5-letter words containing u, y
- nouny — (of a word) resembling a noun
- noyau — A liqueur made of brandy flavored with fruit kernels.
- nubby — having nubs; knobby or lumpy.
- nudgy — of, relating to, or like a nudge or nag.
- nutsy — nutty (defs 3, 4).
- nutty — abounding in or producing nuts.
- nysut — New York State United Teachers
- oudry — Jean-Baptiste (ʒɑ̃batist). 1686–1755, French rococo painter and tapestry designer, noted esp for animal and hunting scenes
- oundy — wavy or curly
- outby — outside or outlying
- 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
- plumy — having plumes or feathers.
- poufy — a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
- pouty — inclined to pout, or marked by pouting: a sullen, pouty child; a pouty face.
- poyou — an armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus, native to South America and characterized by its six moveable bands
- pu-yi — Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.
- puddy — short and podgy
- pudgy — short and fat or thick: an infant's pudgy fingers.
- pudsy — a plump person
- puffy — gusty1 .
- puggy — one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- pukey — on the verge of vomiting; nauseated.
- pully — a pullover
- pulpy — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling pulp; fleshy or soft.
- punky — Slang. of or like punks or hoodlums.
- punny — having, involving, or characteristic of a pun.
- punty — an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- puppy — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- purdy — James, 1914–2009, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- pursy — vain about one's wealth; purse-proud.
- purty — pretty.
- pusey — Edward Bouverie [boo-vuh-ree] /ˈbu və ri/ (Show IPA), 1800–82, English clergyman.
- pushy — obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
- pussy — Informal. a cat, especially a kitten.
- putty — a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
- quaky — tending to quake; shaky or tremulous.
- quayd — (obsolete) Past participle of quail.
- quays — Plural form of quay.
- query — a question; an inquiry.
- queyn — a worthless girl
- queys — a heifer.
- rebuy — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- roupy — hoarse or husky.
- rouyn — a city in SW Quebec, in E Canada: gold and copper mining.
- rubby — rubbing alcohol, esp when mixed with cheap wine for drinking
- ruddy — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- rudny — a city in N central Kazakhstan, SW of Kustanai.
- rugby — a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- ruggy — rough or rugged
- rummy — any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.