6-letter words ending with Y
Dive into the specific realm of 6-letter words that conclude with the letter Y. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with Y, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| really | 9 | used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal | a really enjoyable evening |
| family | 14 | a social unit living together | he moved his family to Virginia |
| pretty | 11 | to certain extent or degree | pretty big |
| anyway | 15 | in any way whatsoever | get it done anyway you can |
| nobody | 12 | a person of no influence | - |
| hungry | 13 | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | hungry for recognition |
| lovely | 12 | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way | - |
| bloody | 12 | informal intensifiers | a bloody fool |
| beauty | 11 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| simply | 13 | in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | they lived very simply |
| memory | 13 | the power of retaining and recalling past experience | he had a good memory when he was younger |
| energy | 10 | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs | energy can take a wide variety of forms |
| twenty | 12 | denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units | - |
| slowly | 12 | in music | - |
| guilty | 10 | showing a sense of guilt | a guilty look |
| hardly | 13 | almost not | he hardly ever goes fishing |
| plenty | 11 | as much as necessary | I've had plenty, thanks |
| 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 | - |
| lonely | 9 | lacking companions or companionship | a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel |
| nearly | 9 | in a close manner | the person most nearly concerned |
| surely | 9 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | the results are surely encouraging |
| lately | 9 | in the recent past | lately the rules have been enforced |
| easily | 9 | with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') | she was easily excited |
| theory | 12 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory |
| monkey | 15 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| safety | 12 | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents | - |
| thirty | 12 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three | - |
| barely | 11 | almost not | she barely seemed to notice him |
| mostly | 11 | in large part; mainly or chiefly | - |
| agency | 12 | the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | - |
| likely | 13 | likely but not certain to be or become true or real | a likely result |
| policy | 13 | written contract or certificate of insurance | you should have read the small print on your policy |
| deeply | 12 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | They felt the loss deeply |
| valley | 12 | a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | - |
| granny | 10 | a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure | - |
| filthy | 15 | vile; despicable | a filthy traitor |
| highly | 16 | to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect | highly successful |
| county | 11 | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | the county has a population of 12,345 people |
| poetry | 11 | literature in metrical form | - |
| nearby | 11 | close at hand | the nearby towns |
| supply | 13 | circulate or distribute or equip with | supply blankets for the beds |
| salary | 9 | something that remunerates | - |
| turkey | 13 | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | the first experiment was a real turkey |
| mighty | 15 | (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree | the baby is mighty cute |
| shitty | 12 | very bad | - |
| steady | 10 | not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | - |
| mickey | 17 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent | - |
| skinny | 13 | being very thin | a child with skinny freckled legs |
| nicely | 11 | in a nice way | a nicely painted house |
| donkey | 14 | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn | - |
| jersey | 16 | a close-fitting pullover shirt | - |
| creepy | 13 | causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin | a creepy story |
| worthy | 15 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | - |
| cowboy | 16 | a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging | - |
| cherry | 14 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| merely | 11 | and nothing more | I was merely asking |
| betray | 11 | disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | - |
| safely | 12 | - | - |
| softly | 12 | with low volume | speak softly but carry a big stick |
| gently | 10 | in a gentle manner | he talked gently to the injured animal |
| misery | 11 | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable |
| deputy | 12 | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent | - |
| comedy | 14 | a comic incident or series of incidents | - |
| deadly | 11 | (used as intensives) extremely | deadly dull |
| injury | 16 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
| fairly | 12 | without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner | deal fairly with one another |
| rarely | 9 | not often | we rarely met |
| sleepy | 11 | ready to fall asleep | beginning to feel sleepy |
| subway | 14 | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
| hockey | 18 | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks | - |
| melody | 12 | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | - |
| tricky | 15 | having concealed difficulty | a tricky recipe to follow |
| luxury | 16 | the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | - |
| whisky | 19 | a liquor made from fermented mash of grain | - |
| greedy | 11 | (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous | greedy for fame |
| mainly | 11 | for the most part | he is mainly interested in butterflies |
| kidney | 14 | either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine | urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder |
| galaxy | 17 | tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | - |
| kindly | 14 | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | kindly criticism |
| colony | 11 | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country | - |
| brandy | 12 | distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice | - |
| legacy | 12 | (law) a gift of personal property by will | - |
| loudly | 10 | in manner that attracts attention | - |
| rodney | 10 | - | - |
| murphy | 16 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| ninety | 9 | being ten more than eighty | - |
| trophy | 14 | something given as a token of victory | - |
| eighty | 13 | being ten more than seventy | - |
| freely | 12 | in a free manner | the painting featured freely brushed strokes |
| shorty | 12 | - | - |
| shelly | 12 | - | - |
| classy | 11 | elegant and fashionable | classy clothes |
| freaky | 16 | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | - |
| hereby | 14 | (formal) by means of this | I hereby declare you man and wife |
| clumsy | 13 | showing lack of skill or aptitude | did a clumsy job |
| dearly | 10 | with affection | she loved him dearly |
| gladly | 11 | in a willing manner | this was gladly agreed to |
| sticky | 15 | hot or warm and humid | sticky weather |
| crappy | 15 | very bad | - |
| barney | 11 | - | - |
| sherry | 12 | dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif | - |
| shaggy | 14 | having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags | shaggy rugs |
| sweaty | 12 | - | - |
| lively | 12 | elastic; rebounds readily | a lively tennis ball |
| survey | 12 | short descriptive summary (of events) | - |
| bounty | 11 | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | - |
| runway | 12 | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | - |
| spooky | 15 | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | - |
| murray | 11 | Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) | - |
| ridley | 10 | a marine turtle | - |
| verify | 15 | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard | - |
| hooray | 12 | a victory cheer | - |
| cheeky | 18 | offensively bold | - |
| smelly | 11 | offensively malodorous | - |
| notify | 12 | inform (somebody) of something | - |
| purely | 11 | restricted to something | - |
| sloppy | 13 | not fitting closely; hanging loosely | - |
| weekly | 16 | of or occurring every seven days | a weekly visit |
| bakery | 15 | a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | - |
| bailey | 11 | United States singer (1918-1990) | - |
| purity | 11 | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | - |
| stinky | 13 | having an unpleasant smell | - |
| gloomy | 12 | depressingly dark | the gloomy forest |
| calmly | 13 | in a sedate manner | - |
| openly | 11 | in an open way | he openly flaunted his affection for his sister |
| treaty | 9 | a written agreement between two states or sovereigns | - |
| occupy | 15 | consume all of one's attention or time | - |
| chilly | 14 | very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency | - |
| partly | 11 | to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | I felt partly to blame |
| firmly | 14 | in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger | - |
| mayday | 15 | an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider) | - |
| fluffy | 18 | like down or as soft as down | - |
| sneaky | 13 | marked by deception | - |
| chubby | 18 | sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure | a chubby child |
| poorly | 11 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | feeling poorly |
| vanity | 12 | feelings of excessive pride | - |
| artery | 9 | a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body | - |
| employ | 13 | engage or hire for work | How many people has she employed? |
| convoy | 14 | a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships | - |
| remedy | 12 | provide relief for | remedy his illness |
| stingy | 10 | deficient in amount or quality or extent | - |
| greasy | 10 | smeared or soiled with grease or oil | greasy coveralls |
| thingy | 13 | - | - |
| grumpy | 14 | annoyed and irritable | - |
| uneasy | 9 | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | she fell into an uneasy sleep |
| felony | 12 | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) | - |
| convey | 14 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | - |
| pastry | 11 | a dough of flour and water and shortening | - |
| whitey | 15 | (slang) offensive names for a White man | - |
| comply | 15 | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | You must comply or else! |
| hurray | 12 | - | - |
| quarry | 18 | animal hunted or caught for food | - |
| righty | 13 | - | - |
| stuffy | 15 | excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull | - |
| froggy | 14 | - | - |
| cheesy | 14 | of very poor quality; flimsy | - |
| cavity | 14 | space that is surrounded by something | - |
| touchy | 14 | difficult to handle; requiring great tact | a touchy subject |
| jockey | 22 | defeat someone through trickery or deceit | - |
| astray | 9 | far from the intended target | a bullet went astray and killed a bystander |
| speedy | 12 | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | a speedy car |
| widely | 13 | to or over a great extent or range; far | he traveled widely |
| entity | 9 | that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | - |
| cloudy | 12 | lacking definite form or limits | gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion |
| sturdy | 10 | having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships | sturdy young athletes |
| solely | 9 | without any others being included or involved | did it solely for money |
| smiley | 11 | an emoticon of a smiling face | - |
| hurley | 12 | - | - |
| bodily | 12 | affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit | bodily needs |
| groovy | 13 | (British informal) very chic | groovy clothes |
| shabby | 16 | showing signs of wear and tear | shabby furniture |
| nudity | 10 | the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind | - |
| humbly | 16 | in a miserly manner | - |
| sleazy | 18 | morally degraded | sleazy characters hanging around casinos |
| wildly | 13 | to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree | the storyline is wildly unrealistic |
| wisely | 12 | in a wise manner | she acted wisely when she invited her parents |
| deploy | 12 | place troops or weapons in battle formation | - |
| costly | 11 | entailing great loss or sacrifice | - |
| milady | 12 | an English noblewoman | - |
| midday | 13 | the middle of the day | - |
| cranky | 15 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| sanity | 9 | normal or sound powers of mind | - |
| trendy | 10 | in accord with the latest fad | trendy ideas |
| canary | 11 | any of several small Old World finches | - |
| pantry | 11 | a small storeroom for storing foods or wines | - |
| crispy | 13 | tender and brittle | - |
| blimey | 13 | - | - |
| mutiny | 11 | engage in a mutiny against an authority | - |
| namely | 11 | as follows | - |
| pompey | 15 | Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) | - |
| notary | 9 | someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions | - |
| frenzy | 21 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| flashy | 15 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| snappy | 13 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | snappy weather |
| payday | 15 | the day on which you receive pay for your work | - |
| stormy | 11 | characterized by violent emotions or behavior | a stormy argument |
| frosty | 12 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | crisp clear nights and frosty mornings |
| barley | 11 | a grain of barley | - |
| bitchy | 16 | marked by or arising from malice | - |
| overly | 12 | to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits | - |
| creasy | 11 | - | - |
| blurry | 11 | indistinct or hazy in outline | the trees were just blurry shapes |
| clergy | 12 | in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | - |
| pointy | 11 | - | - |
| faulty | 12 | having a defect | - |
| catchy | 16 | having concealed difficulty | a catchy question |
| neatly | 9 | with neatness | she put the slippers under the bed neatly |
| dreamy | 12 | lacking spirit or liveliness | - |
| feisty | 12 | showing courage | the champion is faced with a feisty challenger |
| lastly | 9 | the item at the end | - |
| midway | 15 | naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands | - |
| purify | 14 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | purify the water |
| wholly | 15 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | he was wholly convinced |
| rosary | 9 | a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics) | - |
| crafty | 14 | marked by skill in deception | - |
| smarty | 11 | - | - |
| phoney | 14 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| starry | 9 | abounding with or resembling stars | a starry night |
| chucky | 20 | - | - |
| evenly | 12 | in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way | a class evenly divided between girls and boys |
| fruity | 12 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| chunky | 18 | like or containing small sticky lumps | the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough |
| replay | 11 | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | - |
| creamy | 13 | of the color of cream | creamy translucent pebbles |
| biopsy | 13 | examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease | - |
| pigsty | 12 | a pen for swine | - |
| gurney | 10 | a metal stretcher with wheels | - |
| hearty | 12 | endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health | a hearty glow of health |
| bouncy | 13 | elastic; rebounds readily | clean bouncy hair |
| slutty | 9 | - | - |
| galley | 10 | the area for food preparation on a ship | - |
| cuddly | 13 | inviting cuddling or hugging | a cuddly teddybear |
| piracy | 13 | hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | air piracy |
| watery | 12 | wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears | - |
| dreary | 10 | causing dejection | - |
| enmity | 11 | the feeling of a hostile person | - |
| measly | 11 | contemptibly small in amount | a measly tip |
| hugely | 13 | extremely | - |
| pricey | 13 | having a high price | a pricey restaurant |
| quirky | 22 | (informal) strikingly unconventional | - |
| modify | 15 | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | - |
| mildly | 12 | in a gentle manner | - |
| bubbly | 15 | a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there | - |
| canopy | 13 | a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | - |
| storey | 9 | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale | - |
| woolly | 12 | confused and vague; used especially of thinking | woolly thinking |
| garvey | 13 | - | - |
| chatty | 14 | prone to friendly informal communication | - |
| trusty | 9 | worthy of trust or belief | - |
| floppy | 16 | a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer | floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price |
| snotty | 9 | (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant | a snotty little scion of a degenerate family |
| timely | 11 | at an opportune time | - |
| trashy | 12 | cheap and inferior; of no value | trashy merchandise |
| heresy | 12 | any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | - |
| crikey | 15 | - | - |
| peachy | 16 | of something resembling a peach in color | - |
| finely | 12 | in a delicate manner | finely shaped features |
| crummy | 15 | of very poor quality; flimsy | - |
| skippy | 17 | - | - |
| unruly | 9 | incapable of being controlled | the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly |
| unholy | 12 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | unholy grimaces |
| wobbly | 16 | inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | a wobbly chair with shaky legs |
| grubby | 14 | small sculpin of the coast of New England | - |
| armory | 11 | a place where arms are manufactured | - |
| apathy | 14 | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | - |
| parley | 11 | a negotiation between enemies | - |
| equity | 18 | conformity with rules or standards | - |
| celery | 11 | widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked | - |
| queasy | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| steamy | 11 | filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist | steamy towels |
| warmly | 14 | in a hearty manner | We welcomed her warmly |
| drowsy | 13 | showing lack of attention or boredom | - |
| frizzy | 30 | (of hair) in small tight curls | - |
| brainy | 11 | having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence | our project needs brainy women |
| sentry | 9 | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | - |
| shifty | 15 | changing position or direction | shifty winds |
| yearly | 12 | a reference book that is published regularly once every year | - |
| sickly | 15 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | a sickly child |
| pearly | 11 | informal terms for a human `tooth' | - |
| eulogy | 10 | a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently | - |
| snoopy | 11 | offensively curious or inquisitive | the snoopy neighbor watched us all day |
| pacify | 16 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | - |
| sporty | 11 | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | - |
| nighty | 13 | - | - |
| hickey | 18 | a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover | - |
| crusty | 11 | having a hardened crust as a covering | - |
| gnarly | 10 | used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | - |
| uppity | 13 | presumptuously arrogant | getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down |
| humpty | 16 | - | - |
| boldly | 12 | with boldness, in a bold manner | we must tackle these tasks boldly |
| binary | 11 | a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation | - |
| spotty | 11 | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | the wall had a spotty speckled effect |
| rotary | 9 | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island | the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary |
| shimmy | 16 | tremble or shake | - |
| teensy | 9 | (used informally) very small | - |
| fleshy | 15 | of or relating to or resembling flesh | - |
| flabby | 16 | out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance | flabby around the middle |
| frisky | 16 | playful like a lively kitten | - |
| busboy | 13 | a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes | - |
| prissy | 11 | exaggeratedly proper | - |
| lunacy | 11 | obsolete terms for legal insanity | - |
| sodomy | 12 | intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman | - |
| homely | 14 | having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable | the homely everyday atmosphere |
| scurry | 11 | to move about or proceed hurriedly | - |
| hourly | 12 | occurring every hour or payable by the hour | hourly chimes |
| henley | 12 | - | - |
| rarity | 9 | a rarified quality | - |
| realty | 9 | property consisting of houses and land | - |
| parody | 12 | make a parody of | - |
| tomboy | 13 | a girl who behaves in a boyish manner | - |
| embody | 14 | represent, as of a character on stage | - |
| breezy | 20 | abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes | - |
| cheery | 14 | bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer | a cheery hello |
| vastly | 12 | to an exceedingly great extent or degree | He had vastly overestimated his resources |
| fondly | 13 | with fondness; with love | she spoke to her children fondly |
| weakly | 16 | lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | - |
| thorny | 12 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| choosy | 14 | difficult to please | - |
| rudely | 10 | in an impolite manner | - |
| shoddy | 14 | unethical or dishonest | shoddy business practices |
| smithy | 14 | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering | - |
| verily | 12 | in truth; certainly | I verily think so |
| looney | 9 | someone deranged and possibly dangerous | - |
| droopy | 12 | hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) | - |
| doubly | 12 | to double the degree | she was doubly rewarded |
| glossy | 10 | reflecting light | the horse's glossy coat |
| tingly | 10 | - | - |
| infamy | 14 | a state of extreme dishonor | a date which will live in infamy |
| clingy | 12 | - | - |
| idiocy | 12 | extreme mental retardation | - |
| dinghy | 14 | a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled | - |
| eatery | 9 | a building where people go to eat | - |
| groggy | 12 | stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) | - |
| snooty | 9 | (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant | - |
| dismay | 12 | fear resulting from the awareness of danger | - |
| chummy | 18 | (used informally) associated on close terms | the bartender was chummy with the regular customers |
| sorely | 9 | in or as if in pain | sorely wounded |
| snazzy | 27 | flashily stylish | a snazzy outfit |
| paltry | 11 | contemptibly small in amount | a paltry wage |
| spongy | 12 | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | spongy bread |
| grassy | 10 | abounding in grass | - |
| shandy | 13 | a drink made of beer and lemonade | - |
| skanky | 17 | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | - |
| sultry | 9 | characterized by oppressive heat and humidity | the summer was sultry and oppressive |
| untidy | 10 | not neat and tidy | careless and untidy in her personal habits |
| tranny | 9 | - | - |
| deejay | 17 | - | - |
| flunky | 16 | a person of unquestioning obedience | - |
| pulley | 11 | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | - |
| subtly | 11 | in a subtle manner | late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy |
| airway | 12 | the passages through which air enters and leaves the body | - |
| flimsy | 14 | not convincing | a flimsy argument |
| burley | 11 | - | - |
| sugary | 10 | containing sugar | he eats too much sugary food |
| flirty | 12 | - | - |
| carney | 11 | - | - |
| priory | 11 | religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress | - |
| screwy | 14 | not behaving normally | - |
| skimpy | 17 | (of clothing) revealing the body | - |
| leeway | 12 | a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | - |
| horsey | 12 | - | - |
| flurry | 12 | a rapid active commotion | - |
| comely | 13 | according with custom or propriety | comely behavior |
| scurvy | 14 | a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) | - |
| shanty | 12 | a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors | - |
| spunky | 15 | showing courage | - |
| whammy | 19 | an evil spell | he put the whammy on me |
| dainty | 10 | delicately beautiful | a dainty teacup |
| phooey | 14 | - | - |
| verity | 12 | conformity to reality or actuality | - |
| gentry | 10 | the most powerful members of a society | - |
| botany | 11 | the branch of biology that studies plants | - |
| coldly | 12 | lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner | he addressed her coldly |
| stocky | 15 | having a short and solid form or stature | stocky legs |
| clammy | 15 | unpleasantly cool and humid | a clammy handshake |
| tawdry | 13 | tastelessly showy | tawdry ornaments |
| volley | 12 | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms | - |
| wiggly | 14 | curved or curving in and out | wiggly lines |
| medley | 12 | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources | - |
| floozy | 21 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| grisly | 10 | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | a grisly murder |
| slinky | 13 | - | - |
| snippy | 13 | - | - |
| surrey | 9 | a county in southeastern England on the Thames | - |
| jiminy | 18 | - | - |
| justly | 16 | with honesty | - |
| lackey | 15 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| darkly | 14 | without light | the river was sliding darkly under the mist |
| livery | 12 | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another | - |
| glassy | 10 | (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it | glassy porcelain |
| plucky | 17 | marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited | - |
| jalopy | 18 | a car that is old and unreliable | - |
| fleury | 12 | - | - |
| belfry | 14 | a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building | - |
| heyday | 16 | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity | - |
| expiry | 18 | a coming to an end of a contract period | the expiry of his driver's license |
| flatly | 12 | in an unqualified manner | he flatly denied the charges |
| goosey | 10 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
| gritty | 10 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | - |
| preppy | 15 | - | - |
| savory | 12 | pleasing to the sense of taste | - |
| ornery | 9 | having a difficult and contrary disposition | - |
| diddly | 12 | a small worthless amount | - |
| punchy | 16 | - | - |
| rashly | 12 | in a hasty and foolhardy manner | - |
| scummy | 15 | of the most contemptible kind | a scummy rabble |
| spacey | 13 | stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug | - |
| stoney | 9 | - | - |
| tweedy | 13 | of textiles; having a rough surface | - |
| keenly | 13 | in a keen or penetrating way | he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings |
| orally | 9 | by spoken rather than written means | - |
| dickey | 16 | a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | - |
| googly | 11 | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way | - |
| curtsy | 11 | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting | - |
| bowery | 14 | a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts | - |
| steely | 9 | resembling steel as in hardness | steely eyes |
| weensy | 12 | (used informally) very small | - |
| motley | 11 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | a jester dressed in motley |
| frilly | 12 | having decorative ruffles or frills | - |
| cranny | 11 | a long narrow depression in a surface | - |
| choppy | 18 | marked by abrupt transitions | choppy prose |
| stumpy | 13 | short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | a stumpy ungainly figure |
| crabby | 15 | annoyed and irritable | - |
| parlay | 11 | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager | - |
| spiffy | 17 | marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | - |
| vestry | 12 | a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | - |
| snobby | 13 | befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior | - |
| thinly | 12 | without viscosity | - |
| malady | 12 | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | - |
| effigy | 16 | a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) | the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln |
| goodly | 11 | large in amount or extent or degree | a goodly amount |
| richly | 14 | in a rich manner | - |
| surety | 9 | a guarantee that an obligation will be met | - |
| winery | 12 | an establishment where wine is made | - |
| levity | 12 | a manner lacking seriousness | - |
| mouthy | 14 | - | - |
| outcry | 11 | utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy | - |
| ratify | 12 | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | - |
| twiggy | 14 | thin as a twig | - |
| osprey | 11 | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years | - |
| finery | 12 | elaborate or showy attire and accessories | - |
| gaiety | 10 | a gay feeling | - |
| grainy | 10 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | the photographs were grainy and indistinct |
| swampy | 16 | (of soil) soft and watery | swampy bayous |
| drafty | 13 | not airtight | - |
| earthy | 12 | conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | an earthy sense of humor |
| flyboy | 17 | - | - |
| grabby | 14 | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | - |
| cicely | 13 | - | - |
| chippy | 18 | - | - |
| swifty | 15 | - | - |
| kingly | 14 | having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king | symbolizing kingly power |
| litany | 9 | any long and tedious address or recital | the patient recited a litany of complaints |
| slushy | 12 | effusively or insincerely emotional | slushy poetry |
| sundry | 10 | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | sundry sciences commonly known as social |
| stubby | 13 | short and blunt | stubby fingers |
| unduly | 10 | to an undue degree | she was unduly pessimistic about her future |
| jaunty | 16 | having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air | walked with a jaunty step |
| oddity | 11 | a strange attitude or habit | - |
| anally | 9 | - | - |
| pimply | 15 | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin | - |
| saxony | 16 | an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons | - |
| smugly | 12 | in a smug manner | the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern |
| sweeny | 12 | - | - |
| witchy | 17 | - | - |
| marshy | 14 | (of soil) soft and watery | a marshy coastline |
| mouldy | 12 | covered with or smelling of mold | - |
| mousey | 11 | of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse | - |
| folksy | 16 | belonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc. | folksy humor |
| chirpy | 16 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness | his quick wit and chirpy humor |
| clucky | 17 | - | - |
| swanky | 16 | imposingly fashionable and elegant | - |
| whimsy | 17 | the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | - |
| frothy | 15 | marked by high spirits or excitement | - |
| coolly | 11 | in a composed and unconcerned manner | without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher |
| sheeny | 12 | reflecting light | - |
| tannoy | 9 | a loudspeaker | - |
| vainly | 12 | to no avail | the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution |
| whinny | 15 | make a characteristic sound, of a horse | - |
| deftly | 13 | with dexterity; in a dexterous manner | - |
| dressy | 10 | in fancy clothing | - |
| eerily | 9 | in an unnatural eery manner | it was eerily quiet in the chapel |
| evilly | 12 | in a wicked evil manner | grin evilly |
| fealty | 12 | the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) | - |
| augury | 10 | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | he hoped it was an augury |
| busily | 11 | in a busy manner | they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs |
| prepay | 13 | pay for something before receiving it | - |
| smutty | 11 | soiled with dirt or soot | - |
| snarky | 13 | disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking | - |
| swirly | 12 | - | - |
| drippy | 14 | wet with light rain | a wet drippy day |
| blanky | 15 | - | - |
| slippy | 13 | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide | the streets are still slippy from the rain |
| syrupy | 14 | having a relatively high resistance to flow | - |
| tiddly | 11 | slightly intoxicated | - |
| toothy | 12 | having or showing prominent teeth | a toothy smile |
| giggly | 12 | - | - |
| grotty | 10 | very unpleasant or offensive | a grotty little play |
| creaky | 15 | of or pertaining to arthritis | my creaky old joints |
| acuity | 11 | sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) | - |
