3-letter words containing y
- dye — a coloring material or matter.
- dyn — Dyne.
- ely — a cathedral city in E England, in E Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse. Pop: 13 954 (2001)
- eny — Eye dialect of any.
- ety — Etymology.
- eye — Each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see, the visible part typically appearing almond-shaped in animals with eyelids.
- eyr — Obsolete form of air.
- eys — Plural form of ey.
- fay — a female given name, form of Faith.
- fey — British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- foy — Chiefly Scot. a farewell gift, feast, or drink.
- fry — to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
- fya — For your amusement.
- fye — Alternative form of fie.
- fyi — (FYI) A subseries of RFCs that are not technical standards or descriptions of protocols. FYIs convey general information about topics related to TCP/IP or the Internet. See also STD.
- fyn — an island in S Denmark. 1149 sq. mi. (2975 sq. km).
- gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- gey — Scot. considerably; very.
- goy — a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- gry — (archaic) A small amount.
- guy — a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.”.
- gym — a gymnasium.
- gyp — a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- hey — Used to attract attention, to express surprise, interest, or annoyance, or to elicit agreement.
- hoy — a shout or hail.
- hwy — highway
- hye — Obsolete spelling of high.
- hym — Obsolete spelling of him.
- hyp — hypochondria.
- icy — made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads.
- igy — International Geophysical Year
- ivy — any of various other climbing or trailing plants.
- jay — John, 1745–1829, U.S. statesman and jurist: first chief justice of the U.S. 1789–95.
- jly — July
- joy — a female given name.
- jym — A predecessor to Graal by Patrick Bellot, France.
- kay — Sir Arthurian Romance. the rude, boastful foster brother and seneschal of Arthur.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- kya — Thousand years ago.
- kyd — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
- kye — a private Korean-American banking club to which members pay contributions and from which they may take out loans, usually to start small businesses.
- kyu — A grade or rank in Japanese martial arts.
- lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- ley — a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead.
- loy — a female given name.
- lye — a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lyn — (Scotland) A waterfall.
- lys — a river in W Europe, in N France and W Belgium, flowing NE into the Scheldt River at Ghent. 120 miles (195 km) long.