6-letter words containing a, n, u
- genual — the knee.
- glucan — (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.
- granum — (in prescriptions) a grain.
- graunt — Archaic spelling of grant.
- guanay — a cormorant, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, of islands off the coasts of Peru and Chile, a chief source of guano.
- guanin — Dated form of guanine.
- guanxi — (in China) the system of social networks and influential relationships that facilitate business and other dealings.
- guaran — Guar gum.
- guiana — a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- guinea — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- gunman — a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
- gunnar — Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
- gunyah — an aboriginal hut or shelter.
- guyana — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- guzman — Martín Luis [mahr-teen-lwees] /mɑrˈtin lwis/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, Mexican novelist, journalist, and soldier.
- hamsun — Knut [knoot] /knut/ (Show IPA), 1859–1952, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- han yu — (Han Wen-kung; Han Wengong) a.d. 768–824, Chinese writer, poet, and philosopher.
- hangul — the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels.
- hangup — Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- hankou — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- haunch — the hip.
- haunts — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- hausen — beluga (def 1).
- hauyne — a blue feldspathoid mineral found in igneous rock
- heauen — Obsolete spelling of heaven.
- houdan — one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- humane — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- humans — Plural form of human.
- husain — Hussein (def 1).
- iguana — a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- induna — an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
- infula — one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- inhaul — any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- inlaut — medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- insula — a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- jaunce — to prance
- jaunts — Plural form of jaunt.
- jaunty — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- judean — of or relating to Judea.
- julian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Julius Caesar.
- juneau — a state of the United States in NW North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Capital: Juneau. Abbreviation: AK (for use with zip code), Alas.
- juntas — Plural form of junta.
- jurant — taking an oath
- kaduna — a city in central Nigeria.
- kahuna — (in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.
- kannur — a port in N Kerala, in SW India, on the Arabian Sea.
- kanpur — a city in S Uttar Pradesh, in N India, on the Ganges River.
- kanuka — a New Zealand myrtaceous tree, Leptospermum Ericoides, with aromatic leaves
- kanuri — a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
- karuna — the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.