6-letter words containing el
- velsen — a seaport in W Netherlands.
- velure — velvet or a substance resembling it.
- velvet — a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut.
- vennel — a lane; alley
- verrel — a ferrule
- vessel — a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
- vettel — Sebastian (zeˈbastjan). born 1987, German motor racing driver: won four consecutive Formula One world championships (2010–2013)
- vielle — a European stringed musical instrument from Medieval times and somewhat similar to a violin
- vilely — wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
- vively — in a quick or lively manner
- vondel — Joost van den (ˈjoːst vɑn dən). 1587–1679, Dutch poet and dramatist, author of the Biblical plays Lucifer (1654), Adam in Exile (1664), and Noah (1667)
- vowels — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant). (in a syllable) the sound of greatest sonority, as i in grill. Compare consonant (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with consonant, as the (ē) of be (bē), we (wē), and yeast (yēst).
- wankel — Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, German engineer: inventor of rotary engine.
- warely — (obsolete) Watchfully; with caution.
- wastel — (obsolete) A kind of fine white bread or cake.
- wavell — Archibald Percival, 1st Earl, 1883–1950, British field marshal and author: viceroy of India 1943–47.
- weanel — a recently weaned child or animal
- weasel — any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- wedeln — a skiing technique first developed in Austria in the 1950s that consists of high-speed turns made in succession with both skis parallel while not noticeably setting the ski edges on a slope.
- welded — Simple past tense and past participle of weld.
- welder — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
- weldon — Fay. born 1931, British novelist and writer. Her novels include Praxis (1978), Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1984), Big Women (1998), and Rhode Island Blues (2003)
- weldor — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
- welkin — the sky; the vault of heaven.
- welkom — a town in central South Africa; developed rapidly following the discovery of gold. Pop: 34 157 (2001)
- welled — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
- weller — Thomas Huckle [huhk-uh l] /ˈhʌk əl/ (Show IPA), 1915–2008, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in medicine 1954.
- welles — (George) Orson, 1915–85, U.S. actor, director, and producer.
- wellie — Usually, wellies. Wellington boot.
- welted — a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- welter — to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
- wenzel — German form of Wenceslaus.
- werfel — Franz [German frahnts] /German frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1890–1945, Austrian novelist, poet, and dramatist, born in Austria-Hungary: in the U.S. after 1939.
- wheels — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- wheely — Circular; suitable to rotation.
- whelks — Plural form of whelk.
- whelky — Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.
- whelms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelm.
- whelps — Plural form of whelp.
- widely — to a wide extent.
- wields — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wield.
- wieldy — readily wielded or managed, as in use or action.
- wiesel — Elie [el-ee] /ˈɛl i/ (Show IPA), (Eliezer) born 1928, U.S. author, born in Romania: Nobel Peace Prize 1986.
- wifely — of, like, or befitting a wife.
- wisely — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
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- yarely — quick; agile; lively.
- yelder — barren; sterile.
- yelets — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.
- yelled — Give a loud, sharp cry.