6-letter words containing a, b, o
- jambos — rose apple.
- jawbox — a metal kitchen sink
- jazzbo — a jazz musician or fan
- jerboa — any of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus and Dipus, with long hind legs used for jumping.
- jibaro — an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
- jojoba — a shrub, Simmondsia chinensis (or S. californica), of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing seeds that are the source of an oil (jojoba oil) used in cosmetics and as a lubricant.
- kabobs — Plural form of kabob.
- kaboom — Used to represent the sound of a loud explosion.
- kabuto — A traditional Japanese military helmet.
- kobang — an oblong Japanese gold coin, no longer in use
- korban — a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- labio- — relating to or formed by the lips and (another organ or part)
- labors — Plural form of labor.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lamboy — tonlet.
- lavabo — Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used.
- lebowa — a former Bantu homeland in NE South Africa, consisting of three separate territories with several smaller exclaves: abolished in 1993
- lobate — having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- lobola — a bride price, typically of cattle, paid to a bride's father among Bantu-speaking tribes of southern Africa.
- lojban — (human language) /lozh'bahn/ A language for humans developed by former members of the Loglan project.
- macomb — a city in NW Illinois.
- malabo — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
- mambos — Plural form of mambo.
- mobcap — a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- moomba — a festival held annually in Melbourne since 1954, named in the belief that moomba was an Aboriginal word meaning "Let's get together and have fun"
- nabobs — Plural form of nabob.
- naboth — the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- nanobe — a microbe that measures between 50 and 100 nanometres across and is smaller than the smallest known bacterium
- obeahs — Plural form of obeah.
- obelia — a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- obital — documenting or remembering the date on which a person died
- oblast — (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- oblate — flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- ojibwa — a member of a large tribe of North American Indians found in Canada and the U.S., principally in the region around Lakes Huron and Superior but extending as far west as Saskatchewan and North Dakota.
- onbeat — the first and third beats in a bar of four-four time
- oubaas — a person who is senior in years or rank
- outbar — to keep out
- ovambo — a member of a mixed Khoikhoi and Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in N Namibia: noted for their skill in metal work
- paybox — box office (def 1).
- phobia — a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- pombal — Marquês de (mərkeʃ ˈdəː). title of Sebastiâo José de Carvalho e Mello. 1699–1782, Portuguese statesman, who dominated Portuguese government from 1750 to 1777 and instituted many administrative and economic reforms
- poobah — Pooh Bah.
- q-boat — Q-ship.
- rabato — a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- rabona — an unconventional method of kicking the ball in which a player plants one leg and brings the kicking foot round behind it
- raborn — William F. 1905–90, U.S. admiral and government official: CIA director 1965–66.
- rebato — rabato.
- rebosa — rebozo.
- robalo — snook2 (def 1).