5-letter words containing y, o
- irony — the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
- ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- jocky — (informal) Jocklike.
- joeys — Plural form of joey.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- jolly — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- jolty — full of jolts; bumpy.
- jonty — a master-at-arms aboard a ship
- jotty — the act of a person who jots.
- jowly — having prominent jowls.
- joyce — James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
- joyed — the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
- kayos — a knockout in boxing.
- konya — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- kooky — of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.
- kyloe — West Highland.
- kyoga — Lake, a lake in central Uganda. About 1000 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km).
- kyoto — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: the capital of Japan a.d. 794–1868.
- leroy — a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- lloyd — an association of independent English insurance underwriters, founded in London about 1688, originally engaged in underwriting only marine risks but now also issuing policies on almost every type of insurance.
- loady — a person who is a habitual user of alcohol or drugs.
- loamy — a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lobby — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- loewy — Raymond Fernand [fer-nand] /fərˈnænd/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. industrial designer, born in France.
- lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- loggy — slow, sluggish, or listless
- lolly — lollipop.
- looby — an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- looey — a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- looky — (humorous, colloquial) Look.
- loony — lunatic; insane.
- loopy — full of loops.
- loppy — Somewhat lop; inclined to lop.
- lordy — Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration.
- lorry — Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
- losey — Joseph. 1909–84, US film director, in Britain from 1952. His films include The Servant (1963), The Go-Between (1971), and Don Giovanni (1979)
- lossy — (of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
- loury — lowery.
- lousy — infested with lice.
- louys — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1870–1925, French poet and novelist.
- lovey — sweetheart; dear: used as a term of endearment.
- 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.
- loyal — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
- lycos — (web) A web index, served by Carnegie Mellon University. It allows you to search on document title and content for a list of keywords. Lycos is probably the biggest such index on the web. By April 1995, the Lycos database contained 2.95 million unique documents. The Lycos database is built by a Web crawler that can bring in 5000 documents per day. The index searches document title, headings, links, and keywords it locates in these documents. The Lycos servers are efficient but overloaded. Failure to connect or "please try later" messages are common.
- lyons — a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.
- lyso- — indicating a dissolving or loosening
- lysol — a solution containing a mixture of cresols in water, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant
- mayon — an active volcano in the Philippines, on SE Luzon Island. 7926 feet (2415 meters).
- mayor — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.