5-letter words containing y, n
- uncoy — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- undry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- unify — bring together, unite
- unity — the state of being one; oneness.
- unlay — to separate (a strand) from a rope.
- unpay — to not pay
- unsay — to withdraw (something said), as if it had never been said; retract.
- veiny — full of veins; prominently veined: a veiny hand.
- veney — a thrust
- verny — former name of Alma-Ata.
- vigny — Alfred Victor de [al-fred veek-tawr duh] /alˈfrɛd vikˈtɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1797–1863, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
- vinny — a male given name, form of Vincent.
- vinyl — Chemistry. the vinyl group, the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- vinys — a female given name.
- vying — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- waney — wany (def 1).
- wanky — Contemptible, worthless, or stupid.
- wanly — of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.
- wanty — (UK, dialectal) A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
- wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- weeny — weenie.
- wendy — a female given name, form of Gwendolyn.
- wenny — of the nature of or resembling a wen.
- whiny — complaining; fretful; cranky: The baby is whiny because he missed his nap.
- windy — accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
- winey — of, like, or characteristic of wine.
- wingy — having wings.
- winky — Tending to wink; winking.
- winny — a male given name, form of Winston.
- womyn — Nonstandard spelling of “ women ” adopted by some feminists in order to avoid the word ending -men.
- wonky — British Slang. shaky, groggy, or unsteady. unreliable; not trustworthy.
- wynds — (Scotland) Plural form of wynd.
- wynns — Plural form of wynn.
- xenyl — (organic chemistry, dated) The univalent radical derived from diphenyl.
- xylan — A polysaccharide found in plant cell walls that hydrolyzes to xylose.
- yagni — You aren't gonna need it
- yajna — A ritual sacrifice with a specific objective.
- yakin — A large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicolor.
- yamen — (in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- yanan — a city in N Shaanxi province, in N central China: the headquarters of Chinese Communists 1937–47.
- yance — (dialect, Northern English dialect) once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly).
- yanks — Plural form of yank.
- yapon — a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea.
- yaren — the capital of the Republic of Nauru.
- yarns — Plural form of yarn.
- yasna — a part of the Avesta including the Gathas and other liturgical texts.
- yawns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yawn.
- yawny — emitting or causing yawns: yawny spectators; a yawny debate.
- ybeen — Past participle of be.
- yeans — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yean.