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6-Letter Words Ending in Y: page 3

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All 1,074 six-letter words ending in Y: page 3 of 3

S

  • slabby13adj. Of a liquid: thick; viscous.
  • slaggy11adj. Resembling or containing slag.
  • slangy10adj. Including or given to slang.
  • slanty9adj. Slanted.
  • slappy13adj. Resembling a slap, especially of sound.
  • slashy12adj. Involving lots of cutting with blades, or swordwork.
  • slavey12n. A male servant.
  • sleazy18adj. Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
  • sleepy11adj. Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
  • sleety9adj. Covered in sleet; full of sleet.
  • slidey10adj. Tending to slide or cause sliding; slippery.
  • slinky13adj. Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
  • slippy13adj. Slippery.
  • slithy12adj. Lithe and slimy or slithery.
  • slobby13adj. Slobbish.
  • sloppy13adj. Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.
  • sloshy12adj. That sloshes or splashes.
  • slowly12adv. At a slow pace.
  • sludgy11adj. Characteristic of sludge; slimy or mucky.
  • sluggy11adj. Resembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).
  • slummy13adj. Like a slum; run-down, dirty, decrepit.
  • slurpy11adj. Sloppy; sounding or feeling like the slurping of liquid.
  • slurry9n. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
  • slushy12adj. Covered in slush.
  • smally11adv. In a small way.
  • smarmy13adj. Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.
  • smarty11n. An obnoxiously clever or quick-witted person.
  • smeary11adj. Having or showing smears.
  • smelly11adj. Having a bad smell.
  • smiley11adj. Cheerful and happy; smiling.
  • smirky15adj. Smirking, or as if smirking.
  • smithy14n. The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
  • smoggy13adj. Having smog.
  • smokey15n. A state trooper.
  • smudgy13adj. Marked with smudges.
  • smugly12adv. In a self-satisfied manner.
  • smurfy14adj. Short and blue.
  • smutty11adj. Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty.
  • snacky15adj. Resembling or characteristic of a snack; suitable as a snack.
  • snappy13adj. Rapid and without delay.
  • snarky13adj. Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
  • snarly9adj. Given to snarling or growling.
  • snazzy27adj. Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
  • sneaky13adj. Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting...
  • sneezy18adj. Prone to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.
  • snidey10adj. Snide.
  • sniffy15adj. Disdainful; haughty.
  • snippy13adj. Fragmentary; snipped.
  • snobby13adj. Characteristic of a snob.
  • snoopy11adj. Given to snooping.
  • snooty9adj. Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
  • snoozy18adj. Sleep-inducing; tedious.
  • snotty9adj. Running or dirtied with mucus.
  • snuffy15adj. Soiled with snuff.
  • snugly10adv. Tightly; with limited space to move; in a snug manner.
  • sodomy12n. Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural...
  • softly12adv. In a soft manner; gently.
  • solely9adv. Alone; exclusively.
  • sorely9adv. In a sore or desperate manner.
  • sourly9adv. In a sour manner.
  • spammy15adj. Resembling or characteristic of spam (the meat product).
  • spanky15adj. Brand spanking new.
  • sparky15adj. Lively and animated.
  • spazzy29adj. Clumsy, inept.
  • speccy15n. Synonym of spectacular mark.
  • specky17adj. Resembling a speck, minuscule.
  • speedy12adj. Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
  • spendy12adj. Expensive, costly.
  • spenny11adj. Expensive.
  • spidey12n. A spider.
  • spiffy17adj. Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other...
  • spinny11adj. Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion.
  • spitty11adj. Characterised by spitting.
  • spongy12adj. Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy...
  • spooky15adj. Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
  • spoony11adj. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
  • sporty11adj. Fond of sports.
  • spotty11adj. Having spots; spotted.
  • spunky15adj. Spirited or plucky.
  • stabby13adj. Having one or more sharp points.
  • stably11adv. In a stable manner.
  • stalky13adj. Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
  • stanky13adj. Smelly; stinky.
  • starky13adj. Stiff, rigid, hard to work (e.g. with a needle or plough).
  • starry9adj. Having stars visible.
  • steady10adj. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
  • steamy11adj. Warm and humid; full of steam.
  • steely9adj. Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and...
  • steezy18adj. Gracefully stylish.
  • sticky15adj. Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
  • stiffy15n. A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer...
  • stilly9adj. Silent; calm.
  • stingy10adj. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
  • stinky13adj. Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
  • stocky15adj. Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
  • stodgy11adj. Dull, old-fashioned.
  • stompy13adj. Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
  • storey9n. A floor or level of a building or ship.
  • stormy11adj. Of or pertaining to storms.
  • stripy11adj. Having stripes; striped.
  • stubby13adj. Abounding with stubs.
  • studly10adj. Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male.
  • stuffy15adj. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
  • stumpy13adj. Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
  • sturdy10adj. Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
  • subkey15n. A partial key.
  • subtly11adv. With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute...
  • subway14n. An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban...
  • sugary10adj. Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of...
  • sultry9adj. Hot and humid; sweltering.
  • sundry10adj. More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
  • sunray9n. A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
  • supply13v. To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
  • surely9adv. Without fail.
  • surety9n. Certainty.
  • surrey9n. A light horse-drawn carriage with forward-facing seats accommodating...
  • survey12n. The act of surveying; a general view.
  • swaggy14adj. Inclined to swag; saggy.
  • swampy16adj. Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
  • swanny12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a swan.
  • sweary12adj. Inclined to swear; characterised by bad language.
  • sweaty12adj. Covered in sweat.
  • sweeny12n. An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
  • swimmy16adj. Dizzy; swirling or moving as if seen in a daze.
  • swingy13adj. Having a swinging motion.
  • swirly12adj. Having swirls; swirling.
  • swishy15adj. Producing a swishing sound.
  • swoony12adj. Tending to swoon (in any sense).
  • swoopy14adj. Having a swooping shape or motion.
  • synthy15adj. Based upon, or resembling, the sound of a synthesizer.
  • syrupy14adj. Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
  • syzygy25n. An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth...

T

  • tambay13n. An idler; a layabout.
  • tamely11adv. In a tame manner.
  • tangly10adj. Entangled; intricate.
  • tannoy9n. A public address system.
  • tartly9adv. In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly.
  • tautly9adv. In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.
  • tawdry13adj. Of clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
  • teejay16n. At Winchester College, a new boy placed under the care of older pupils.
  • teensy9adj. Tiny.
  • termly11adj. Occurring every term.
  • tetany9n. A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty...
  • tetchy14adj. Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy...
  • theory12n. A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
  • thingy13n. A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall...
  • thinky16adj. Tending to think, or inspire thinking.
  • thinly12adv. In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
  • thirty12n. A rack of thirty beers.
  • thumpy16adj. Characterised by thumping sounds from the drums.
  • thusly12adv. Thus (in this way).
  • tickly15adj. Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.
  • tiddly11n. An alcoholic beverage.
  • tidily10adv. In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.
  • timely11adj. Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
  • tinchy14adj. Very small; tiny; titchy.
  • tingly10adj. Producing or feeling tingles.
  • tinkly13adj. Having a tinkling sound.
  • tinley9n. A torch, made from burning straw, supposed to represent the burning of...
  • titchy14adj. Tiny, very small.
  • toasty9adj. Resembling or characteristic of toast.
  • tolley9n. Synonym of tawse (“strap or thong for corporal punishment in schools”).
  • tomboy13n. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
  • toothy12adj. Having prominent teeth.
  • torchy14adj. Having the character of a torch song.
  • touchy14adj. Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of...
  • towery12adj. Which has the characteristics of a tower.
  • toxify19v. To make or render toxic.
  • trampy13adj. Like a tramp or homeless person.
  • tranny9n. A transistor radio.
  • trappy13adj. Traplike, reminiscent of a trap.
  • trashy12adj. Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth...
  • treaty9n. A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law...
  • trebly11adj. Having treble, or high-pitched, qualities.
  • trendy10adj. Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.
  • tricky15adj. Hard to deal with, complicated.
  • trilby11n. Narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim...
  • triply11adv. At three times the severity or degree.
  • trippy13adj. Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
  • trolly9n. A suet dumpling.
  • trophy14n. An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded...
  • trotty9adj. Tending to trot; having a trotting gait.
  • trusty9adj. Reliable or trustworthy.
  • truthy12adj. Only superficially true; that is asserted or felt instinctively to be...
  • turkey13n. A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.
  • twangy13adj. That makes a twanging sound.
  • tweaky16adj. Involving minor adjustments.
  • tweedy13adj. Made of tweed, or having a similar rough texture.
  • tweeny12n. A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
  • tweety12adj. Characterised by tweets (in various senses).
  • twenty12n. The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
  • twiggy14adj. Having many twigs.
  • twinky16adj. Being or resembling a twink (“young, attractive, slim man”).
  • twinny12adj. Resembling or characteristic of twins.
  • twirly12adj. Coiled or curly.
  • twisty12adj. Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
  • twitty12adj. Silly, foolish, ineffectual.
  • typify17v. To embody, exemplify; to represent by a form, image, model, or...

U

  • unbury11v. To dig up, to remove from the ground.
  • unduly10adv. Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.
  • uneasy9adj. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
  • unholy12adj. Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
  • unruly9adj. Wild; uncontrolled.
  • unsexy16adj. Not sexy.
  • untidy10adj. Sloppy.
  • unwary12adj. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.
  • uppity13adj. Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish...

V

  • vagary13n. An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
  • vainly12adv. In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
  • valley12n. An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a...
  • vanity12n. That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value...
  • vastly12adv. Greatly, in a vast manner.
  • veeery12adv. Elongated form of very.
  • veejay19n. Someone who presents a television programme of videos; a video jockey.
  • venery12n. The hunting of wild animals.
  • verify15v. To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
  • verily12adv. Truly; doubtless; honestly; in truth.
  • verity12n. Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical...
  • verrry12adv. Elongated form of very.
  • vestry12n. A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where...
  • viably14adv. In a viable way.
  • vilely12adv. In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.
  • vilify15v. To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
  • vinery12n. A vineyard.
  • vivify18v. To bring to life; to enliven.
  • volley12n. The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the...
  • votary12adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.

W

  • waggly14adj. Frequently waggling.
  • warbly14adj. Having a warbling quality; tending to warble.
  • warily12adv. In a careful and guarded manner, especially to avoid potential danger...
  • warmly14adv. In a manner that maintains warm temperature.
  • watery12adj. Resembling or characteristic of water.
  • waylay15v. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
  • weakly16adj. Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.
  • weekly16adv. Once every week.
  • weensy12adj. Weeny or tiny; very small.
  • weirdy13adj. Somewhat weird, quite weird.
  • westly12adj. Synonym of westerly.
  • whammy19n. A serious or devastating setback.
  • wheaty15adj. Resembling, or tasting of, wheat.
  • wheely15adj. Circular; suitable to rotation.
  • wheezy24adj. That wheezes.
  • wherry15n. A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
  • whiffy21adj. Having a bad smell.
  • whimsy17n. A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
  • whinny15n. A gentle neigh.
  • whippy19adj. Whiplike; thin and pliant.
  • whirly15adj. Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
  • whitey15n. A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use.
  • whizzy33adj. Nifty; impressive, often in a superficial or showy way.
  • wholly15adv. Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
  • whoopy17adj. Being or making a whooping sound; characterized by whoops.
  • wibbly16adj. Wobbly.
  • widely13adv. In a wide manner; across a wide area.
  • wieldy13adj. Able to wield one's body well; active, dexterous.
  • wifely15adj. Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife or wives.
  • wiggly14adj. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
  • wildly13adv. In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
  • winery12n. A place where wine is made.
  • wintry12adj. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
  • wisely12adv. In a wise manner; using good judgement.
  • witchy17adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
  • witney12n. A kind of woollen cloth.
  • wobbly16adj. Unsteady and tending to wobble.
  • woodsy13adj. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded area.
  • woolly12adj. Made of wool.
  • wordly13adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a word; verbal.
  • worldy13adj. Synonym of worldly.
  • worthy15adj. Having worth, merit, or value.
  • wristy12adj. Characterised by marked or exaggerated movement of the wrist; involving...

Y

  • yachty17n. A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
  • yearly12adj. Happening once every year.
  • yeasty12adj. Having or resembling yeast.

Z

  • zonkey22n. The offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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