9-letter words containing p, s, y, l, i
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polybasic — (of an acid) having two or more atoms of replaceable hydrogen.
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- priestley — J(ohn) B(oynton) [boin-tuh n,, -tn] /ˈbɔɪn tən,, -tn/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, English novelist.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- redisplay — to display again
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- self-pity — pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
- sky pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- sky-pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
- spacially — spatial.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- spatially — of or relating to space.
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spirality — the spiral nature of a curve
- splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- splodgily — in a splodgy manner
- sprightly — animated or vivacious; lively.
- stylopize — (of a stylops) to parasitize (a host)
- supplying — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- syllepsis — the use of a word or expression to perform two syntactic functions, especially to modify two or more words of which at least one does not agree in number, case, or gender, as the use of are in Neither he nor we are willing.
- sylleptic — the use of a word or expression to perform two syntactic functions, especially to modify two or more words of which at least one does not agree in number, case, or gender, as the use of are in Neither he nor we are willing.
- sylphlike — a slender, graceful woman or girl.
- syphilize — to inoculate with the syphilis virus as a means of curing or preventing the disease
- syphiloid — resembling syphilis.
- syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
- typhlitis — inflammation of the cecum.
- typhlosis — blindness.
- vampishly — in a vampish manner
- waspishly — In a waspish manner.
- wimpishly — in a wimpish manner
- ypsilanti — Alexander, 1792–1828, Greek patriot and revolutionary leader.