6-letter words containing k, y
- klutzy — clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
- knacky — cunning or artful
- knaggy — knotty; rough with knots.
- knobby — full of or covered with knobs: the knobby trunk of a tree.
- knolly — Having knolls; replete with knolls.
- knotty — having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- knubby — nubby.
- knurly — having knurls or knots; gnarled.
- knyght — Obsolete spelling of knight.
- kodaly — Zoltán [zawl-tahn] /ˈzɔl tɑn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1967, Hungarian composer.
- kolyma — a river in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE to the Arctic Ocean. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- konfyt — a fruit preserve
- konoye — Prince Fumimaro [foo-mee-mah-raw] /ˈfu miˈmɑ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1945, Japanese statesman: premier 1937–39, 1940–41.
- koryak — a member of a Paleo-Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia.
- krasny — Russian name of Kyzyl.
- kuo-yu — Putonghua.
- kurvey — to transport goods by ox cart
- kvaløy — two islands in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway: North Kvaløy, 329 sq km (127 sq miles), and South Kvaløy, 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- kyacks — Plural form of kyack.
- kylies — Plural form of kylie.
- kymric — Cymric
- kyodai — The brothers. They are high in rank in the yakuza clan. Their leader is the shatei gashira.
- kyogen — a brief Japanese play performed between Nō plays to provide comic relief.
- kypris — Cypris.
- kyrgyz — a member of a Mongoloid people of central Asia, inhabiting Kyrgyzstan and a vast area of central Siberia
- kytoon — a captive balloon, combining the features of a balloon and a kite, used to maintain meteorological instruments at a fixed height.
- kyushu — an island in SW Japan. 15,750 sq. mi. (40,793 sq. km).
- lackey — A servant, esp. a liveried footman or manservant.
- lankly — In a lank way.
- leakey — Louis Seymour Bazett [baz-it] /ˈbæz ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1903–72, British archaeologist and anthropologist.
- likely — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
- lowkey — Alternative form of low key.
- mackay — a seaport in E Australia.
- meekly — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- mickey — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
- miskey — to key (something) incorrectly on a keyboard
- monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- murkly — in a dark or obscure manner
- muzaky — (of music) having a light, bland sound
- oakley — Annie (Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee) 1860–1926, U.S. sharpshooter.
- offkey — In an off-key manner.
- 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?
- on key — in the right key
- orkney — a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles)
- ostyak — Khanty.
- parkly — of, relating to, or resembling a park
- pinkey — a ship with a narrow overhanging stern
- pinkly — with a pink or blushing complexion or colour
- plinky — (of a sound) short, sharp, and metallic
- plisky — a mischievous trick; practical joke; prank.