9-letter words containing s, y, l, p
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparsedly — in a scattered manner
- 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
- splayfoot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- 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
- spluttery — tending to splutter: spluttery fire sparks.
- spondylo- — vertebra
- spongefly — any of several insects of the family Sisyridae, the aquatic larvae of which feed on freshwater sponges.
- sprightly — animated or vivacious; lively.
- spy plane — an aircraft used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from a high altitude
- staphylo- — uvula
- stylopize — (of a stylops) to parasitize (a host)
- subphylum — a category of related classes within a phylum.
- sulphuryl — of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group, =SO2
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- 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.
- supremely — highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- 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.
- sympetaly — the condition of fused petals
- synalepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- 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
- tallyshop — a store specializing in selling merchandise on the hire-purchase system.
- telescopy — the use of the telescope.
- typestyle — face (defs 19b, c).
- typhlitis — inflammation of the cecum.
- typhlosis — blindness.
- unshapely — not shapely
- usurpedly — in a usurped manner
- vampishly — in a vampish manner
- waspishly — In a waspish manner.
- wimpishly — in a wimpish manner
- ypsilanti — Alexander, 1792–1828, Greek patriot and revolutionary leader.
- zooplasty — the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species.