6-letter words containing a, n, c, o
- canova — Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). 1757–1822, Italian neoclassical sculptor
- canton — A canton is a political or administrative region in some countries, for example Switzerland.
- cantor — a man employed to lead synagogue services, esp to traditional modes and melodies
- cantos — Plural form of canto.
- canyon — A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
- capone — Alphonse, called Al. 1899–1947, US gangster in Chicago during Prohibition
- capons — Plural form of capon.
- carbon — Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
- cardon — a tall cactus, Pachycereus pringlei, native to Mexico
- carnot — Lazare (Nicolas Marguerite) (lazar), known as the Organizer of Victory. 1753–1823, French military engineer and administrator: organized the French Revolutionary army (1793–95)
- caroni — a river in SE Venezuela, flowing N to the Orinoco River. 550 miles (885 km) long.
- caroon — (UK, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- carson — Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
- carton — A carton is a plastic or cardboard container in which food or drink is sold.
- casino — A casino is a building or room where people play gambling games such as roulette.
- caslon — a style of type designed by William Caslon, English type founder (1692–1766)
- casson — Sir Hugh (Maxwell). 1910–99, British architect; president of the Royal Academy of Arts (1976–84)
- catano — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cation — a positively charged ion; an ion that is attracted to the cathode during electrolysis
- catton — Eleanor. born 1985, Canadian-born New Zealand writer; her books include The Rehearsal (2008) and the Booker-prizewinning The Luminaries (2013)
- caxton — a book printed by William Caxton
- chalon — (obsolete) A bed blanket.
- chanop — (Internet) An IRC channel operator.
- chaoan — former name of Chaozhou.
- charon — the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades
- chaton — a stone with a reflective metal foil backing
- choana — a nasal opening situated towards the back of the nasal cavity in vertebrates
- claxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- clonal — Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- coanda — Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- cocain — Dated form of cocaine.
- coggan — (Frederick) Donald, 1909–2000, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1974–80.
- cognac — Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France.
- coltan — a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantalite (a source of the element tantalum)
- conant — James Bryant1893-1978; U.S. chemist & educator
- conapt — (science fiction) a condominium apartment.
- concha — any bodily organ or part resembling a shell in shape, such as the external ear
- confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.
- congas — Plural form of conga.
- conima — a gum resin obtained from hemlock Conium maculatum
- conman — A confidence trickster.
- conrad — Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)
- contra — against
- conway — Thomas, 1735–1800? Irish soldier of fortune in America and India.
- corant — A coranto (kind of dance).
- corban — a gift to God
- cornea — The cornea is the transparent skin covering the outside of your eye.
- cornua — a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corona — The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
- coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.