6-letter words that end in y
- brinny — a stone, esp when thrown
- briony — bryony
- brolly — A brolly is the same as an umbrella.
- broody — You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.
- brooky — abounding in brooks.
- broomy — covered with broom growth
- brothy — of or resembling broth
- browny — a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
- browsy — characterized by browsing
- brumby — a wild horse, esp one descended from runaway stock
- brushy — like a brush; thick and furry
- bryony — any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa
- bubbly — Someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot.
- bugboy — an apprentice jockey.
- bumbry — Grace. born 1937, US soprano and mezzo-soprano
- bunchy — composed of or resembling bunches
- burbly — burbling
- burley — a light thin-leaved tobacco, grown esp in Kentucky
- burney — Charles. 1726–1814, English composer and music historian, whose books include A General History of Music (1776–89)
- busboy — waiter's assistant
- busily — If you do something busily, you do it in a very active way.
- busway — a highway, or lane of a highway, set aside for the exclusive use of buses, especially during peak traffic hours.
- butchy — butch.
- byplay — action, gestures, etc. going on aside from the main action or conversation, as in a play
- cackly — Resembling or characterised by cackling.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cagney — James. 1899–1986, US film actor, esp in gangster roles; his films include The Public Enemy (1931), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) for which he won an Oscar
- cairny — covered with cairns
- cakery — A cake shop.
- calefy — to make or become warm
- calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
- calory — calorie
- cambay — Gulf of, a gulf of the Arabian Sea, on the NW coast of India.
- camply — in a camp manner
- canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- canopy — A canopy is a decorated cover, often made of cloth, which is placed above something such as a bed or a seat.
- carboy — a large glass or plastic bottle, usually protected by a basket or box, used for containing corrosive liquids such as acids
- carney — Mark (Joseph). born 1965, Canadian banker; governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013); governor of the Bank of England from 2013
- carrey — Jim. born 1962, Canadian-born Hollywood actor noted for his comedy roles; films include Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994), Liar Liar (1997), The Truman Show (1998), The Majestic (2001), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- casefy — to make or become similar to cheese
- catchy — If you describe a tune, name, or advertisement as catchy, you mean that it is attractive and easy to remember.
- catery — (obsolete) The place where provisions are deposited.
- cathay — China
- cauchy — Augustin Louis (oɡystɛ̃ lwi), Baron Cauchy. 1789–1857, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of functions and the wave theory of light
- causey — a cobbled street
- cavafy — Constantine. Greek name Kavafis.1863–1933, Greek poet of Alexandria in Egypt
- cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- cawley — Evonne (née Goolagong). born 1951, Australian tennis player: winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles including Wimbledon (1971,1980) and the Australian Open (1974–76, 1977 (December))
- cayley — Arthur. 1821–93, British mathematician, who invented matrices
- cecily — a feminine name