6-letter words containing y
- angsty — displaying or feeling angst, esp in a self-conscious manner
- ankeny — a town in central Iowa.
- annecy — a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy. Pop: 52 890 (2006)
- annoys — Plural form of annoy.
- anonym — an anonymous person or publication
- antony — Mark. Latin name Marcus Antonius. ?83–30 bc, Roman general who served under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars and became a member of the second triumvirate (43). He defeated Brutus and Cassius at Philippi (42) but having repudiated his wife for Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, he was defeated by his brother-in-law Octavian (Augustus) at Actium (31)
- anyang — a town in E China, in Henan province: archaeological site and capital of the Shang dynasty. Pop: 808 000 (2005 est)
- anyhoo — anyhow: Anyhoo, what do you think of my idea?
- anyhow — Anyhow means the same as anyway.
- anyone — You use anyone or anybody in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nobody is present or involved in an action.
- anyway — You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
- anywho — anyhow: Anyhoo, what do you think of my idea?
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- aphony — Dated form of aphonia.
- apiary — a place where bees are kept, usually in beehives
- appley — resembling or tasting like an apple
- arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- arcady — Arcadia2 (the ancient region)
- archly — in an arch manner; pertly and mischievously
- argosy — a large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships
- argufy — to argue or quarrel, esp over something trivial
- argyle — made of knitted or woven material with a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colours
- argyll — former county of W Scotland
- ariary — the standard unit of currency of Madagascar
- aridly — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- armory — armor or armorial bearings
- arrays — Plural form of array.
- arrowy — having or comprising arrows
- arroyo — An arroyo is a dry stream bed with steep sides.
- artery — Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.
- artily — in an affectedly creative or aesthetic manner
- as yet — You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.
- asbury — Francis1745-1816; 1st Methodist bishop in U.S.
- aseity — existence derived from itself, having no other source
- aseyev — Nikolay Nikolaevich [nik-uh-lahy nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, Russian poet.
- ashery — a manufacturing place where pearlash and potash are produced from ashes
- ashkey — the winged fruit of the ash
- ashley — Jack, Baron. 1922–2012, British Labour politician and campaigner for deaf and disabled people
- assays — Plural form of assay.
- astely — the lack of a central cylinder or stele
- astony — (archaic) To stun, paralyse, astound.
- astray — out of the correct path or direction
- asylee — a person who is granted asylum
- asylum — If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
- at bay — (of a person or animal) forced to turn and face attackers
- atypia — (symptom) abnormality in a cell.
- atypic — nonconforming or not typical
- atyrau — a port city in W Kazakhstan, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea.
- aubrey — John. 1626–97, English antiquary and author, noted for his vivid biographies of his contemporaries, Brief Lives (edited 1898)
- audrey — a feminine name