hapten — a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- harped — Simple past tense and past participle of harp.
- harper — James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
- hasped — Simple past tense and past participle of hasp.
- hatpeg — a peg on which to hang a hat
- heaped — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- heaper — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- hepat- — hepato-
- hepcat — a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepta- — seven
- heptad — the number seven.
- hypate — (on the ancient Greek lyre) the highest placed string, producing the lowest tone
- hyphae — (in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
- icecap — a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- impale — to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- impave — (archaic, poetic) To pave.
- ipecac — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- japery — to jest; joke; gibe.
- jasper — a city in NW Alabama.
- kapell — William, 1922–53, U.S. pianist.
- kapote — a long coat formerly worn by male Jews of eastern Europe and now worn chiefly by very Orthodox or Hasidic Jews.
- kasper — a male given name, form of Caspar.
- keycap — The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath.
- keymap — A collection of keymappings.
- keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- keypal — The e-mail equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange e-mail for the simple joy of communicating.
- laipse — to beat soundly
- lamper — One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.
- lapels — Plural form of lapel.
- laperm — a breed of medium-sized curly-haired cat with large ears
- lapped — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- lapper — a person or thing that laps liquid.
- lappet — a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- lappie — a rag or cloth
- lapsed — expired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy.
- lapser — One who lapses.
- lapses — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.