6-letter words containing a, g
- galway — a county in S Connaught, in W Republic of Ireland. 2293 sq. mi. (5940 sq. km).
- galyak — a sleek, flat fur made from lambskin or from the pelt of a young goat.
- gamash — a type of long protective legging
- gambas — Plural form of gamba.
- gambet — Any bird of the genus Totanus; a tattler.
- gambia — a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- gambir — an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
- gambit — Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- gamble — to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- gambol — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gamely — in a game or plucky manner: They struggled gamely.
- gamers — Plural form of gamer.
- gamest — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gamesy — sporty; keen on sport
- gamete — a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
- gamgee — (UK, dialect) cotton wool.
- gamier — having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
- gamify — to turn (an activity or task) into a game or something resembling a game: Many exercise programs have been gamified, with badges and scores. The company develops gamified apps.
- gamily — having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
- gamine — a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- gaming — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gamins — Plural form of gamin.
- gammas — Plural form of gamma.
- gammat — a reference to the accent of Cape Coloured people
- gammed — Simple past tense and past participle of gam.
- gammer — an old woman.
- gammon — deceitful nonsense; bosh.
- gamone — any chemical substance secreted by a gamete that attracts another gamete during sexual reproduction
- gander — a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and northern Europe.
- gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- ganefs — Plural form of ganef.
- ganesh — the Hindu god of prophecy, represented as having an elephant's head
- gangbo — (in England and Wales) a civil order restricting the activities of a gang member
- ganged — Simple past tense and past participle of gang.
- ganger — a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- ganges — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- gangle — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- gangly — gangling.
- gangue — rock or mineral matter of no value occurring with the metallic ore in a vein or deposit.
- ganjah — marijuana, especially in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking.
- gannet — any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- ganoid — of or relating to the Ganoidei, a group of mostly extinct fishes characterized by hard, bony scales, the living species of which include the paddlefishes, sturgeons, and gars.
- ganoin — a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- gansey — A sweater or T-shirt.
- gantry — a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- gaoled — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
- gaoler — jail.
- gapers — Plural form of gaper.
- gapier — Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gaping — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.