6-letter words containing r, o, y
- obeyer — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- oilery — The business or goods of a dealer in oils.
- 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.
- outcry — a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- overly — excessively; too: a voyage not overly dangerous.
- owerby — over there
- owlery — a place that owls inhabit
- 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.
- pelory — floral mutation
- peroxy — containing the peroxy group.
- poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- poorly — in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly.
- popery — the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
- portly — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- priory — a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- prolly — probably
- propyl — containing a propyl group.
- prossy — to exhibit pride or haughtiness; put on airs.
- pylori — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- pyrone — either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- pyrope — a mineral, magnesium-aluminum garnet, Mg 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 2 , occurring in crystals of varying shades of red, and frequently used as a gem.
- pyrrho — c365–c275 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- rebody — to give a new body to (something, esp a vehicle)
- recopy — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
- rhyton — an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- riotry — riotous behaviour
- rodney — George Brydges [brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.
- romany — Gypsy (def 2).
- romney — George, 1734–1802, English painter.
- ronyon — a mangy creature.
- rooney — Wayne (Mark). born 1985, English footballer; he played for Everton (2002–2004) and Manchester United (from 2004); England's record goalscorer
- ropery — a place where ropes are made.
- rosary — Roman Catholic Church. a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade. a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation. a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- rosery — a bed or garden of roses
- rosety — resinous
- rosily — with a rosy color.
- rossby — Carl-Gustaf Arvid [kahrl-goo-stahf ahr-vid] /ˈkɑrlˈgu stɑf ˈɑr vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1898–1957, U.S. meteorologist, born in Sweden.
- rotary — turning or capable of turning around on an axis, as a wheel.
- roughy — a small marine fish, Arripis georgianus, of New Zealand and Australia.