4-letter words containing y
- hyla — a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- hyle — (obsolete, philosophy) matter.
- hymn — a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
- hyp- — hypo-
- hyp. — hypotenuse
- hype — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- hypo — a hypodermic syringe or injection.
- hyps — Plural form of hyp.
- hyte — insane; mad.
- icey — (rare) alternative spelling of icy.
- icky — repulsive or distasteful.
- idly — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- idyl — a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- iffy — full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
- ikey — a student at the University of Cape Town, esp one representing the University in a sport
- illy — ill.
- inby — into the house or an inner room; inside; within
- indy — Vincent [van-sahn] /vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1931, French composer.
- inky — black as ink: inky shadows.
- inly — inwardly.
- itsy — (informal) Very small; itty.
- itty — Extremely small, as in itty-bitty.
- ivry — Eye dialect of every.
- iway — information superhighway
- iyar — the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- izzy — Edward Durell [doo-rel,, dyoo-] /dʊˈrɛl,, dyʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1902–78, U.S. architect.
- jawy — (obsolete) Relating to the jaws.
- jays — Plural form of jay.
- jery — Several species of bird endemic to Madagascar, in the genuses Neomixis and Hartertula.
- jivy — jivey.
- jody — a male or female given name.
- joey — any young animal, especially a kangaroo.
- joky — jokey.
- joys — Plural form of joy.
- judy — Andrew, 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
- july — the seventh month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Jul.
- jury — a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them.
- jynx — A bird, the wryneck (Jynx or Iynx torquilla).
- kady — A man's straw hat.
- katy — a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kaya — Torreya nucifera, the vern Japanese nutmeg tree.
- kaye — Danny (David Daniel Kaminski) 1913–87, U.S. comedian, singer, and actor.
- kayo — a knockout in boxing.
- kays — Plural form of kay, the name of the letter K.
- keys — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- kiyi — a small whitefish, Coregonus kiyi, found in the deeper waters of the Great Lakes.
- krym — the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- kuyp — Aelbert [Dutch ahl-buh rt] /Dutch ˈɑl bərt/ (Show IPA), Cuyp, Aelbert.
- kyak — kayak
- kyat — a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Burma (Myanmar), equal to 100 pyas.