6-letter words containing a, n, y
- inyala — an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, that is native to South Africa
- jangly — to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves.
- jansky — a unit of flux density for electromagnetic radiation, used chiefly in radio astronomy. Abbreviation: Jy.
- jaunty — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- karyon — (cytology) The nucleus of a cell.
- kearny — Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.
- kenyan — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- keyman — a person highly important or essential to the functioning of an organization, as the head of a sales force or branch office.
- khanty — a member of a Uralic people now living in scattered settlements along the river Ob and its tributaries in Siberia, and known from historical records to have lived in northern European Russia.
- knacky — cunning or artful
- knaggy — knotty; rough with knots.
- krasny — Russian name of Kyzyl.
- landry — Thomas Wade ("Tom") 1924–2000, U.S. football player and coach.
- lankly — In a lank way.
- larney — a white person
- larynx — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lay in — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laying — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layman — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- laymen — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- laysan — an islet of Hawaii, in the Leeward Islands, NW of Niihau.
- layton — a town in N Utah.
- leanly — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- libyan — of or relating to Libya or its inhabitants.
- lilyan — a female given name.
- linhay — a storage shed or other attachment to the back of a house.
- litany — a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- loyang — Luoyang.
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- lunary — (obsolete) lunar.
- lycaon — a king of Arcadia said to have offered Zeus a plate of human flesh to learn whether the god was omniscient
- lycian — of or relating to Lycia.
- lydian — of or relating to Lydia.
- lynagh — Michael. born 1963, Australian Rugby Union player; won 72 caps (1984–95) and scored 911 points (an Australian record)
- madlyn — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- mainly — chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- manday — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of man-hours in a day of work.
- mangey — having, caused by, or like the mange.
- manley — Michael (Norman).1924–97, Jamaican statesman; prime minister of Jamaica (1972–80; 1989–92)
- manway — a passage in a mine wide enough for a single person.
- many a — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.
- maundy — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- maungy — (esp of a child) sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish
- maying — the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.
- mayn't — Mayn't is a spoken form of 'may not'.
- mayten — a tree, Maytenus boaria, native to Chile, having narrow leaves and drooping branches, planted as a street tree in Florida and southern California.
- meanly — moderately.
- minyae — descended from Minyas.
- minyan — the number of persons required by Jewish law to be present to conduct a communal religious service, traditionally a minimum of 10 Jewish males over 13 years of age.