6-letter words containing e, y, a
- kayles — (uncountable, only as plural, obsolete, or, dialect) The game of skittles or ninepins, or the set of pins used in the game.
- kayoed — Simple past tense and past participle of kayo.
- kayoes — Plural form of kayo.
- kayser — A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.
- kearny — Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.
- kebaya — A light, loose tunic worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
- 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.
- keyage — Alternative form of quayage.
- keycap — The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath.
- keyman — a person highly important or essential to the functioning of an organization, as the head of a sales force or branch office.
- keymap — A collection of keymappings.
- keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- keypal — The e-mail equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange e-mail for the simple joy of communicating.
- keytar — (music) A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, as a guitar is supported by a guitar strap.
- keyway — Machinery. a groove in a shaft, the hub of a wheel, etc., for receiving part of a key holding it to another part.
- lacery — Lace or laces collectively.
- lackey — A servant, esp. a liveried footman or manservant.
- lamely — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- laquey — (networking) [LaQuey, T. (with J. Ryer), "The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking", Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1992]
- larney — a white person
- lately — of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
- lawyer — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- layers — A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.
- laymen — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leachy — allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous.
- leakey — Louis Seymour Bazett [baz-it] /ˈbæz ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1903–72, British archaeologist and anthropologist.
- leally — loyal; true.
- lealty — loyal; true.
- leanly — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- leeway — extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
- legacy — legacy system
- lyable — (obsolete) Variant spelling of liable.
- lyases — Plural form of lyase.
- lyrate — Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- lysate — the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
- madefy — (rare) To make wet or moist.
- maguey — any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, especially the cantala, A. cantala.
- mameys — Plural form of mamey.
- mangey — having, caused by, or like the mange.
- manley — Michael (Norman).1924–97, Jamaican statesman; prime minister of Jamaica (1972–80; 1989–92)
- marley — Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- massey — Vincent, 1887–1967, Canadian statesman: governor general 1952–59.
- mateys — Plural form of matey.
- may've — May've is a spoken form of 'may have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb.
- mayest — 2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- mayhem — Law. the crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self-defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim.
- mayhew — Jonathan, 1720–66, American Congregational clergyman.
- 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.
- measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.