6-letter words containing l, y, c
- flicky — (slang) Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.
- flocky — like or characterized by flocks or tufts; flocculent.
- flysch — an association of certain types of marine sedimentary rocks characteristic of deposition in a foredeep.
- glycin — a poisonous crystalline compound, C 8 H 9 NO 3 , used as a photographic developer.
- glyco- — indicating sugar
- glycol — Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C 2 H 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.
- glycyl — of or relating to a glycinic residue present in a polypeptide or protein.
- hackly — rough or jagged, as if hacked: Some minerals break with a hackly fracture.
- kelcey — a female given name.
- lacery — Lace or laces collectively.
- lacily — in a lacy manner or pattern
- lackey — A servant, esp. a liveried footman or manservant.
- leachy — allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous.
- legacy — legacy system
- letchy — Alternative form of lechy.
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- lunchy — stupid; dull-witted.
- lycaon — a king of Arcadia said to have offered Zeus a plate of human flesh to learn whether the god was omniscient
- lyceum — an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
- lychee — the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- lycian — of or relating to Lycia.
- lycine — betaine.
- lyrics — The words to a song (or other vocal music).
- mccloy — John Jay, 1895–1989, U.S. lawyer, banker, and government official.
- muchly — (colloquial) very much, very.
- mulchy — Resembling or characteristic of mulch.
- muscly — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- mycale — a promontory in W Asia Minor, in present-day W Turkey, opposite Samos: site of a Persian defeat by the Greeks in 479 b.c.
- mycele — one of many microfibres in cervical mucus through which sperm must pass to reach the uterus
- mycol. — mycological
- nicely — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- odylic — od.
- plucky — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- policy — a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.: We have a new company policy.
- racily — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- richly — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- rickly — run-down or rickety
- scally — a rascal; rogue
- schley — Winfield Scott [win-feeld] /ˈwɪnˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1839–1911, U.S. rear admiral.
- scylla — Modern name Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy.
- sicily — an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- sickly — not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
- sluicy — resembling a sluice
- tickly — ticklish.
- yclept — a past participle of clepe.