6-letter words containing p, y
- patchy — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patsys — a male given name, form of Patrick.
- pattys — a female given name, form of Patience or Patricia.
- pay in — a deposit in an account.
- pay tv — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- pay up — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pay-in — a deposit in an account.
- pay-tv — Pay-TV is the same as pay television.
- paybox — box office (def 1).
- payday — the day on which wages are given, payment is made, etc.
- paying — work: that is paid
- paynim — a pagan or heathen.
- 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.
- peachy — resembling a peach, as in color or appearance.
- pearly — like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.
- peavey — a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.
- pebbly — having or covered with pebbles: the pebbly beach at Nice.
- pedway — a walkway, usually enclosed, permitting pedestrians to go from building to building, as in an urban center, without passing through traffic.
- pelory — floral mutation
- peltry — fur skins; pelts collectively.
- penney — J(ames) C(ash) 1875–1971, U.S. retail merchant.
- pentyl — containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- penury — extreme poverty; destitution.
- perfay — truly, by my faith!
- peroxy — containing the peroxy group.
- pertly — boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
- petary — a place where peat is excavated; peatary
- peyote — hallucinogen
- phenyl — containing the phenyl group.
- philby — Harold Adrian Russell ("Kim") 1912–1998, British double agent: defected to U.S.S.R. 1963.
- philly — Philadelphia (used as a nickname).
- phoney — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phooey — nonsense
- phrasy — characterized by the use of many phrases
- phryne — real name Muesarete. 4th century bc, Greek courtesan; lover of Praxiteles and model for Apelles' painting Aphrodite Rising from the Waves
- phyco- — seaweed
- phylar — of or relating to a major taxonomic division of living organisms that contain one or more classes
- phyllo — flaky, tissue-thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers.
- phylo- — tribe; race; phylum
- phylon — a group that has a genetic relationship or common origin, as a race.
- phylum — Biology. the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan.
- physed — physical education
- physes — the principle of growth or change in nature.
- physic — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- physio — physical therapy
- physis — the principle of growth or change in nature.
- phytin — a salt containing calcium and magnesium that is derived from plants and used as a dietary supplement