6-letter words containing o, u, a
- hamous — Alternative form of hamose.
- hankou — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- houdah — (in the East Indies) a seat or platform for one or more persons, commonly with a railing and a canopy, placed on the back of an elephant.
- houdan — one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- huambo — a city in central Angola.
- ifugao — a member of an agricultural people who inhabit Luzon, in the Philippines.
- joshua — the successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites. Deut. 31:14, 23; 34:9.
- judoka — a contestant in a judo match.
- kabuto — A traditional Japanese military helmet.
- kakuro — a puzzle in which numbers must be fitted into a grid so that the numbers in each row and column add up to the total indicated
- kodagu — a former province in SW India; now part of Karnataka state. 1593 sq. mi. (4126 sq. km).
- kokura — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- komura — Marquis Jutaro [joo-tah-raw] /ˈdʒu tɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1855–1911, Japanese statesman and diplomat.
- koruna — an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- koufax — Sanford ("Sandy") born 1935, U.S. baseball player.
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- laotzu — 6th cent. b.c.; Chin. philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism
- latour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- lauzon — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Quebec City on the St. Lawrence.
- layout — an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
- loquat — a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- louisa — a feminine name
- louvar — a red-finned, deep-sea, tropical fish, Luvarus imperialis, having the vent at the base of the pectoral fin.
- lugano — a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Lugano: a financial centre and tourist resort. Pop: 26 560 (2000)
- lupoma — any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- maduro — strong and darkly colored.
- mahout — the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
- majuro — the capital island of the Marshall Islands. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- malouf — David. born 1934, Australian novelist, short-story writer, and poet. His novels include An Imaginary Life (1978), Remembering Babylon (1993), The Conversations at Curlow Creek (1996), and Ransom (2009)
- manour — Obsolete spelling of manor.
- maputo — Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.
- miaous — the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- modula — MODUlar LAnguage
- mokapu — a town on E Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- moldau — a river in the W Czech Republic, flowing N to the Elbe. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- moreau — Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- morula — the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- motuca — a Brazilian horsefly, Lepiselaga crassipes
- moutan — a variety of Asian tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, having large, colourful flowers
- mucosa — mucous membrane.
- murano — an island suburb of Venice: cathedral; noted for Venetian glass manufacture.
- naruto — A type of kamaboko.
- nogaku — Nō.
- nomura — Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- nordau — Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- nougat — a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- noumea — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).