6-letter words containing u, y
- cuyaba — Cuiabá.
- cyclus — a cycle
- cydnus — a river in SE Asia Minor, in Cilicia.
- cygnus — a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
- cymous — Cymose.
- cyprus — an island in the E Mediterranean: ceded to Britain by Turkey in 1878 and made a colony in 1925; became an independent republic in 1960 as a member of the Commonwealth; invaded by Turkey in 1974 following a Greek-supported military coup, leading to the partition of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-controlled northern sector declared itself to be an independent state as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but failed to receive international recognition. Attempts by the UN to broker a reunification agreement have failed. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. The UK maintains two enclaves as military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas), which are not included in Cyprus politically. Languages: Greek and Turkish. Religions: Greek Orthodox and Muslim. Currency: euro and Turkish lira. Capital: Nicosia. Pop (Greek): 838 897 (2011 est); (Turkish): 265 100 (2006 est). Area: 9251 sq km (3571 sq miles)
- daubry — the action of smearing or painting unskilfully
- dauncy — donsie.
- decury — (in ancient Rome) a body of ten men
- deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- doubly — to a double measure or degree: to be doubly cautious.
- douchy — (pejorative) Like a douche bag.
- doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- dourly — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
- druggy — druggie.
- drumly — troubled; gloomy.
- dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dryout — the process or an instance of drying out: applying compost to the garden soil to retard dryout.
- dually — of, relating to, or noting two.
- dudley — Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, 1532?–88, British statesman and favorite of Queen Elizabeth.
- dukery — the domain of a duke
- dumbly — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dumpty — Variant of dumpy.
- dumyat — Arabic name of Damietta.
- dupery — an act, practice, or instance of duping.
- duryea — Charles Edgar, 1861–1938, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of automobiles and automotive devices.
- dutchy — Archaic spelling of duchy.
- dybbuk — a demon, or the soul of a dead person, that enters the body of a living person and directs the person's conduct, exorcism being possible only by a religious ceremony.
- dysury — Archaic form of dysuria.
- dyvour — a person who is bankrupt, begs for money, or owes money
- embusy — to keep occupied
- ennuye — Variant of ennui; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; bored.
- equery — Alternative form of equerry.
- equity — The quality of being fair and impartial.
- eulogy — A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
- euonym — (rare) A name well suited to a person, place or thing so named.
- euroky — the ability of an organism to live under variable conditions
- eutaxy — a state of good order
- exequy — (obsolete, now only in plural) funeral rites.
- eye up — If someone eyes you up, they look at you in a way that shows they consider you attractive.
- eyecup — A piece of an optical device such as a microscope, camera, or pair of binoculars that is contoured to provide a comfortable rest against the user's eye.
- eyeful — A long, steady look at something.
- faiyum — Faiyum (def 2).
- faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- fausty — Fusty.
- fleury — terminating in fleurs-de-lis: a cross fleury.
- floury — of, relating to, or resembling flour.
- fluffy — of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
- flukey — fluky.
- flunky — a male servant in livery.