Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like DAL often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: adenoidal, algicidal, antinodal.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenoidal | 9 | 4 | |
| algicidal | 9 | 4 | |
| antinodal | 9 | 4 | |
| antipodal | 9 | 4 | |
| backpedal | 9 | 3 | |
| choroidal | 9 | 3 | |
| colloidal | 9 | 3 | |
| cycloidal | 9 | 3 | |
| discoidal | 9 | 3 | |
| ethmoidal | 9 | 3 | |
| genocidal | 9 | 4 | |
| homicidal | 9 | 4 | |
| hypnoidal | 9 | 3 | |
| miticidal | 9 | 4 | |
| overpedal | 9 | 4 | |
| prebendal | 9 | 3 | |
| prefeudal | 9 | 3 | |
| pyramidal | 9 | 4 | |
| regicidal | 9 | 4 | |
| rhizoidal | 9 | 3 | |
| sigmoidal | 9 | 3 | |
| steroidal | 9 | 3 | |
| thyroidal | 9 | 3 | |
| viricidal | 9 | 4 | |
| virucidal | 9 | 4 |
What’s typical about DAL-ending words?
DAL often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.