6-letter words containing n, a, i
- talien — Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion — lex talionis.
- talwin — pentazocine
- tamein — a Burmese skirt or sari worn by women
- tangie — a water spirit of Orkney, appearing as a figure draped in seaweed, or as a seahorse
- tanist — the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tankia — a population of boat-people who live off the coast of Guangzhou, China
- tannic — Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tannie — a title of respect used to refer to an elderly woman
- tannin — Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- tanuki — a Japanese raccoon dog, formerly believed in Japan to be a mischievous animal capable of shape-shifting
- tanzim — a Palestinian militia belonging to a militant faction of Al Fatah
- tap-in — a field goal made by striking a ball in the air into the basket, usually from close range.
- taping — a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taring — the weight of the wrapping, receptacle, or conveyance containing goods.
- tasian — designating or of the earliest known Neolithic farming culture of Egypt, preceding the Badarian
- taxing — wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.
- tenaim — the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- texian — a state in the S United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Capital: Austin. Abbreviation: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
- thamin — a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- tinaja — a large jar for cooling water
- tincal — a former name for crude native borax.
- tindal — William, c1492–1536, English religious reformer, translator of the Bible into English, and martyr.
- tinian — an island in the W Pacific Ocean, part of the Northern Marianas Islands: World War II airbase. 40 sq. mi. (100 sq. km).
- tinman — a tinsmith.
- tipuna — an ancestor
- tirana — a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Capital: Tirana.
- tirane — a city in and the capital of Albania, in the central part.
- tisane — (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- titans — Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- titian — (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- titman — the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- trinal — threefold; triple; trine.
- tsinan — a city in and the capital of Shandong province, in E China.
- tui-na — a form of massage originating in China, used esp to treat muscle or joint pain
- tuinal — a combination of equal parts of secobarbital sodium and amobarbital sodium, used as a quick and relatively long-acting sedative or hypnotic
- tunica — a tunic.
- tyrian — of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- ubangi — French Oubangi. a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- ugrian — denoting or pertaining to an ethnological group including the Magyars and related peoples of western Siberia.
- ujjain — a city in W Madhya Pradesh, in W central India: one of the seven holy cities of India.
- ulpian — (Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- unakin — not related or comparable
- unbias — to free from prejudice or bias
- unciae — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- uncial — designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
- unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- ungain — inconvenient; unpleasant; unskilled
- unhair — to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- uniate — a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.