6-letter words containing p, s, i, a
- phasis — a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- pietas — a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pisano — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pisgah — Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- pitsaw — a two-handed saw used in pit sawing.
- plains — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- poisha — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Bangladesh, the 100th part of a taka.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- praxis — practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- ptisan — a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- rapids — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- rapist — unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ripsaw — a saw for cutting wood with the grain.
- saipan — an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- scampi — a large shrimp or prawn.
- schipa — Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- shairp — John Campbell ("Principal Shairp") 1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.
- simpac — Early simulation language with fixed time steps. "Simpac User's Manual", R.P. Bennett et al, TM-602/000/000, Sys Devel Corp, Apr 1962.
- simpai — a long-tailed monkey native to Sumatra
- simpas — Event scheduling language, implemented as Pascal preprocessor. "SIMPAS - A Simulation Language Based on Pascal", R.M. Bryant in Proc 1980 Winter Sim Conf, T.I Oren et al eds, pp.559-572.
- siplan — SIte PLANning computer language. Interactive language for space planning. "Formal Languages for Site Planning", C.I. Yessios in Spatial Synthesis for Computer-Aided Design, C. Eastman ed, Applied Science Publ 1976.
- sippar — an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- sophia — a female given name.
- spadix — an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe.
- sparid — any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- sparti — Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- spinae — a spine or spinelike projection.
- spinal — of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone.
- spinar — a fast-spinning star or celestial mass
- spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirea — any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spital — a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spraid — chapped
- sprain — to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
- tapies — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ˈɑn tɔˌni/ (Show IPA), or Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2012, Spanish painter.
- tapist — a person who records printed matter in an audio format
- unisap — An early system on UNIVAC I or II.
- waspie — a tight-waisted corset