5-letter words containing p, y
- palsy — any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- panay — an island in the central Philippines. 4446 sq. mi. (11,515 sq. km). Capital: Iloilo.
- pandy — a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- pansy — a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- panty — panties.
- pappy — like pap; mushy.
- parky — weather: chilly
- parly — a small gingerbread biscuit
- parry — to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
- party — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- pasay — a city in E Philippines, on Manila Bay, on E Luzon.
- passy — Frédérick [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1822–1912, French economist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- pasty — of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.
- patly — in an appropriate manner; fitly
- patsy — a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- patty — any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked: oyster patties.
- pawky — cunning; sly.
- payed — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- payee — a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- payer — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- payne — John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- payor — A payor is a person who makes a payment.
- peaky — peaked2 .
- peary — Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- peaty — of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- peavy — peavey.
- pecky — spotted with fungi.
- peeoy — a homemade firework
- peery — a spinning top
- peggy — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- péguy — Charles (ʃarl). 1873–1914, French poet and essayist, whose works include Le Mystère de la charité de Jeanne d'Arc (1910); founder of the journal Cahiers de la quinzaine (1900–14): killed in World War I
- pelly — a river in SE Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing NW to the Yukon River. 330 miles (530 km) long.
- penny — a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
- peony — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- peppy — energetic; vigorous; lively.
- pepsy — Prolog extended with parallel modules within which explicit OR-parallelism can be used.
- pepys — Samuel, 1633–1703, English diarist and naval official.
- percy — Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- perky — jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- perry — a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- pervy — sexually perverted
- pesky — annoyingly troublesome; pesty: bothered by a pesky fly.
- pesty — being a nuisance or pest; annoyingly troublesome.
- petty — small and unimportant
- peyse — to balance or equalize in weight
- phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phyfe — Duncan, 1768–1854, U.S. cabinetmaker, born in Scotland.
- phyla — plural of phylum.
- phyle — (in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- phyma — a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.