4-letter words containing y
- goey — (of a person) go-ahead
- gory — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- goya — Francisco de [fran-sis-koh duh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw de,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ də;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ dɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), (Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) 1746–1828, Spanish painter.
- gray — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- grey — any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- guly — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to gules; red.
- guys — Plural form of guy.
- gwyn — Eleanor ("Nell") 1650–87, English actress: mistress of Charles II.
- gyan — Knowledge, especially spiritual or religious knowledge.
- gybe — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- gyle — Fermented wort used for making vinegar.
- gyms — Plural form of gym.
- gyn- — gyno-
- gyn. — gynaecological
- gyne — The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.
- gyno — (UK, Australia, informal) abbreviation of gynecologist.
- gyor — a city in NW Hungary.
- gype — (Ulster) fool; clumsy, awkward person; long-legged person; silly girl.
- gypo — gyppo.
- gyps — Plural form of gyp.
- gyre — a ring or circle.
- gyri — plural of gyrus.
- gyro — gyrocompass.
- gyse — Obsolete form of guise.
- gyte — a spoilt child
- gyve — Usually, gyves. a shackle, especially for the leg; fetter.
- haya — A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech.
- haye — A shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish).
- hays — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- hazy — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- hedy — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”.
- hery — to glorify; praise
- heya — (sumo) the so-called \"stable\" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains.
- heys — Plural form of hey.
- hgwy — highway
- hidy — (rare) Of or pertaining to hides.
- hiya — An informal greeting.
- hoky — Alternative spelling of hokey.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- homy — comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike: a homey little inn.
- hoya — any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hoyt — a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- huey — a male given name, form of Hugh.
- huly — cautious; gentle.
- hwyl — emotional fervour, as in the recitation of poetry
- hyar — (dialectal) here.
- hyde — Douglas, 1860–1949, Irish author and statesman: president of Ireland. 1938–45.
- hyem — (Geordie) home.
- hyer — Obsolete spelling of higher.
- hyke — Alternative form of haik.