6-letter words ending with NY
Dive into the specific realm of 6-letter words that conclude with the letter NY. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with NY, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| johnny | 19 | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms | - |
| granny | 10 | a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure | - |
| skinny | 13 | being very thin | a child with skinny freckled legs |
| colony | 11 | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country | - |
| felony | 12 | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) | - |
| mutiny | 11 | engage in a mutiny against an authority | - |
| brainy | 11 | having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence | our project needs brainy women |
| thorny | 12 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| tranny | 9 | - | - |
| botany | 11 | the branch of biology that studies plants | - |
| jiminy | 18 | - | - |
| cranny | 11 | a long narrow depression in a surface | - |
| grainy | 10 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | the photographs were grainy and indistinct |
| litany | 9 | any long and tedious address or recital | the patient recited a litany of complaints |
| saxony | 16 | an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons | - |
| sweeny | 12 | - | - |
| sheeny | 12 | reflecting light | - |
| whinny | 15 | make a characteristic sound, of a horse | - |
| brawny | 14 | (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful | - |
| hominy | 14 | hulled corn with the bran and germ removed | - |
| spinny | 11 | - | - |
| lemony | 11 | tasting sour like a lemon | - |
| shinny | 12 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
| spoony | 11 | - | - |
| tetany | 9 | clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis | - |
| greeny | 10 | - | - |
| croony | 11 | - | - |
| melony | 11 | - | - |
| frowny | 15 | - | - |
| flanny | 12 | - | - |
| punany | 11 | - | - |
| polony | 11 | another name for Bologna sausage | - |
| queeny | 18 | - | - |
| puisny | 11 | - | - |
| ratany | 9 | - | - |
| redeny | 10 | - | - |
| resiny | 9 | having the characteristics of pitch or tar | - |
| rosiny | 9 | - | - |
| satiny | 9 | having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light | satiny gardenia petals |
| sharny | 12 | - | - |
| shanny | 12 | European scaleless blenny | - |
| simony | 11 | traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments | - |
| paeony | 11 | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers | - |
| pigsny | 12 | - | - |
| swoony | 12 | - | - |
| swanny | 12 | - | - |
| squiny | 18 | - | - |
| spawny | 14 | - | - |
| tweeny | 12 | - | - |
| koruny | 13 | - | - |
| lineny | 9 | - | - |
| oniony | 9 | - | - |
| oogeny | 10 | - | - |
| incony | 11 | - | - |
| djinny | 17 | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | - |
| gemony | 12 | - | - |
| geminy | 12 | - | - |
| gobony | 12 | - | - |
| gowany | 13 | - | - |
| aphony | 14 | - | - |
| astony | 9 | - | - |
| blenny | 11 | small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks | - |
| bryony | 14 | a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | - |
| browny | 14 | - | - |
| branny | 11 | - | - |
| brinny | 11 | - | - |
| briony | 11 | a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | - |
| cairny | 11 | - | - |
| barony | 11 | the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness | - |
| betony | 11 | - | - |
