6-letter words containing n, a, c
- carnap — Rudolf. 1891–1970, US logical positivist philosopher, born in Germany: attempted to construct a formal language for the empirical sciences that would eliminate ambiguity
- carnet — a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle
- carney — Mark (Joseph). born 1965, Canadian banker; governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013); governor of the Bank of England from 2013
- carnie — Alternative spelling of carny.
- carnot — Lazare (Nicolas Marguerite) (lazar), known as the Organizer of Victory. 1753–1823, French military engineer and administrator: organized the French Revolutionary army (1793–95)
- carnyx — a bronze Celtic war trumpet
- caroni — a river in SE Venezuela, flowing N to the Orinoco River. 550 miles (885 km) long.
- caroon — (UK, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- carson — Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
- carton — A carton is a plastic or cardboard container in which food or drink is sold.
- carven — carve
- casein — a phosphoprotein, precipitated from milk by the action of rennin, forming the basis of cheese: used in the manufacture of plastics and adhesives
- casern — (formerly) a billet or accommodation for soldiers in a town
- casing — A casing is a substance or object that covers something and protects it.
- casino — A casino is a building or room where people play gambling games such as roulette.
- caslon — a style of type designed by William Caslon, English type founder (1692–1766)
- cassin — René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, French diplomat and human-rights advocate: at the United Nations 1946–68; Nobel Peace Prize 1968.
- casson — Sir Hugh (Maxwell). 1910–99, British architect; president of the Royal Academy of Arts (1976–84)
- casten — (archaic, poetic) Past participle of cast.
- catano — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- catena — a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
- cation — a positively charged ion; an ion that is attracted to the cathode during electrolysis
- catkin — A catkin is a long, thin, soft flower that hangs on some trees, for example birch trees and hazel trees.
- catlin — George1796-1872; U.S. ethnologist & artist
- catnap — A catnap is a short sleep, usually one which you have during the day.
- catnip — Catnip is an herb with scented leaves, which cats are fond of.
- catton — Eleanor. born 1985, Canadian-born New Zealand writer; her books include The Rehearsal (2008) and the Booker-prizewinning The Luminaries (2013)
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cavern — A cavern is a large deep cave.
- caving — the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- cawing — harsh cries
- caxton — a book printed by William Caxton
- cayman — any tropical American crocodilian of the genus Caiman and related genera, similar to alligators but with a more heavily armoured belly: family Alligatoridae (alligators, etc)
- cedant — The cedant is the person or company that cedes business to another person or company.
- cedarn — of or relating to cedar trees
- cendal — a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- cental — a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)
- centas — a former monetary unit of Lithuania, worth one hundredth of a litas
- centra — a plural of centrum.
- cernan — Eugene Andrew, born 1934, U.S. astronaut.
- cesena — a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna. Pop: 90 948 (2001)
- cetane — a colourless insoluble liquid alkane hydrocarbon used in the determination of the cetane number of diesel fuel. Formula: C16H34
- chagan — a Mongolian imperial title
- chaine — (in dancing) relating to the movement in which a full rotation is made for every two steps taken
- chains — Plural form of chain.
- chalan — to cause (an accused person) to appear before a magistrate
- chalon — (obsolete) A bed blanket.
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- chancy — Something that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty.
- chanel — Gabrielle (ɡabriɛl), known as Coco Chanel. 1883–1971, French couturière and perfumer, who created "the little black dress" and the perfume Chanel No. 5