9-letter words containing s, y, a, l
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- class day — a day during the commencement season on which the members of the graduating class in U.S. colleges and schools celebrate the completion of their course with special ceremonies.
- claymores — Plural form of claymore.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- clearways — Plural form of clearway.
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- coastally — In a coastal manner.
- colorways — Plural form of colorway.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- cosplayer — One who takes part in cosplay.
- crystall- — crystallo-
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cyclicals — Stocks in cyclical companies (those whose success varies with the seasonal or economic cycle).
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- dactylics — Plural form of dactylic.
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- dashingly — In a dashing manner.
- dastardly — If you describe an action as dastardly, you mean it is wicked and intended to hurt someone.
- dasypygal — (nonce) Having hairy buttocks.
- day-lewis — C(ecil). 1904–72, British poet, critic, and (under the pen name Nicholas Blake) author of detective stories; poet laureate (1968–72)
- daylights — consciousness or wits (esp in the phrases scare, knock, or beat the (living) daylights out of someone)
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- decayless — having no tendency to decay
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- dialysate — (in the process of dialysis) the fluid passing through the dialyser, used for drawing toxins out of the patient's blood stream
- dismality — the quality of being dismal
- dismayful — filled with dismay
- displayed — (of a bird) represented with wings and legs spread: an eagle displayed.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- distantly — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- downplays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay.
- drysalter — a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- dyslexias — Plural form of dyslexia.
- dysplasia — abnormal growth or development of cells, tissue, bone, or an organ.
- dyspnoeal — Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
- earnestly — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- easefully — In an easeful way.
- east lyme — a town in SE Connecticut.
- esemplasy — unification
- estimably — In an estimable manner; deserving of esteem.
- eucalypts — Plural form of eucalypt.
- evasively — In an evasive manner.
- excusably — In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree.
- eyelashes — Plural form of eyelash.
- eyestalks — Plural form of eyestalk.
- faculty's — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- faddishly — In a faddish way.