3-letter words containing y
- yep — Yes.
- yer — You are, used in representing dialectal speech.
- yes — (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.
- yet — at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?
- yew — any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya, constituting the family Taxaceae, of the Old World, North America, and Japan, having needlelike or scalelike foliage and seeds enclosed in a fleshy aril.
- yex — (archaic) Hiccup.
- yey — Alternative spelling of yay.
- ygp — Younger Generation Player
- yha — Youth Hostels Association
- yhl — Youth Hockey League
- yid — a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- yig — a synthetic yttrium iron garnet, used in electronics in filters and amplifiers.
- yil — Years In League
- yin — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
- yip — to bark sharply, as a young dog.
- yir — Eye dialect of your.
- yis — Eye dialect of yes.
- yiy — Yoga is Youthfulness
- yiz — Yiz as a plural pronoun is found most notably in the Philadelphia area and Delaware Valley (including Southern New Jersey), especially among working class communities.
- yjc — Young Jumper Championships
- yks — Yoga Kingdom Sanctuary
- ynt — Youth National Team
- ynz — Yachting New Zealand
- yob — a teenage lout or hooligan.
- yod — the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- yok — a loud, hearty laugh.
- yom — day
- yon — Yonder; that.
- yop — A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme in Britain in the 1980s.
- yor — Eye dialect of your.
- yot — The letter \u037f\u03f3, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.
- you — something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed: Don't buy the bright red shirt—it just isn't you. It was like seeing another you.
- yow — Used to express pain or shock.
- ype — Youve Played Enough
- yrg — Year Round Golf
- yrr — Yannick Rolland Racing
- yrs — years
- yta — Youth Tennis Advantage
- ytc — Yakima Tennis Club
- ytd — year to date
- yts — (the former) Youth Training Scheme
- ytt — Yoga Teacher Training
- yug — Archaic form of yuga (any of the religious ages in Hinduism).
- yuh — (chiefly, Jamaica) you.
- yuk — a loud, hearty laugh.
- yum — Used to express pleasure at eating, or at the prospect of eating, a particular food.
- yup — (informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
- yur — Eye dialect of your.
- yvh — Yadkin Valley Hounds
- yvl — Youth Volleyball League