5-letter words containing y, o
- cytol — Cytological.
- cyton — the central part of a neuron
- d'you — D'you is a shortened form of 'do you' or 'did you', used in spoken English.
- decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- devoy — Dame Susan (Elizabeth Anne). born 1964, New Zealand squash player; winner of the World Open Championship 1985, 1987, 1990, and 1992
- do by — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dobby — British Dialect. a fatuous person; fool.
- doddy — doddie.
- dodgy — inclined to dodge.
- dogey — dogie.
- doggy — a little dog or a puppy.
- dogly — Of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.
- dohyo — a sumo wrestling ring
- doily — any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- doisy — Edward Adelbert [ad-l-bert,, uh-del-] /ˈæd l bərt,, əˈdɛl-/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
- dolby — Dolby is a system which reduces the background noise on electronic cassette players.
- dolly — Informal. a doll.
- doney — (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman.
- donsy — British Dialect. fastidious; neat; tidy.
- doody — (US, slang, childish) Excrement, poop.
- dooky — (US, slang) alternative spelling of dookie.
- dooly — (in India) a simple litter, often used to transport sick or wounded persons.
- doomy — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- doozy — Something outstanding or unique of its kind.
- dopey — stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
- dorky — stupid, inept, or unfashionable.
- dormy — (golf) alt form dormie.
- dorty — sullen; sulky.
- dotty — marked with dots; dotted.
- 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.
- doyen — the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- doyle — Sir Arthur Conan [kaw-nuh n,, koh-] /ˈkɔ nən,, ˈkoʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1859–1930, British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer.
- doyly — Archaic form of doily.
- drony — (of a sound) Dronelike.
- duroy — a type of rough cloth made of wool and similar to tammy
- dykon — a celebrity much admired by lesbians
- dynos — Plural form of dyno.
- dyson — Sir James. born 1947, British businessman and industrial designer; inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner (1979–93)
- ebony — a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- elogy — Praise; eulogy.
- elyot — Sir Thomas. ?1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat; author of The Boke named the Governour (1531), a treatise in English on education
- emory — a masculine name: var. Emery; equiv. Ger. Emmerich, It. Amerigo
- enjoy — Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
- envoy — A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
- epoxy — An adhesive, plastic, paint, or other material made from a class of synthetic thermosetting polymers containing epoxide groups.
- eyots — Plural form of eyot.
- flory — fleury.