6-letter words containing n, y, l
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- lunary — (obsolete) lunar.
- lunchy — stupid; dull-witted.
- lungyi — lungi.
- lycaon — a king of Arcadia said to have offered Zeus a plate of human flesh to learn whether the god was omniscient
- lycian — of or relating to Lycia.
- lycine — betaine.
- lydian — of or relating to Lydia.
- lyings — Plural form of lying.
- lynagh — Michael. born 1963, Australian Rugby Union player; won 72 caps (1984–95) and scored 911 points (an Australian record)
- lyndon — a male given name.
- lyngvi — a rival of Sigmund for Hjordis who kills Sigmund and is killed by Sigurd.
- lynxes — Plural form of lynx.
- lynxos — A POSIX compliant real-time operating system from Lynx Real-Time Systems. It has a Unix-like interface to application programs.
- lysine — a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- lysing — Present participle of lyse.
- lytton — Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-, 1st Baron Lytton of Knebworth [neb-wert] /ˈnɛb wərt/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, English novelist, dramatist, and politician.
- madlyn — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- mainly — chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- manley — Michael (Norman).1924–97, Jamaican statesman; prime minister of Jamaica (1972–80; 1989–92)
- meanly — moderately.
- moonly — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Moon; lunar.
- myelin — a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- myelon — (anatomy) The spinal cord.
- naffly — in a naff or inferior manner
- namely — that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit: an item of legislation, namely, the housing bill.
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- neatly — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- nebuly — resembling the wavy edges of a cloud, esp of a line in heraldry or architecture
- needly — (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
- nextly — most nearly or closely
- nicely — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- niggly — Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.
- nighly — nearly, almost
- nimbly — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- nitfly — botfly.
- nitryl — (inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -NO2.
- nobley — (obsolete) The body of nobles; the nobility.
- nosily — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- nubbly — full of small protuberances.
- nudely — In a nude manner.
- numbly — In a numb manner; without feeling.
- nutley — a city in NE New Jersey.
- nyalas — Plural form of nyala.
- nybble — nibble
- nylons — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- nytril — a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- pentyl — containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- phenyl — containing the phenyl group.