4-letter words containing y
- pyle — Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- pyo- — denoting pus
- pyr- — pyro-
- pyre — a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- pyro — a pyromaniac.
- quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
- quey — a heifer.
- quoy — (in Scotland, especially as part of a placename) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.
- quty — A functional plus logic language. "Quty: A Functional Language Based on Unification", M. Sato et al, in Conf. Fifth Gen. Computer Systems, ICOT 1984, pp.157-165.
- racy — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- rays — John, 1627?–1705, English naturalist.
- rely — to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.
- rhys — Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- rimy — covered with rime.
- roky — steamy or smoky
- ropy — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rory — a male given name.
- rosy — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- ruby — a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- rudy — a male given name, form of Rudolf.
- ruly — orderly; well-behaved; tidy
- ryal — rose noble.
- ryan — a male given name.
- ryas — a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- 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.
- sagy — like or containing sage
- saye — save as you earn
- says — 3rd person singular present ind. of say1 .
- scry — to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scye — a sleeve-hole
- secy — secretary
- sexy — concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué: a sexy novel.
- shay — a chaise.
- sizy — thick; viscous.
- skry — to have spiritual visions (most commonly using a crystal ball or smooth body of water)
- skye — Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- skyf — a cigarette or substance for smoking; a smoke
- skyr — a Scandinavian dairy product made from curdled milk
- slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- sley — the reed of a loom.
- snye — a backwater.
- soay — a breed of small horned sheep having long legs and dark brown wool that is plucked rather than shorn; found mainly on St Kilda where they were probably introduced by the Vikings
- soya — Soya flour, butter, or other food is made from soya beans.
- spay — to remove the ovaries of (an animal).
- spey — a river in E Scotland, flowing generally northeast through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth: salmon fishing; parts of the surrounding area (Speyside) are famous for whisky distilleries. Length: 172 km (107 miles)