ANT - Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
JAY - Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
NUT - A hard-shelled seed.
TAN - A symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.
JUT - Something that sticks out.
NAY - No.
TAU - The name of the letter T/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
AUNT - A sister or sister-in-law of someone's parent.
TUNA - Any of several species of fish, of the genus Thunnus, in the family Scombridae.
JAUNT - A wearisome journey.
JAUNTY - Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
ANY - To even the slightest extent, at all.