6-letter words containing a, e, o
- okayed — to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- olathe — a city in E Kansas.
- oleate — Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- olekma — a river in E Siberian Russia, flowing N to the Lena River. 820 miles (1319 km) long.
- omegas — Plural form of omega.
- omenta — a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- omerta — secrecy sworn to by oath; code of silence.
- onager — a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- onbeat — the first and third beats in a bar of four-four time
- oneact — a short play consisting of one act.
- oneida — a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- opaled — made like an opal, in terms of iridescence
- opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- operas — Plural form of opera.
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- optate — (obsolete) To choose; to wish for; to desire.
- orache — any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- oracle — Oracle Corporation
- oradea — a city in NW Romania.
- orange — methyl orange.
- orante — a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orated — Simple past tense and past participle of orate.
- orates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orate.
- ordeal — any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- oreads — Plural form of oread.
- orenda — a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- orgeat — a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- ornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- ortega — Daniel, full surname Ortega Saavedra. born 1945, Nicaraguan politician and former resistance leader; president of Nicaragua (1985–90) and from 2007
- osetra — a type of caviar deriving from the osetra sturgeon
- osmate — a salt of osmic acid
- ossean — (zoology) A fish with a bony skeleton.
- osteal — osseous.
- outage — an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- outate — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- outeat — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- ovalle — a city in central Chile.
- ovated — Ovate.
- oxhead — the head of an ox
- ozaena — the chronic inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane
- paedo- — indicating a child or children
- paleo- — the Old World
- pareto — Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parole — language as manifested in the actual utterances produced by speakers of a language (contrasted with langue).
- parore — a dark brownish-green fish, Girella tricuspidata of coastal and estuarine waters in New Zealand's North Island and Australia
- pavone — a peacock
- peapod — the part of a pea plant that surrounds the growing peas
- pedalo — pedal boat
- pelota — a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- peoria — a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.