6-letter words containing a, y, c
- cavafy — Constantine. Greek name Kavafis.1863–1933, Greek poet of Alexandria in Egypt
- cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- 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
- cayman — any tropical American crocodilian of the genus Caiman and related genera, similar to alligators but with a more heavily armoured belly: family Alligatoridae (alligators, etc)
- cayuga — a member of a Native American people (one of the Iroquois peoples) formerly living around Cayuga Lake
- cayuse — a small Native American pony used by cowboys
- cedary — resembling a cedar tree or its wood
- celaya — a city in central Mexico, in Guanajuato state: market town, famous for its sweetmeats; textile-manufacturing. Pop: 727 000 (2005 est)
- chaffy — full of chaff
- 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.
- chammy — a piece of chamois leather used for polishing
- champy — (of earth) churned up by the feet or hooves of animals
- chancy — Something that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty.
- chaney — Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- chanty — chantey.
- chappy — A chappy is the same as a chap.
- charry — resembling or pertaining to charcoal
- chasmy — full of chasms
- chatty — Someone who is chatty talks a lot in a friendly, informal way.
- chavvy — relating to or like a chav
- cheapy — a cheaply made, often inferior, product: The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year.
- chiayi — a city on W Taiwan.
- chyack — to jeer at; tease; deride.
- 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.
- clanky — making clanking sounds
- clarty — dirty, esp covered in mud; filthy
- clashy — (obsolete, regional) wet; rainy.
- classy — If you describe someone or something as classy, you mean they are stylish and sophisticated.
- clatty — Used to describe people, places, and objects that are a bit shabby, dirty, 70's, greasy.
- clayed — a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- clayey — of, smeared with, or full of clay
- cleary — Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- coachy — a coachman
- conway — Thomas, 1735–1800? Irish soldier of fortune in America and India.
- copays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copay.
- corday — Charlotte (ʃarlɔt), full name Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont. 1768–93, French Girondist revolutionary, who assassinated Marat
- coryza — acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, with discharge of mucus; a head cold
- cosyra — ancient name of Pantelleria.
- covary — to vary in correlation with another related variant
- crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
- cracky — full of cracks
- crafty — If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- craggy — A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky.
- crampy — affected with cramp