9-letter words containing s, o, r, e, l
- hoteliers — Plural form of hotelier.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- humorless — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrolyse — Alternative spelling of hydrolyze.
- idolaters — Plural form of idolater.
- inclosers — Plural form of incloser.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- ingersoll — Robert Green, 1833–99, U.S. lawyer, political leader, and orator.
- innersole — insole.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- jongleurs — Plural form of jongleur.
- la crosse — a city in W Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- laborsome — Alternative form of laboursome.
- labourers — Plural form of labourer.
- lakeshore — lakefront.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- lease rod — a rod or bar between the whip roll and the harness on a loom for keeping the warp in place.
- lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lee shore — a shore toward which the wind blows.
- leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- leprosery — a hospital for leprosy sufferers
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- librettos — Plural form of libretto.
- licensors — Plural form of licensor.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- lobstered — Simple past tense and past participle of lobster.
- lobsterer — a person who catches lobsters
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- longerons — Plural form of longeron.
- longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
- longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
- lookovers — Plural form of lookover.
- lorikeets — Plural form of lorikeet.
- lossmaker — a business that consistently operates at a loss.