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5 Letter Words Containing Y

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that contains Y. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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  1. hydraScrabble 12 · WWF 10

    n.. A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster.

  2. hydroScrabble 12 · WWF 10

    Alt. of Hydr-

  3. hyenaScrabble 11 · WWF 10

    n.. Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.

  4. hyingScrabble 12 · WWF 12

    p. pr. & vb. n.. of Hie

  5. hylasScrabble 11 · WWF 10

    noun. A genus of tree frogs; also, a member of this genus.

  6. hylegScrabble 12 · WWF 12

    noun. In astrology, the planet or point that is the giver of life in a natal chart.

  7. hylicScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    a.. Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as, hylic influences.

  8. hymenScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    n.. A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina; the vaginal membrane.

  9. hymnsScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    noun. Plural of hymn; religious songs or poems of praise.

  10. hyndeScrabble 12 · WWF 11

    Noun. Obsolete form of hind ( “ female deer ” ) .

  11. hyoidScrabble 12 · WWF 10

    a.. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [/].

  12. hypedScrabble 14 · WWF 13

    adjective. Excessively publicized or promoted; excited or stimulated, often by drugs.

  13. hyperScrabble 13 · WWF 12

    A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyperaemia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion.

  14. hypesScrabble 13 · WWF 12

    verb. Third-person singular present of hype: promotes or publicizes extravagantly.

  15. hyphaScrabble 16 · WWF 14

    n.. any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus

  16. hyposScrabble 13 · WWF 12

    noun. Plural of hypo.

  17. hyraxScrabble 18 · WWF 16

    n.. Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.

  18. hyrseScrabble 11 · WWF 9

    n.. Millet.

  19. hyrstScrabble 11 · WWF 9

    n.. A wood. See Hurst.

  20. hysonScrabble 11 · WWF 10

    n.. A fragrant kind of green tea.

  21. icilyScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    adv.. In an icy manner; coldly.

  22. idrylScrabble 9 · WWF 9

    noun. A hydrocarbon radical derived from pyrene, formerly used in chemistry.

  23. idyllScrabble 9 · WWF 10

    n.. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

  24. idylsScrabble 9 · WWF 9

    noun. Plural of idyl; short poems or prose pieces depicting idealized rural or pastoral life.

  25. igdyrScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    Igdir is a village in Bakeshluchay Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

  26. implyScrabble 12 · WWF 14

    v. t.. To infold or involve; to wrap up.

  27. inbyeScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    adverb. Variant of inby; inward, especially in mining.

  28. ineyeScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    v. t.. To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by the insertion of a bud or eye; to inoculate.

  29. inlayScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    v. t.. To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions.

  30. ironyScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    a.. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.

  31. islayScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    n.. an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides

  32. italyScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    n.. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

  33. itchyScrabble 13 · WWF 12

    a.. Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation.

  34. itemyScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    adjective. Consisting of or characterized by items; itemized.

  35. ivoryScrabble 11 · WWF 11

    n.. The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility.

  36. jackyScrabble 21 · WWF 23

    noun. A nickname for a sailor or a common man.

  37. jaggyScrabble 17 · WWF 20

    a.. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.

  38. jakeyScrabble 19 · WWF 20

    noun. (slang) A homeless alcoholic, especially in Scotland.

  39. jammyScrabble 19 · WWF 22

    adjective. Covered with or resembling jam; also, lucky or easy (informal).

  40. jantyScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    a.. See Jaunty.

  41. japyxScrabble 24 · WWF 26

    noun. A genus of small, elongated, eyeless insects in the family Japygidae, having pincer-like appendages.

  42. jarryScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    adjective. Of or relating to jar; having a jarring or grating quality.

  43. jarvyScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. The driver of a hackney coach.

  44. jaseyScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    n.. A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn.

  45. jazeyScrabble 24 · WWF 25

    noun. A type of worsted fabric, often used for linings.

  46. jazzyScrabble 33 · WWF 34

    a.. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

  47. jeeryScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    adjective. Mocking or derisive in manner.

  48. jellyScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    n.. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.

  49. jemmyScrabble 19 · WWF 22

    a.. Spruce.

  50. jennyScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    n.. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.