6-letter words containing a, l, y
- bagley — William Chandler, 1874–1946, U.S. educator and writer.
- bailey — the outermost wall or court of a castle
- baldly — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- ballsy — You can describe a person or their behaviour as ballsy if you admire them because you think they are energetic and brave.
- barely — You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
- barfly — A barfly is a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars
- barley — Barley is a grain that is used to make food, beer, and whisky.
- basely — morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- batley — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire. Pop: 49 448 (2001)
- bawley — a small fishing boat used off the coast of Essex and Kent
- baykal — Lake Baikal
- baylis — Lillian Mary. 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
- baylor — Elgin, born 1934, U.S. basketball player.
- bearly — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.
- belady — to call (someone) a lady
- belamy — a close friend
- belaya — a river in S Russia, flowing generally NW from the Urals to the Kama River. 880 miles (1416 km) long.
- bellay — Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade
- blabby — overly talkative
- blacky — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- blakey — Art, full name Arthur Blakey. (1919–90), US Black jazz drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers band
- blanky — a comfort blanket
- blashy — very rainy
- blasty — blustery
- bleary — If your eyes are bleary, they look dull or tired, as if you have not had enough sleep or have drunk too much alcohol.
- bolyai — János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1802–60, Hungarian mathematician.
- bragly — in an ostentatious or proud manner
- brawly — fine or fine-looking; excellent.
- by law — If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it.
- byelaw — a standing rule governing the regulation of a corporation's or society's internal affairs.
- bylane — a side lane or alley off a road
- byplay — action, gestures, etc. going on aside from the main action or conversation, as in a play
- byssal — relating to the byssus of molluscs
- bytalk — trivial conversation
- cackly — Resembling or characterised by cackling.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- calefy — to make or become warm
- calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
- calory — calorie
- camply — in a camp manner
- cawley — Evonne (née Goolagong). born 1951, Australian tennis player: winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles including Wimbledon (1971,1980) and the Australian Open (1974–76, 1977 (December))
- cayley — Arthur. 1821–93, British mathematician, who invented matrices
- celaya — a city in central Mexico, in Guanajuato state: market town, famous for its sweetmeats; textile-manufacturing. Pop: 727 000 (2005 est)
- chalky — Something that is chalky contains chalk or is covered with chalk.
- chally — a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- clacky — Clackety.
- claggy — stickily clinging, as mud
- clammy — Something that is clammy is unpleasantly damp or sticky.
- clancy — Tom. 1947–2013, US novelist; his thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include The Hunt for Red October (1984), Clear and Present Danger (1989), Debt of Honour (1994) and Red Rabbit (2002)
- clangy — Having a clanging sound.