4-Letter Words Ending in Y

All 221 four-letter words ending in Y

A

• abay9n. Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
• abey9v. To hold in abeyance; to suspend.
• ably9adv. In an able manner; with great ability.
• achy12adj. With or suffering from aches; sore.
• addy9n. Adderall.
• aery7n. Dated spelling of eyrie.
• aggy9adj. Aggravating; annoying, irritating, obnoxious.
• ahoy10interj. Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
• airy7adj. Consisting of air.
• aley7adj. Resembling or characteristic of ale.
• ally7v. To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between...
• amay9v. To dismay; confound; be dismayed.
• amby11n. An ambulance.
• andy8n. Android.
• anty7adj. Covered with ants.
• appy11n. An appetizer.
• army9n. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground...
• arty7adj. Inclined towards the arts.
• arvy10n. Afternoon.
• ashy10adj. Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion)...
• assy7adj. Like or resembling an ass; asinine.
• away10adv. From a place, hence.
• awry10adv. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.

B

• baby11n. A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or...
• bevy12n. A group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
• bhoy12n. A tough, a thug.
• bivy12n. A bivouac sack.
• blay9n. The bleak (fish).
• body10n. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
• bony9adj. Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to...
• boxy16adj. Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right...
• bray9v. Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and...
• brey9v. To soften (leather) by twisting, scraping, etc.
• buoy9n. A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a...
• bury9v. To kill or murder.
• busy9adj. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

C

• cany9adj. Of or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.
• cavy12n. Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
• chay12n. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
• chey12interj. Expression of dismissal following an unmet expectation.
• city9n. A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal...
• clay9n. A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina...
• cley9n. A claw.
• cloy9v. To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
• coly9n. Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to...
• cony9n. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus...
• copy11n. The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an...
• cory9n. Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American...
• cosy9adj. Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
• coxy16n. Coccidiosis.
• cray9n. A crayfish or lobster.
• croy9n. A natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and...
• cuny9n. An ordinary seaman.

D

• davy11n. An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath.
• defy11v. To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
• demy10n. A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
• deny8v. To disallow or reject.
• dewy11adj. Covered by dew.
• dexy15n. A tablet of dexedrine.
• domy10adj. Shaped like a dome.
• dory8n. A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used...
• doty8adj. Suffering from rot, or waterlogged.
• doxy15n. A defined opinion.
• dozy17adj. Quite sleepy or tired.
• dray8n. Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without...
• drey8n. A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
• duly8adv. In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably...
• duty8n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

E

• easy7adj. Comfortable; at ease.
• eddy9n. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to...
• edgy9adj. Nervous, apprehensive.
• eeny7adj. Minuscule.
• eggy9adj. Covered with or dipped in egg.
• elmy9adj. Pertaining to elm trees; in which elms grow.
• enty7adj. Parted off chevronwise; (of a charge) enté en point, inserted into a...
• envy10n. Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not...
• eppy11n. An epileptic shock.
• esky11n. An insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep...
• espy9v. To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to...
• expy16n. A character in a work of fiction who is a stand-in for or knockoff of a...
• eyyy13interj. An expression of approval or cheering.

F

• fady11n. A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.
• flay10v. To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
• fogy11n. Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.
• foxy17n. The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
• fray10v. To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands...
• fury10n. Extreme anger.

G

• gaby10n. A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
• gley8n. A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in...
• goby10n. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the...
• goey8adj. Of a horse: inclined to go; restive.
• gory8adj. Covered with blood; very bloody.
• gray8adj. Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate...
• grey8adj. Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
• guly8adj. Gules; red.

H

• hazy19adj. Thick or obscured with haze.
• hidy11adj. Of coffee: having a characteristic leathery taste.
• holy10adj. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
• homy12adj. Homely.
• huey10n. A helicopter.

I

• icky13adj. Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
• idly8adv. Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
• iffy13adj. Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
• illy7adv. Badly; poorly.
• incy9adj. Very small; incy wincy.
• indy8n. An independent entity.
• infy10adj. Infinite.
• inky11adj. Synonym of black.
• inly7adj. Inward; interior; secret.
• itsy7adj. Very small; itty.
• itty7adj. Extremely small; itty-bitty.

J

• jery14n. Any of several species of bird, endemic to Madagascar, in the genera...
• jody15n. A Jody call.
• joey14n. The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also...
• jury14n. A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and...

K

• kady12n. A man's straw hat.

L

• lacy9adj. Made of lace or decorated with it.
• lady8n. The mistress of a household.
• lavy10adj. Lavish; liberal.
• lazy16adj. Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
• levy10v. To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate...
• lily7n. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae...
• limy9adj. Containing or resembling lime.
• logy8adj. Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
• lory7n. Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia....
• lucy9n. The northern pike (a kind of fish).

M

• many9det. Before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
• maty9n. A native house servant in India.
• mazy18adj. Mazelike; like a maze.
• miny9adj. Of or resembling a mine.
• miry9adj. Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
• moby11n. A mobile phone.
• mody10adj. Trendy; fashionable.
• moly9n. A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
• mozy18adj. Shaggy; hairy.

N

• nary7adv. Not, never.
• navy10n. A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and...
• newy10n. Shorthand for a number of different cities that start with "New", such...
• nosy7adj. Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or...
• nowy10adj. Nowed (knotted).

O

• oaky11adj. Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.
• oaty7adj. Containing oats.
• obby11n. An obstacle course.
• obey9v. To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to...
• offy13n. An off-licence.
• oggy9n. A Cornish pasty.
• oily7adj. Covered with or containing oil.
• okey11n. A Turkish game in which players attempt to collect certain groups of...
• olay7n. Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus.
• only7adj. Alone in a category.
• oozy16adj. Of or pertaining to the quality of something that oozes.
• oppy11adj. Characteristic of an opp; inimical, hostile.
• opry9n. Opera.
• orby9adj. Having characteristics of an orb.
• orgy8n. A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute...
• owly10adj. Resembling or characteristic of an owl.

P

• paly9adj. Palewise; vertically striped.
• piny9adj. Of, resembling, pertaining to, or having many pines.
• pity9n. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or...
• play9v. To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities...
• ploy9n. A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
• poky13adj. Slow.
• poly9n. A polytechnic.
• pony9n. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under...
• pory9adj. Porous.
• posy9n. A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay.
• poxy16adj. Suffering from pox.
• pray9v. To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher...
• prey9n. That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
• puny9adj. Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.

Q

• quay16n. A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and...
• quoy16n. An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.

R

• racy9adj. Mildly risqué.
• rely7v. To trust; to have confidence in.
• rily7adj. Roily; turbulent.
• roky11adj. Misty; foggy; cloudy.
• ropy9adj. Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles...
• rory7adj. Covered by dew.
• rosy7adj. Rose-coloured.
• ruby9n. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
• rudy8n. An acrobatic maneuver involving two and a half twists.
• ruly7adj. Pitiable; miserable.

S

• scry9v. To magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict...
• shay10n. A chaise.
• slay7v. To kill; to murder.
• sory7n. Iron(II) sulfate, or some earth impregnated with it.
• spay9v. To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to...
• spry9adj. Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
• stay7v. To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short...
• suay7adj. Unlucky, unfortunate.
• suey7n. Suicide (act of self-killing).
• sway10n. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

T

• tavy10n. Swidden.
• they10pron. A group of entities previously mentioned.
• tidy8adj. Arranged neatly and in order.
• tiny7adj. Very small.
• toby9n. A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby...
• tody8n. Any of the genus Todus of small insectivorous Caribbean birds.
• toey7adj. Agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so)...
• tony7adj. Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
• toty7n. A low-caste laborer hired as a messenger etc.
• towy10adj. Composed of, or resembling, tow (the fabric).
• tray7n. A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon...
• trey7n. A playing card or die with the rank of three.
• troy7adj. Of, or relating to, troy weight.

U

• ugly8adj. Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
• uppy11adj. Synonym of uppity.

V

• vary10v. To change with time or a similar parameter.
• veny10n. A strike or blow.
• very10adv. To a great extent or degree.
• viny10adj. Resembling or characteristic of a vine, especially in being twisty.

W

• waly10interj. An exclamation of grief.
• wany10adj. Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout...
• wary10adj. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception...
• wavy13adj. Rising or swelling in waves.
• waxy17adj. Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
• whey13n. The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the...
• wily10adj. Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
• winy10adj. Having the taste or qualities of wine.
• wiry10adj. Resembling wire.

Z

• zany16adj. Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words ending in Y are there?

Word.ws lists 221 four-letter words ending in Y, plus 75 rare ones.

What are common four-letter words ending in Y?

they, only, very, many, away, city, play and body.

Which of the four-letter words ending in Y has the highest letter score?

hazy scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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