4-letter words containing y, r
- ryfm — (abuse) 1. "Read Your Fucking Manual". Uncommon variant of RTFM. 2. "Read Your Fucking Mail". A gentle reminder to someone to check their corresponence and, who knows, maybe even respond.
- ryle — Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- rynd — a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.
- ryot — a peasant.
- rype — the ptarmigan
- ryun — James Ronald ("Jim") born 1947, U.S. distance runner; congressman 1996–2007.
- scry — to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- skry — to have spiritual visions (most commonly using a crystal ball or smooth body of water)
- skyr — a Scandinavian dairy product made from curdled milk
- spry — active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- styr — a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- tory — a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tray — a coin worth threepence.
- trey — a playing card or a die having three pips.
- troy — expressed or computed in troy weight.
- trye — very good
- tyer — a person who ties
- tyre — to furnish with tires.
- tyro — a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- tyrr — Tyr.
- uhry — Alfred, born 1936, U.S. playwright.
- urdy — a heraldic line pattern
- urey — Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
- vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- very — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
- wary — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- wery — Eye dialect of very.
- wiry — made of wire.
- wray — (obsolete) To denounce (a person).
- wvyr — West Valley Youth Rugby
- wwry — We Will Rock You
- wyer — Obsolete form of weir.
- wyra — Wilmington Youth Rowing Association
- wyrd — Fate, destiny, particular in an Anglo-Saxon or Norse context.
- wyre — Obsolete spelling of wire.
- wyrm — (poetic) dragon, particularly one without legs or wings.
- yaar — (India, Pakistan) A friend, pal, or buddy.
- 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.
- year — a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
- yeer — Obsolete spelling of year.
- yerb — Eye dialect of herb.
- yerd — to beat (someone or something) using a rod or stick
- yere — (Irish) your (plural); of ye, belonging to ye.