7-letter words containing p, y, l
- impalsy — (transitive) To strike with palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
- in play — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- inaptly — In an inapt manner; inappropriately.
- ineptly — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- jumpily — Nervously, or restlessly.
- kalypso — Calypso (def 1).
- keypals — Plural form of keypal.
- lamprey — any eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood.
- laptray — a tray with a cushioned underside, designed to rest in a person's lap while supporting reading material, a meal eaten while watching television, etc
- le-puys — a city in and the capital of Haute-Loire, in central France: cathedral.
- leprosy — a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
- lilypad — Alternative spelling of lily pad.
- lollopy — characterized by lolloping
- loopily — In a loopy way.
- lumpily — In a lumpy manner.
- lycopod — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- lymphad — an ancient rowing boat with one mast
- lympho- — indicating lymph or the lymphatic system
- maypole — a tall pole, decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance or engage in sports during May Day celebrations.
- misplay — a wrong or bad play.
- netplay — (video games) Multiplayer gameplay over a network.
- nippily — In a nippy way.
- nonplay — social behaviour that is not classed as play
- nymphal — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- octuply — in an octuple or eightfold manner
- olympia — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
- olympic — of or relating to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender.
- olympio — Sylvanus [sil-vey-nuh s] /sɪlˈveɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, African statesman: first president of the Republic of Togo 1961–63.
- olympus — Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9730 feet (2966 meters).
- opaleye — a green game fish, Girella nigricans, common off rocky shores from California southward, having opalescent blue eyes.
- outplay — to play better than.
- outyelp — to outdo in yelping
- overply — to ply too much
- oxyphil — a type of cell present in glands
- paisley — a soft woolen fabric woven with a pattern of colorful and minutely detailed figures.
- palfrey — a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
- palissy — Bernard [ber-nar] /bɛrˈnar/ (Show IPA), c1510–89, French potter, enameler, and author.
- palmary — having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.
- palmyra — an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.
- panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.
- papyral — made from papyrus
- parlary — Polari.
- parsley — an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
- payable — to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.
- payably — profitably
- paylist — a list of people to be paid
- payload — the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.
- payroll — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- payslip — paper slip detailing wage payment
- paywall — a system in which access to all or part of a website is restricted to paid subscribers: Some newspapers have put their content behind a paywall.