6-letter words containing g, e, t
- ligeti — György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- linget — An ingot; a lingot.
- lt gen — lieutenant general
- lyghte — Obsolete spelling of light.
- magnet — a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- magret — A fillet of meat cut from a breast of duck.
- metage — the official measurement of contents or weight.
- meting — to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment.
- midget — (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
- mogote — a residual hillock of limestone, honeycombed with cavities.
- negate — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- netlag — (networking) A condition that occurs when the delays in the IRC network, a MUD connection, a telnet connection, or any other networked interactive system, become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contact, causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute. (Note that this term has nothing to do with mainstream "jet lag").
- nidget — (obsolete) A fool or idiot; a coward.
- niglet — (slang, US, offensive, pejorative, racial slur) A child of Negro lineage.
- nugget — a lump of something, as of precious metal.
- nutmeg — the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- orgeat — a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- ortega — Daniel, full surname Ortega Saavedra. born 1945, Nicaraguan politician and former resistance leader; president of Nicaragua (1985–90) and from 2007
- outage — an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- outbeg — to beg more than or better than
- parget — any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- piglet — a little pig.
- potage — soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- regent — a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- regest — a register
- regift — an unwanted gift that is given away.
- reglet — Architecture. a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc. a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- rugate — wrinkle; rugose.
- sagest — a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- signet — a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- stage2 — A macro language.
- staged — adapted for or produced on the stage.
- stager — a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- stagey — of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
- stodge — to stuff full, especially with food or drink; gorge.
- stogie — a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
- stooge — an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- storge — natural or instinctual affection, as of a parent for a child
- taggee — someone who has been tagged
- tagger — a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label: The price is on the tag.
- tagine — a large, heavy N African cooking pot with a conical lid
- tagore — Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- taigle — to entangle, impede, or delay
- tanged — a sharp ringing or twanging sound; clang.
- tanger — a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- tangie — a water spirit of Orkney, appearing as a figure draped in seaweed, or as a seahorse
- tangle — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.