6-letter words containing IO
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter IO. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate IO within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | 8 | a military engagement | he saw action in Korea |
| period | 9 | an amount of time | a time period of 30 years |
| nation | 6 | a politically organized body of people under a single government | African nations |
| studio | 7 | an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen | - |
| junior | 13 | used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college | the junior class |
| senior | 6 | a person who is older than you are | - |
| vision | 9 | the ability to see; the visual faculty | - |
| motion | 8 | the act of changing location from one place to another | police controlled the motion of the crowd |
| option | 8 | the act of choosing or selecting | - |
| region | 7 | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | in the abdominal region |
| notion | 6 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | - |
| violin | 9 | bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow | - |
| violet | 9 | of a color intermediate between red and blue | - |
| onions | 6 | - | - |
| savior | 9 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
| lionel | 6 | - | - |
| potion | 8 | a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage | - |
| fusion | 9 | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | - |
| lotion | 6 | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | a lotion for dry skin |
| legion | 7 | archaic terms for army | - |
| radios | 7 | - | - |
| ration | 6 | distribute in rations, as in the army | Cigarettes are rationed |
| biopsy | 13 | examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease | - |
| iodine | 7 | a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic | - |
| minion | 8 | a servile or fawning dependant | - |
| idiocy | 12 | extreme mental retardation | - |
| barrio | 8 | an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country | - |
| bionic | 10 | having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components | - |
| priory | 11 | religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress | - |
| odious | 7 | unequivocally detestable | consequences odious to those you govern |
| lesion | 6 | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | - |
| bunion | 8 | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe | - |
| ratios | 6 | - | - |
| physio | 14 | - | - |
| helios | 9 | (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol | - |
| nuncio | 8 | (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status | - |
| manioc | 10 | cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca | - |
| adagio | 8 | a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers | - |
| dioxin | 14 | any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides | - |
| iodide | 8 | a salt or ester of hydriodic acid | - |
| pinion | 8 | bind the arms of | - |
| patios | 8 | - | - |
| oriole | 6 | mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black | - |
| biotic | 10 | of or relating to living organisms | - |
| curios | 8 | - | - |
| cation | 8 | a positively charged ion | - |
| rioter | 6 | troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority | - |
| glioma | 9 | a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia | - |
| baguio | 9 | - | - |
| talion | 6 | - | - |
| ionize | 15 | convert into ions | - |
| gabion | 9 | - | - |
| bagnio | 9 | a building containing public baths | - |
| camion | 10 | a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | - |
| kiores | 10 | - | - |
| vidiot | 10 | - | - |
| skioes | 10 | - | - |
| polios | 8 | - | - |
| piolet | 8 | an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice | - |
| pioned | 9 | - | - |
| pioner | 8 | - | - |
| pioney | 11 | - | - |
| pionic | 10 | - | - |
| piopio | 10 | - | - |
| pioted | 9 | - | - |
| pioyes | 11 | - | - |
| prions | 8 | - | - |
| priors | 8 | - | - |
| psions | 8 | - | - |
| riojas | 13 | - | - |
| rioted | 7 | - | - |
| riotry | 9 | - | - |
| ronion | 6 | - | - |
| scions | 8 | - | - |
| solion | 6 | - | - |
| pavior | 11 | a machine for laying pavement | - |
| paiock | 14 | - | - |
| pernio | 8 | inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture | - |
| tercio | 8 | - | - |
| ultion | 6 | - | - |
| turion | 6 | - | - |
| unions | 6 | - | - |
| ustion | 6 | - | - |
| vibrio | 11 | curved rodlike motile bacterium | - |
| violas | 9 | - | - |
| violer | 9 | - | - |
| virion | 9 | (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) | - |
| wanion | 9 | - | - |
| thiols | 9 | - | - |
| triors | 6 | - | - |
| triose | 6 | any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule | - |
| triols | 6 | - | - |
| triode | 7 | a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible | - |
| iodids | 8 | - | - |
| iodins | 7 | - | - |
| iodise | 7 | treat with iodine so as to prevent infection | - |
| iodism | 9 | - | - |
| iodize | 16 | treat with iodine so as to prevent infection | iodize a wound |
| iodous | 7 | - | - |
| iodate | 7 | - | - |
| iolite | 6 | - | - |
| ionics | 8 | - | - |
| ionise | 6 | convert into ions | - |
| ionium | 8 | - | - |
| ionone | 6 | - | - |
| kation | 10 | - | - |
| kiosks | 14 | - | - |
| lionly | 9 | - | - |
| lionet | 6 | a small or young lion | - |
| logion | 7 | a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels | - |
| loriot | 6 | - | - |
| miosis | 8 | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller | - |
| miotic | 10 | a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) | - |
| mioses | 8 | - | - |
| miombo | 12 | - | - |
| morion | 8 | a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century | - |
| niobic | 10 | - | - |
| ngaios | 7 | - | - |
| nasion | 6 | the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet | - |
| otiose | 6 | serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | otiose lines in a play |
| oniony | 9 | - | - |
| opioid | 9 | - | - |
| heriot | 9 | - | - |
| inions | 6 | - | - |
| idioms | 9 | - | - |
| idiots | 7 | - | - |
| dioxid | 15 | - | - |
| dioxan | 14 | - | - |
| diotas | 7 | - | - |
| diobol | 9 | - | - |
| diodes | 8 | - | - |
| dioecy | 12 | - | - |
| dupion | 9 | - | - |
| durion | 7 | tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind | - |
| doppio | 11 | - | - |
| ethion | 9 | - | - |
| fascio | 11 | - | - |
| fanion | 9 | a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position | - |
| folios | 9 | - | - |
| fiords | 10 | - | - |
| fiorin | 9 | - | - |
| fugios | 10 | - | - |
| galiot | 7 | - | - |
| gonion | 7 | the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw | - |
| gorgio | 8 | - | - |
| griots | 7 | - | - |
| havior | 12 | - | - |
| danios | 7 | - | - |
| daimio | 9 | - | - |
| ariosi | 6 | - | - |
| arioso | 6 | (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria | - |
| ariose | 6 | having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) | - |
| anions | 6 | - | - |
| apiols | 8 | - | - |
| azione | 15 | - | - |
| axioms | 15 | - | - |
| axions | 13 | - | - |
| avions | 9 | - | - |
| audios | 7 | - | - |
| briony | 11 | a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | - |
| cabrio | 10 | - | - |
| cardio | 9 | - | - |
| basion | 8 | - | - |
| biodot | 9 | - | - |
| biogas | 9 | - | - |
| biogen | 9 | - | - |
| biomes | 10 | - | - |
| bionts | 8 | - | - |
| biniou | 8 | - | - |
| biopic | 12 | - | - |
| biotas | 8 | - | - |
| biotin | 8 | a B vitamin that aids in body growth | - |
| addios | 8 | - | - |
| amnion | 8 | thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) | - |
| amnios | 8 | thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) | - |
| aiolis | 6 | - | - |
