6-letter words containing d, o, a
- nordau — Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- noyade — destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- octads — Plural form of octad.
- odessa — a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- odetta — (Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- odisha — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- oedema — edema.
- ogaden — an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- ogdoad — the number eight.
- okayed — to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- oldham — a city in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- oldman — (nonstandard) An old man.
- olinda — a city in NE Brazil, N suburb of Recife, on the Atlantic coast: beach resort.
- ommiad — Omayyad.
- on day — a day when someone performs well
- oneida — a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- onhand — Alternative form of on hand.
- onload — to fill (a vehicle or container) with cargo
- onward — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- ooidal — Egg-shaped.
- opaled — made like an opal, in terms of iridescence
- oradea — a city in NW Romania.
- orated — Simple past tense and past participle of orate.
- ordain — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordeal — any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- oreads — Plural form of oread.
- orenda — a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- orinda — a town in W California.
- ormazd — Ahura Mazda.
- oswald — Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
- outadd — to beat or surpass at adding
- ovated — Ovate.
- oxhead — the head of an ox
- oxnard — a city in SW California, NW of Los Angeles.
- ozalid — (sometimes lowercase) a reproduction made by this process.
- padkos — snacks and provisions for a journey
- padouk — any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
- padova — Italian name of Padua.
- paedo- — indicating a child or children
- pagoda — (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- parmod — "Parallel Programming with ParMod", S. Eichholz, Proc 1987 Intl Conf on Parallel Proc, pp.377-380.
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- peapod — the part of a pea plant that surrounds the growing peas
- pedalo — pedal boat
- phaedo — a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.
- podial — relating to a podium or foot
- poland — a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- pomade — a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- posada — (in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, especially in a historic area.