5-letter words containing w, y
- -ways — indicating direction or manner
- alway — always
- alwyn — William. 1905–85, British composer. His works include the oratorio The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1936) and the Suite of Scottish Dances (1946)
- asway — in a rocking or oscillating manner
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- bawdy — A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex.
- blowy — windy
- bylaw — A bylaw is a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
- byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- chewy — If food is chewy, it needs to be chewed a lot before it becomes soft enough to swallow.
- clwyd — a former county in NE Wales, formed in 1974 from Flintshire, most of Denbighshire, and part of Merionethshire; replaced in 1996 by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham county borough, and part of Conwy county borough
- conwy — a market town and resort in N Wales, in Conwy county borough on the estuary of the River Conwy: medieval town walls, 13th-century castle. Pop: 3847 (2001)
- cowry — cowrie.
- dewey — John. 1859–1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)
- dowdy — not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses?
- dowly — dull; low-spirited; dismal
- downy — of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft.
- dowry — Also, dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
- ewery — (historical, UK) An office or place of household service where the ewers were kept.
- fawny — of a color like fawn.
- flowy — (especially of hair or clothing) hanging loosely or freely at full length; flowing: soft flowy hair; flowy silk dresses.
- fowey — a resort and fishing village in SW England, in Cornwall, linked administratively with St Austell from 1968 to 1974. Pop: 2064 (2001)
- gawky — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gawsy — (of people) well-dressed and of cheerful appearance.
- glowy — Glowing.
- howay — Alternative version of haway (Geordie, Tyneside) A general cry of encouragement.
- howdy — howdie.
- jewry — the Jewish people collectively.
- jowly — having prominent jowls.
- lawly — Pertaining to or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.
- lawny — a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed.
- llwyd — a magician who avenged his friend Gwawl upon Pryderi, the son of Pwyll, by casting various spells upon Pryderi and his estate.
- loewy — Raymond Fernand [fer-nand] /fərˈnænd/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. industrial designer, born in France.
- lowly — humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
- lowry — (Clarence) Malcolm (Boden) [bohd-n] /ˈboʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1909–57, U.S. novelist, born in England.
- mawky — (Northern England, Appalachia) maggoty, full of maggots.
- newly — recently; lately: a newly married couple.
- newry — a city and port in Northern Ireland, in Newry and Mourne district, Co Down. Pop: 27 433 (2001)
- newsy — full of news: a nice long newsy letter.
- noway — in no way, respect, or degree; not at all; nowise: He was noway responsible for the accident.
- nowty — bad-tempered
- otway — Thomas, 1652–85, English dramatist.
- pawky — cunning; sly.
- poway — a city in SW California.
- powys — John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.
- pwyll — a prince who stole his wife, Rhiannon, from her suitor, Gwawl, and was the father of Pryderi.
- rawly — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- rowdy — a rough, disorderly person.
- showy — making an imposing display: showy flowers.
- snowy — abounding in or covered with snow: snowy fields.
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