5-letter words containing e, y
- jasey — a wig, especially one made of worsted.
- jayne — a female given name.
- jelly — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- jemmy — jimmy1 .
- jenny — spinning jenny.
- jerky — characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
- jerry — of inferior materials or workmanship.
- jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
- jewry — the Jewish people collectively.
- jivey — resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively.
- joeys — Plural form of joey.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- joyce — James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
- joyed — the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
- kayes — a city in W Mali.
- kayle — A pin used in kayles or skittles.
- kbyte — kilobyte
- kedgy — lively or happy
- kelly — a man's stiff hat, as a derby or straw skimmer.
- kelpy — kelpie1 .
- kelty — a large or extra drink imposed on someone who is avoiding drinking or is thought not to be drinking enough
- kempy — a short, coarse, brittle fiber, used chiefly in the manufacture of carpets.
- kenny — Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- kenya — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- kerky — stupid
- kerry — one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.
- kesey — Ken. 1935–2001, US novelist, best-known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)
- keyed — chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal: a key person in the company; key industries.
- keyer — One who, or that which, keys.
- kiley — kylie.
- kyles — Plural form of kyle.
- kyley — Alternative form of kylie.
- kylie — boomerang.
- kyloe — West Highland.
- kynde — Obsolete form of kind.
- kynge — Obsolete spelling of king.
- kyrie — (italics) the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church.
- kythe — Common Germanic: Old English c\u00fd\u00f0an (Middle English c\u00fc\u00feen, ky\u00feen, ki\u00feen, ke\u00feen). Old Saxon k\u00fb\u00f0ian.
- lacey — a town in W Washington.
- ladye — Archaic spelling of lady.
- layed — (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of lay.
- layer — protocol layer
- leady — like lead; leaden.
- leafy — having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage: the leafy woods.
- leahy — William Daniel, 1875–1959, U.S. admiral and diplomat.
- leaky — allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape: a leaky boat; a leaky container.
- leany — (obsolete) lean.
- leary — leery1 .
- leavy — leafy.
- leccy — Alternative form of lecky.