6-letter words containing a, n, o
- bosnia — a region of central Bosnia-Herzegovina: belonged to Turkey (1463–1878), to Austria-Hungary (1879–1918), then to Yugoslavia (1918–91)
- botany — Botany is the scientific study of plants.
- bothan — a hut or booth, esp one used as an illegal drinking house
- bowman — an archer
- braino — thinko
- brando — Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- cacoon — the large bean of a tropical climber, Entada scandens, that is used for making purses, spoons, snuffboxes, and other items
- cafone — an uncouth person; lowlife.
- calgon — a chemical compound, sodium hexametaphosphate, with water-softening properties, used in detergents
- camion — a lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray
- can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
- can-do — If you say that someone has a can-do attitude, you approve of them because they are confident and willing to deal with problems or new tasks, rather than complaining or giving up.
- candor — Candor is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.
- cannon — A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
- cannot — Cannot is the negative form of can1.
- canoas — a city in SE Brazil, N of Pôrto Alegre.
- canoed — Simple past tense and past participle of canoe.
- canoer — a person who travels in a canoe
- canoes — Plural form of canoe.
- canola — Canola or canola oil is a type of vegetable oil used in cooking.
- canons — Plural form of canon.
- canopy — A canopy is a decorated cover, often made of cloth, which is placed above something such as a bed or a seat.
- 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