4-letter words containing y, o
- goey — (of a person) go-ahead
- gory — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- goya — Francisco de [fran-sis-koh duh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw de,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ də;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ dɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), (Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) 1746–1828, Spanish painter.
- gyno — (UK, Australia, informal) abbreviation of gynecologist.
- gyor — a city in NW Hungary.
- gypo — gyppo.
- gyro — gyrocompass.
- hoky — Alternative spelling of hokey.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- homy — comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike: a homey little inn.
- hoya — any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hoyt — a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hypo — a hypodermic syringe or injection.
- jody — a male or female given name.
- joey — any young animal, especially a kangaroo.
- joky — jokey.
- joys — Plural form of joy.
- kayo — a knockout in boxing.
- kybo — a temporary lavatory constructed for use when camping
- logy — lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish; dull; lethargic.
- lory — any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- loys — Plural form of loy.
- lyo- — indicating dispersion or dissolution
- lyon — Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
- mayo — Charles Horace, 1865–1939, and his brother William James, 1861–1939, U.S. surgeons.
- moby — (British, slang) a mobile phone.
- mody — (dated) modish; fashionable.
- moky — (obsolete) misty; dark; murky.
- moly — an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- mopy — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- moya — Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions.
- mozy — Shaggy; hairy.
- myo- — muscle
- myob — (chat) mind your own business.
- nosy — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- nowy — noting a partition line or charge in which one or more curves interrupt a normally straight line or lines, usually halfway along their length: per fess nowy; a cross nowy.
- nyos — Lake, a volcanic lake in Cameroon, at the NW border: eruption 1986.
- oaky — Describing the taste of wine that has been aged in oak and acquired tannins from the wood.
- oary — oarlike.
- oaty — Containing oats.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- odyl — od.
- ofay — a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
- oggy — (UK, dialect, Cornwall) A Cornish pasty.
- oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- okay — to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- okey — (dated) Alternative form of OK.
- olay — Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel.
- oldy — oldie.
- only — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.