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6-letter words containing o, y, l

  • 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.
  • goatly — (slang) Having the characteristics of goat.
  • goggly — Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
  • goodly — of good or substantial size, amount, etc.: a goodly sum.
  • googly — a bowled ball that swerves in one direction and breaks in the other.
  • gorily — In a gory manner.
  • grooly — gruesome
  • growly — resembling a growl in pitch and harshness: This cold has made my voice growly.
  • hokily — In a hokey way.
  • holily — in a pious, devout, or sacred manner.
  • holleyRobert William, 1922–1993, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968.
  • homely — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
  • homily — a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
  • hooley — (Ireland) A party; an evening of traditional music and dance.
  • hostly — of or proper to a host: the hostly qualities of consideration and generosity.
  • hourly — of, pertaining to, occurring, or done each successive hour: hourly news reports.
  • hyalo- — of, relating to, or resembling glass
  • imploy — Obsolete spelling of employ.
  • jalopy — an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.
  • jokily — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
  • jolley — One who jigs.
  • joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
  • jymold — having a hinge
  • kilroy — a fictitious American male, created by American troops who left the inscription “Kilroy was here” on walls, property, etc., all over the world in the years during and after World War II.
  • knolly — Having knolls; replete with knolls.
  • kodaly — Zoltán [zawl-tahn] /ˈzɔl tɑn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1967, Hungarian composer.
  • kolyma — a river in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE to the Arctic Ocean. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
  • lamboy — tonlet.
  • lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • lay to — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • layoff — the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
  • layout — an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
  • layton — a town in N Utah.
  • lemony — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
  • leyton — a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
  • lionly — like or similar to a lion
  • loathy — (archaic) Loathsome.
  • logily — in a sluggish, heavy manner
  • logway — gangway (def 7).
  • lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
  • longly — having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
  • longyi — a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
  • looney — lunatic; insane.
  • loosey — (US, slang) A single cigarette, sold individually (\u201cloose\u201d).
  • lordly — suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
  • loslyf — a promiscuous female
  • lothly — loathly1 .
  • loudly — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
  • loungy — to pass time idly and indolently.
  • lovely — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
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