6-letter words containing s, a, l
- asylum — If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
- atolls — Plural form of atoll.
- avails — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- aviles — a port in Asturias, NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- avulse — to remove or take away by force
- awless — displaying no awe; unawed.
- azoles — Plural form of azole.
- bagels — Plural form of bagel.
- balers — Plural form of baler.
- balise — an electronic beacon used on a railway
- ballas — a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.
- ballsy — You can describe a person or their behaviour as ballsy if you admire them because you think they are energetic and brave.
- balots — Plural form of balot.
- balsam — Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes.
- balsas — river in SC Mexico, flowing into the Pacific: c. 450 mi (724 km)
- baltis — Plural form of balti.
- baluns — Plural form of balun.
- basalt — Basalt is a type of black rock that is produced by volcanoes.
- basely — morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- basils — Plural form of basil.
- bastle — a fortified farmhouse built near to the Scottish–English border, particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries
- baulks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- baylis — Lillian Mary. 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
- beslan — a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blaise — a male given name.
- blashy — very rainy
- blast- — blasto-
- blasty — blustery
- blazes — (intensifier)
- bleaks — a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- brasil — Brazil
- bursal — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- byssal — relating to the byssus of molluscs
- cabals — Plural form of cabal.
- cables — Plural form of cable.
- calais — a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the nearest French port to England; belonged to England 1347–1558. Pop: 75 790 (2006)
- calash — a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
- calces — calx
- calesa — a horse drawn buggy, once common in the Philippines but now mainly used as a tourist attraction
- callas — Maria, real name Maria Anna Cecilia Kalageropoulos. 1923–77, Greek operatic soprano, born in the US
- calles — Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- callus — A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- calves — calf1
- calvus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- camels — Plural form of camel.
- canals — Plural form of canal.
- caples — Plural form of caple.
- carlos — Don. full name Carlos María Isidro de Borbón. 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV: pretender to the Spanish throne and leader of the Carlists
- carols — Plural form of carol.