5-letter words containing n, a, y
- enlay — Archaic form of inlay.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fanny — the buttocks.
- fawny — of a color like fawn.
- frayn — Michael. born 1933, British playwright, novelist, and translator; his plays include The Two of Us (1970), Noises Off (1982), Copenhagen (1998), and Democracy (2004); novels include A Landing on the Sun (1991) and Spies (2002)
- gayne — (obsolete) To gain; to avail.
- geyan — somewhat
- gunya — (Australia) alternative spelling of gunyah.
- gyani — (in India) a title placed before the name of a Punjabi scholar
- gynae — gynaecological
- handy — within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- hanky — a handkerchief.
- haydn — Franz Joseph [franz joh-zuh f,, -suh f,, frants;; German frahnts yoh-zef] /frænz ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf,, frænts;; German frɑnts ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1732–1809, Austrian composer.
- hyena — a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- hyman — a male given name.
- inlay — to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
- ixnay — Used in rejecting something specified.
- janky — (slang) of poor quality, odd.
- janny — a janitor
- janty — Archaic form of jaunty.
- jayne — a female given name.
- kandy — a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples.
- karyn — a female given name.
- kenya — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- konya — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- kynar — a hard, white polyvinylidene fluoride resin that resists chemicals and heat, used in pipes, pumps, etc.
- landy — John Michael, born 1930, Australian track athlete and political leader: governor of Victoria 2001–06.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- lanny — a male given name, form of Lenny.
- lawny — a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed.
- layin — the act of dropping the ball into the basket while airborne
- leany — (obsolete) lean.
- lenya — Lotte [lot-ee;; German law-tuh] /ˈlɒt i;; German ˈlɔ tə/ (Show IPA), (Karoline Blamauer) 1900–81, Austrian actress and singer, in the U.S. after 1935 (wife of Kurt Weill).
- lyman — a male given name.
- lynda — a female given name.
- mandy — (UK, slang, uncountable) the drug MDMA.
- mangy — having, caused by, or like the mange.
- manky — (British, Scotland, Ireland, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
- manly — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- manny — a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- manye — Obsolete spelling of many.
- mayan — of or relating to the Maya, their culture, or their languages.
- mayon — an active volcano in the Philippines, on SE Luzon Island. 7926 feet (2415 meters).
- meany — a small-minded, petty, or malicious person: The children said their teacher was a real meany.
- minya — Al (æl ) ; al) city in central Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 179,000
- moany — Tending to grumble or complain, typically about trivial issues.
- mynah — any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- mynas — Plural form of myna.
- myrna — a female given name.
- naggy — naggish.