6-letter words containing by
- grabby — tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy: a grabby ticket scalper.
- granby — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- grubby — dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes.
- hereby — by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
- hornby — Nick. born 1958, British writer; his books include the memoir Fever Pitch (1992; filmed 1997) and the bestselling novels About a Boy (1998; filmed 2002), How To Be Good (2001), and Juliet, Naked (2009)
- ibycus — flourished c540 b.c, Greek poet.
- kabyle — a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
- kirbys — a male given name.
- kirkby — a town in NW England, in Knowsley unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 40 006 (2001)
- knobby — full of or covered with knobs: the knobby trunk of a tree.
- knubby — nubby.
- lay by — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lay-by — British. (on a road or railroad) a place beside the main road or track where vehicles may wait.
- libyan — of or relating to Libya or its inhabitants.
- lie-by — a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
- naseby — a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.
- nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- owerby — over there
- philby — Harold Adrian Russell ("Kim") 1912–1998, British double agent: defected to U.S.S.R. 1963.
- plebby — common or vulgar
- put by — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- qubyte — a quantum byte, or eight quantum bits, a sequence processed as a unit.
- rossby — Carl-Gustaf Arvid [kahrl-goo-stahf ahr-vid] /ˈkɑrlˈgu stɑf ˈɑr vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1898–1957, U.S. meteorologist, born in Sweden.
- run by — If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea, or can understand it.
- scabby — covered with scabs; having many scabs.
- set by — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shabby — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shelby — a city in S North Carolina.
- sit by — If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
- slabby — covered by slabs
- slobby — pertaining to or characteristic of a slob.
- slubby — trampled and muddy
- snobby — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snubby — somewhat snub, as the nose.
- stubby — of the nature of or resembling a stub.
- swabby — Slang. (in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob.
- thumby — clumsy; uncoordinated
- trilby — a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
- whitby — a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario.