6-letter words containing o, y
- on day — a day when someone performs well
- on key — in the right key
- oniony — a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onycha — a part of a marine mollusc used as an ingredient in Mosaic incense
- onyxis — an ingrowing of a fingernail or toenail.
- oocyst — the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.
- oocyte — an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- oogamy — one of a pair of structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile.
- oology — the branch of ornithology that studies birds' eggs.
- 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.
- orally — uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony.
- orangy — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- orbity — a bereavement or the state of being bereaved
- orfray — an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- orkney — a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles)
- orlfly — an alderfly, Sialis lutaria.
- ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
- oronym — A word or phrase that sounds the same as another word or phrase.
- orrery — an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- osiery — An osier bed.
- osprey — Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- ossify — to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
- ostomy — any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- ostyak — Khanty.
- ottomy — (obsolete) skeleton.
- outbuy — (transitive) To spend more money than (someone) buying goods.
- outcry — a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- outfly — to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance: to outfly the speed of sound.
- outlay — an expending or spending, as of money.
- outsay — to say (something) out loud
- outway — A way out or an exit.
- ovally — In an oval shape.
- overly — excessively; too: a voyage not overly dangerous.
- owelty — equality, esp in financial transactions
- owerby — over there
- owlery — a place that owls inhabit
- oxygen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature. It is the supporter of combustion in air and was the standard of atomic, combining, and molecular weights until 1961, when carbon 12 became the new standard. Symbol: O; atomic weight: 15.9994; atomic number: 8; density: 1.4290 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- oxymel — a medicinal syrupy mixture of vinegar, honey and water
- oyelet — eyelet (def 5).
- oyster — any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- paybox — box office (def 1).
- payoff — the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.
- payola — a secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.
- payout — an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
- payton — Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- pelory — floral mutation
- peroxy — containing the peroxy group.
- peyote — hallucinogen
- phoney — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.