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9-letter words containing t, a, c, l

  • scantling — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
  • scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
  • scarlatti — Alessandro [ah-luh-sahn-droh;; Italian ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ ləˈsɑn droʊ;; Italian ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1659–1725, Italian composer.
  • scatheful — causing harm or injury
  • scatology — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
  • scelerate — a villain, or extremely wicked person; a criminal
  • sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • schmaltzy — of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz.
  • scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
  • sciential — having knowledge.
  • scintilla — a minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse.
  • sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
  • scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
  • scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
  • scrutable — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
  • sectarial — distinguishing or differentiating a sect
  • sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
  • sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
  • selectman — (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
  • silicates — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
  • simulcast — a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
  • skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
  • slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
  • slat back — a chair back having two or more horizontal slats between upright posts.
  • slavicist — a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.
  • slavocrat — (in the US before the Civil War) a slaveholder, or an advocate of slavery
  • sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
  • socialist — an advocate or supporter of socialism.
  • socialite — a socially prominent person.
  • sociality — social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
  • soft clam — soft-shell clam.
  • soft coal — bituminous coal.
  • sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
  • specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
  • spectacle — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
  • speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
  • st. clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
  • st. lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
  • stackable — capable of being stacked, especially easily: stackable chairs.
  • stackless — without or not using a stack
  • stalactic — consisting of, containing or relating to stalactites
  • staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
  • stercoral — stercoraceous
  • sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
  • stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stickball — a form of baseball played in the streets, on playgrounds, etc., in which a rubber ball and a broomstick or the like are used in place of a baseball and bat.
  • stoically — impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
  • stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
  • subcostal — below the rib
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