4-letter words containing y, a
- wady — wadi.
- waly — (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) An exclamation of grief.
- wany — Also, waney. waning; decreasing; diminished in part.
- wary — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- wavy — curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating: a wavy course; wavy hair.
- waxy — angry.
- waye — Obsolete spelling of weye.
- wayn — Obsolete form of wain.
- ways — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- whya — Winslow Hockey Youth Association
- wkya — West Kempsville Youth Athletics
- wmya — Western Michigan Yachting Association
- wray — (obsolete) To denounce (a person).
- wyha — Warroad Youth Hockey Association
- wyra — Wilmington Youth Rowing Association
- wywa — Warwick Youth Wrestling Association
- yaar — (India, Pakistan) A friend, pal, or buddy.
- yaba — /ya'b*/ [Cambridge] Yet Another Bloody Acronym. Whenever some program is being named, someone invariably suggests that it be given a name that is acronymic. The response from those with a trace of originality is to remark ironically that the proposed name would then be "YABA-compatible". Also used in response to questions like "What is WYSIWYG?" See also YA-, TLA.
- yack — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
- yaff — to bark; yelp.
- yafo — Jaffa.
- yage — a mildly hallucinogenic drug obtained from a South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi.
- yagi — A directional radio or TV antenna consisting of two or more dipoles in the same plane with all dipoles parallel to each other.
- yahs — Plural form of yah.
- yaje — a mildly hallucinogenic drug obtained from a South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi.
- yaks — Plural form of yak.
- yald — vigorous, lively, active
- yale — Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- yall — Alternative form of y'all.
- yalu — a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between Manchuria and North Korea and flowing SW to the Yellow Sea. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- yama — the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
- yami — a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- yaml — YAML Ain't Markup Language
- yams — Plural form of yam.
- yana — a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
- yank — an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
- yaoi — (slang, pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship, primarily intended for a female audience.
- yapp — circuit binding.
- yaps — Plural form of yap.
- yard — the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure.
- yare — quick; agile; lively.
- yari — (weapons, Japan) A spear used in martial arts, of various sizes.
- yark — (transitive, UK dialectal) To make ready; prepare.
- yarl — A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.
- yarm — (UK dialectal) To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
- yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yarr — (intransitive, archaic) To growl or snarl like a dog.
- yass — (US, dialectal) eye dialect of yes.
- yate — Obsolete form of gate.