4-letter words that end in y
- goey — (of a person) go-ahead
- gory — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- 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.
- 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
- hgwy — highway
- hidy — (rare) Of or pertaining to hides.
- 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.
- huey — a male given name, form of Hugh.
- huly — cautious; gentle.
- icey — (rare) alternative spelling of icy.
- icky — repulsive or distasteful.
- idly — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- 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
- izzy — Edward Durell [doo-rel,, dyoo-] /dʊˈrɛl,, dyʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1902–78, U.S. architect.
- jawy — (obsolete) Relating to the jaws.
- 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.
- 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.
- kady — A man's straw hat.
- katy — a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- lacy — of or resembling lace; lacelike: a lacy gown; a lacy leaf.
- lady — a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady.
- laky — of the color of a lake pigment.
- lamy — John Baptist (Jean Baptiste l'Amy) 1814–88, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, born in France: archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico 1875–88.
- lavy — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Lavish; liberal.
- lazy — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lely — Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- levy — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- lily — any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Compare lily family.