5-letter words containing Y
Embark on an exploration of 5-letter words that contain the letter Y. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate Y within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sorry | 8 | bad; unfortunate | a sorry state of affairs |
| money | 10 | the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender | we tried to collect the money he owed us |
| maybe | 12 | by chance | - |
| years | 8 | a prolonged period of time | I haven't been there for years and years |
| today | 9 | in these times | today almost every home has television |
| every | 11 | each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified | every third seat |
| happy | 15 | marked by good fortune | a happy outcome |
| ready | 9 | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity | a ready wit |
| worry | 11 | be on the mind of | I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift |
| crazy | 19 | affected with madness or insanity | - |
| young | 9 | (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | young corn |
| story | 8 | a record or narrative description of past events | a history of France |
| hurry | 11 | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | - |
| party | 10 | an organization to gain political power | in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level |
| yours | 8 | - | - |
| honey | 11 | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment | - |
| funny | 11 | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) | she told a funny story |
| daddy | 11 | an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | - |
| lucky | 14 | presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome | lucky stars |
| early | 8 | in good time | - |
| marry | 10 | take in marriage | - |
| buddy | 12 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| enjoy | 15 | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | - |
| lying | 9 | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | - |
| angry | 9 | (of the elements) as if showing violent anger | angry clouds on the horizon |
| dying | 10 | eagerly desirous | dying to hear who won |
| carry | 10 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | The airwaves carry the sound |
| dirty | 9 | obtained illegally or by improper means | dirty money |
| mommy | 14 | informal terms for a mother | - |
| study | 9 | a branch of knowledge | anthropology is the study of human beings |
| jimmy | 19 | a short crowbar | in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy |
| silly | 8 | inspiring scornful pity | how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years |
| empty | 12 | leave behind empty; move out of | - |
| harry | 11 | make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes | - |
| heavy | 14 | slowly as if burdened by much weight | time hung heavy on their hands |
| enemy | 10 | an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | - |
| style | 8 | designate by an identifying term | They styled their nation `The Confederate States' |
| henry | 11 | English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836) | - |
| danny | 9 | - | - |
| truly | 8 | with sincerity; without pretense | we are truly sorry for the inconvenience |
| bobby | 14 | an informal term for a British policeman | - |
| billy | 10 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | - |
| tommy | 12 | - | - |
| jerry | 15 | offensive term for a person of German descent | - |
| pussy | 10 | containing pus | - |
| fancy | 13 | have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | - |
| badly | 11 | in a disobedient or naughty way | he behaved badly in school |
| scary | 10 | provoking fear terror | a scary movie |
| mayor | 10 | the head of a city government | - |
| candy | 11 | a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | - |
| merry | 10 | offering fun and gaiety | a merry evening |
| mummy | 14 | informal terms for a mother | - |
| youth | 11 | an early period of development | during the youth of the project |
| royal | 8 | belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | treated with royal acclaim |
| fifty | 14 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five | - |
| mercy | 12 | a disposition to be kind and forgiving | - |
| nasty | 8 | offensive or even (of persons) malicious | in a nasty mood |
| jenny | 15 | female donkey | - |
| stays | 8 | a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | - |
| fairy | 11 | offensive term for a homosexual man | - |
| glory | 9 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
| fully | 11 | to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form) | fully grown |
| kelly | 12 | United States circus clown (1898-1979) | - |
| penny | 10 | a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit | - |
| daily | 9 | of or belonging to or occurring every day | daily routine |
| terry | 8 | English actress (1847-1928) | - |
| belly | 10 | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | - |
| forty | 11 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four | - |
| apply | 12 | be pertinent or relevant or applicable | The same laws apply to you! |
| betty | 10 | - | - |
| sunny | 8 | bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer | a gay sunny room |
| kitty | 12 | young domestic cat | - |
| lousy | 8 | vile; despicable | a dirty (or lousy) trick |
| molly | 10 | popular aquarium fish | - |
| sally | 8 | a venture off the beaten path | a sally into the wide world beyond his home |
| sandy | 9 | of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown | - |
| barry | 10 | - | - |
| teddy | 10 | plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) | - |
| benny | 10 | United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) | - |
| diary | 9 | a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations | - |
| delay | 9 | cause to be slowed down or delayed | Traffic was delayed by the bad weather |
| entry | 8 | a written record of a commercial transaction | - |
| loyal | 8 | inspired by love for your country | - |
| bunny | 10 | a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit | - |
| sammy | 12 | - | - |
| tyler | 8 | elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) | - |
| holly | 11 | United States rock star (1936-1959) | - |
| puppy | 14 | an inexperienced young person | - |
| daisy | 9 | any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | - |
| horny | 11 | feeling great sexual desire | feeling horny |
| tasty | 8 | pleasing to the sense of taste | a tasty morsel |
| alley | 8 | a narrow street with walls on both sides | - |
| randy | 9 | feeling great sexual desire | - |
| nanny | 8 | a woman who is the custodian of children | - |
| nancy | 10 | a city in northeastern France in Lorraine | - |
| sonny | 8 | a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) | - |
| cycle | 12 | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | the never-ending cycle of the seasons |
| rocky | 14 | full of hardship or trials | the rocky road to success |
| dizzy | 27 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | a dizzy blonde |
| spray | 10 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| nicky | 14 | - | - |
| reply | 10 | react verbally | - |
| dummy | 13 | make a dummy of | dummy up the books that are to be published |
| repay | 10 | make repayment for or return something | - |
| sixty | 15 | being ten more than fifty | - |
| risky | 12 | involving risk or danger | extremely risky going out in the tide and fog |
| aunty | 8 | the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle | - |
| rusty | 8 | impaired in skill by neglect | - |
| willy | 11 | - | - |
| fanny | 11 | external female sex organs | in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals |
| handy | 12 | United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) | - |
| lobby | 12 | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | - |
| hobby | 15 | a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride | - |
| dolly | 9 | a small replica of a person; used as a toy | - |
| bully | 10 | discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | - |
| petty | 10 | contemptibly narrow in outlook | petty little comments |
| messy | 10 | dirty and disorderly | a child's messy eating habits |
| rally | 8 | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning |
| perry | 10 | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) | - |
| shiny | 11 | having a shiny surface or coating | - |
| noisy | 8 | attracting attention by showiness or bright colors | a noisy sweater |
| fatty | 11 | a rotund individual | - |
| spicy | 12 | producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves | a spicy sauce |
| hairy | 11 | having or covered with hair | Jacob was a hairy man |
| yummy | 15 | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | - |
| missy | 10 | a young female | - |
| ferry | 11 | a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule | - |
| gypsy | 14 | a person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | - |
| howdy | 15 | an expression of greeting | - |
| jelly | 15 | make into jelly | - |
| piggy | 12 | a young pig | - |
| riley | 8 | United States poet (1849-1916) | - |
| peggy | 12 | - | - |
| booty | 10 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| polly | 10 | - | - |
| sissy | 8 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
| jolly | 15 | a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work | - |
| layer | 8 | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth | a simile has at least two layers of meaning |
| curry | 10 | give a neat appearance to | - |
| sadly | 9 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | he was sadly neglected |
| stray | 8 | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | - |
| woody | 12 | abounding in trees | a woody area near the highway |
| doggy | 11 | informal terms for dogs | - |
| tummy | 12 | slang for a paunch | - |
| fishy | 14 | not as expected | there was something fishy about the accident |
| newly | 11 | very recently | they are newly married |
| dusty | 9 | covered with a layer of dust | a dusty pile of books |
| monty | 10 | - | - |
| buyer | 10 | a person who buys | - |
| curly | 10 | (of hair) having curls or waves | they envied her naturally curly hair |
| agony | 9 | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | an agony of doubt |
| salty | 8 | engagingly stimulating or provocative | salty language |
| patty | 10 | small flat mass of chopped food | - |
| pinky | 14 | the finger farthest from the thumb | - |
| tammy | 12 | a woolen cap of Scottish origin | - |
| rainy | 8 | (of weather) wet by periods of rain | rainy days |
| berry | 10 | United States rock singer (born in 1931) | - |
| unity | 8 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia |
| funky | 15 | (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues | - |
| jacky | 21 | - | - |
| essay | 8 | make an effort or attempt | The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps |
| telly | 8 | an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen | the British call a tv set a telly |
| hubby | 15 | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage | - |
| cocky | 16 | overly self-confident or self-assertive | a very cocky young man |
| fuzzy | 29 | covering with fine light hairs | - |
| yacht | 13 | an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing | - |
| wally | 11 | a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid | - |
| tying | 9 | the act of tying or binding things together | - |
| juicy | 17 | lucrative | a juicy contract |
| irony | 8 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | irony is wasted on the stupid |
| madly | 11 | in an insane manner | the witch cackled madly |
| syrup | 10 | a thick sweet sticky liquid | - |
| lynch | 13 | kill without legal sanction | The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child |
| milky | 14 | resembling milk in color; not clear | milky glass |
| dowry | 12 | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | - |
| poppy | 14 | annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers | - |
| phony | 13 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| donny | 9 | - | - |
| weary | 11 | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | - |
| annoy | 8 | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | - |
| rhyme | 13 | a piece of poetry | - |
| yield | 9 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| darcy | 11 | - | - |
| gravy | 12 | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | - |
| hardy | 12 | United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) | - |
| lefty | 11 | a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right | - |
| needy | 9 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| abyss | 10 | a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) | - |
| manly | 10 | possessing qualities befitting a man | - |
| psych | 15 | - | - |
| shady | 12 | not as expected | a shady deal |
| goofy | 12 | ludicrous, foolish | wore a goofy hat |
| abbey | 12 | a church associated with a monastery or convent | - |
| rugby | 11 | a form of football played with an oval ball | - |
| corny | 10 | dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | - |
| itchy | 13 | nervous and unable to relax | - |
| kinky | 16 | (informal) strikingly unconventional | - |
| muddy | 12 | dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck | muddy boots |
| dryer | 9 | an appliance that removes moisture | - |
| picky | 16 | exacting especially about details | - |
| fiery | 11 | very intense | a fiery temper |
| hasty | 11 | done with very great haste and without due deliberation | hasty marriage seldom proveth well |
| kerry | 12 | - | - |
| slimy | 10 | morally reprehensible | a slimy little liar |
| windy | 12 | not practical or realizable; speculative | - |
| homey | 13 | having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable | a homey little inn |
| giddy | 11 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | - |
| dandy | 10 | a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost | - |
| tacky | 14 | tastelessly showy | - |
| decay | 11 | the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | - |
| titty | 8 | either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | - |
| youse | 8 | - | - |
| yahoo | 11 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | - |
| goody | 10 | something considered choice to eat | - |
| dairy | 9 | a farm where dairy products are produced | - |
| flyer | 11 | someone who travels by air | - |
| furry | 11 | covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs | a furry teddy bear |
| moody | 11 | United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) | - |
| relay | 8 | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit | - |
| tally | 8 | gain points in a game | - |
| comfy | 15 | providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | feeling comfy now? |
| golly | 9 | - | - |
| corky | 14 | (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin | - |
| shaky | 15 | not secure; beset with difficulties | a shaky marriage |
| paddy | 12 | an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown | - |
| witty | 11 | combining clever conception and facetious expression | his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent |
| emery | 10 | a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper) | - |
| gabby | 13 | full of trivial conversation | kept from her housework by gabby neighbors |
| lowly | 11 | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | of humble (or lowly) birth |
| nutty | 8 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| ginny | 9 | - | - |
| jumpy | 19 | being in a tense state | - |
| chevy | 16 | annoy continually or chronically | - |
| sully | 8 | United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) | - |
| ivory | 11 | a shade of white the color of bleached bones | - |
| lorry | 8 | a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides | - |
| lumpy | 12 | like or containing small sticky lumps | - |
| misty | 10 | filled or abounding with fog or mist | - |
| potty | 10 | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | - |
| teeny | 8 | (used informally) very small | - |
| derby | 11 | a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim | - |
| colby | 12 | - | - |
| kirby | 14 | - | - |
| loony | 8 | someone deranged and possibly dangerous | - |
| lacey | 10 | - | - |
| decoy | 11 | a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | - |
| baldy | 11 | a person whose head is bald or shaved | - |
| ducky | 15 | a special loved one | - |
| nelly | 8 | - | - |
| dodgy | 11 | of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | - |
| booby | 12 | an ignorant or foolish person | - |
| bumpy | 14 | causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements | - |
| buggy | 12 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| panty | 10 | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) | - |
| imply | 12 | have as a logical consequence | - |
| bonny | 10 | very pleasing to the eye | my bonny lass |
| oddly | 10 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | - |
| jerky | 19 | meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun | - |
| jiffy | 21 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| mammy | 14 | informal terms for a mother | - |
| array | 8 | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking | - |
| pushy | 13 | marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative | - |
| yearn | 8 | have a desire for something or someone who is not present | - |
| folly | 11 | the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | - |
| girly | 9 | - | - |
| deity | 9 | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | - |
| pappy | 14 | - | - |
| hippy | 15 | someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | - |
| rowdy | 12 | disturbing the public peace; loud and rough | rowdy teenagers |
| kylie | 12 | an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex | - |
| bossy | 10 | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | a bossy way of ordering others around |
| baggy | 12 | not fitting closely; hanging loosely | baggy trousers |
| puffy | 16 | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids |
| patsy | 10 | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | - |
| wacky | 17 | ludicrous, foolish | some wacky plan for selling more books |
| mayan | 10 | a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas | - |
| hyena | 11 | doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion | - |
| dicky | 15 | a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | - |
| corey | 10 | - | - |
| sassy | 8 | improperly forward or bold | - |
| pansy | 10 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
| crypt | 12 | a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) | - |
| bitty | 10 | (used informally) very small | - |
| sayid | 9 | - | - |
| lyric | 10 | expressing deep emotion | the dancer's lyrical performance |
| micky | 16 | - | - |
| fussy | 11 | exacting especially about details | fussy about clothes |
| mushy | 13 | effusively or insincerely emotional | mushy effusiveness |
| tolly | 8 | - | - |
| nappy | 12 | garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | - |
| caddy | 12 | a can for storing tea | - |
| snowy | 11 | of the white color of snow | - |
| silky | 12 | having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light | silky skin |
| envoy | 11 | someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else | - |
| nymph | 15 | a voluptuously beautiful young woman | - |
| leary | 8 | United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996) | - |
| tipsy | 10 | slightly intoxicated | - |
| tubby | 12 | short and plump | - |
| yeast | 8 | a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey | - |
| foggy | 13 | stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) | - |
| dinky | 13 | small and unimpressive | we stayed in a dinky old hotel |
| taffy | 14 | chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy | - |
| hanky | 15 | a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | - |
| sybil | 10 | - | - |
| runny | 8 | characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape | - |
| ebony | 10 | a very dark black | - |
| foley | 11 | - | - |
| honky | 15 | (slang) offensive names for a White man | - |
| looky | 12 | - | - |
| gutsy | 9 | marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited | you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do |
| lofty | 11 | of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | a noble and lofty concept |
| dopey | 11 | having or revealing stupidity | a dopey answer |
| smoky | 14 | marked by or emitting or filled with smoke | smoky rafters |
| hefty | 14 | large in amount or extent or degree | received a hefty bonus |
| cynic | 12 | someone who is critical of the motives of others | - |
| ratty | 8 | showing signs of wear and tear | a ratty old overcoat |
| vinyl | 11 | a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene | - |
| gilly | 9 | - | - |
| mangy | 11 | having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap | a mangy carpet |
| lindy | 9 | an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) | - |
| lovey | 11 | - | - |
| bogey | 11 | an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft | - |
| privy | 13 | hidden from general view or use | a privy place to rest and think |
| cissy | 10 | having unsuitable feminine qualities | - |
| bayou | 10 | a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) | - |
| hussy | 11 | a woman adulterer | - |
| dilly | 9 | - | - |
| daffy | 15 | - | - |
| perky | 14 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness | a perky little widow in her 70s |
| hooky | 15 | failure to attend (especially school) | - |
| batty | 10 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| dotty | 9 | intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with | they are dotty about each other |
| catty | 10 | any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) | - |
| savvy | 14 | get the meaning of something | - |
| soggy | 10 | slow and apathetic | - |
| nosey | 8 | offensively curious or inquisitive | - |
| kiddy | 14 | informal term for a young child | - |
| proxy | 17 | a person authorized to act for another | - |
| foyer | 11 | a large entrance or reception room or area | - |
| gipsy | 11 | a person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | - |
| husky | 15 | deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky |
| murky | 14 | dark or gloomy | a murky dungeon |
| alloy | 8 | a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten | brass is an alloy of zinc and copper |
| playa | 10 | - | - |
| synth | 11 | - | - |
| nylon | 8 | a synthetic fabric | - |
| tabby | 12 | female cat | - |
| parry | 10 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| gooey | 9 | soft and sticky | - |
| lordy | 9 | - | - |
| matey | 10 | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals | - |
| putty | 10 | a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass | - |
| surly | 8 | inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | a surly waiter |
| unify | 11 | become one | - |
| nifty | 11 | very good | - |
| yucky | 17 | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | - |
| kissy | 12 | - | - |
| porky | 14 | - | - |
| whiny | 14 | habitually complaining | a whiny child |
| yobbo | 12 | a cruel and brutal fellow | - |
| zloty | 17 | the basic unit of money in Poland | - |
| gully | 9 | deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) | - |
| piety | 10 | righteousness by virtue of being pious | - |
| filly | 11 | a young female horse under the age of four | - |
| leaky | 12 | prone to communicate confidential information | - |
| lolly | 8 | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly |
| minty | 10 | of the flavor of mint, particularly peppermint | - |
| pygmy | 16 | any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet | - |
| hunky | 15 | - | - |
| cuddy | 12 | the galley or pantry of a small ship | - |
| saucy | 10 | improperly forward or bold | - |
| coney | 10 | any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food | - |
| rummy | 12 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | - |
| seedy | 9 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | - |
| sappy | 12 | effusively or insincerely emotional | - |
| moony | 10 | lighted by moonlight | - |
| dally | 9 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
| pesky | 14 | causing irritation or annoyance | a pesky mosquito |
| savoy | 11 | head of soft crinkly leaves | - |
| tardy | 9 | after the expected or usual time; delayed | tardy children are sent to the principal |
| flaky | 15 | made of or resembling flakes | flaky soap |
| heady | 12 | extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic | - |
| jazzy | 33 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| moldy | 11 | covered with or smelling of mold | moldy bread |
| dobby | 13 | - | - |
| chewy | 16 | (of a consistency) requiring chewing | chewy caramels |
| pokey | 14 | small and remote and insignificant | - |
| loopy | 10 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| cabby | 14 | someone who drives a taxi for a living | - |
| pasty | 10 | resembling paste in color; pallid | he looked pasty and red-eyed |
| wimpy | 15 | weak and ineffectual | - |
| yodel | 9 | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains |
| hydra | 12 | a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | - |
| jemmy | 19 | a short crowbar | in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy |
| bluey | 10 | - | - |
| bushy | 13 | used of hair; thick and poorly groomed | bushy locks |
| bandy | 11 | discuss lightly | - |
| soapy | 10 | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | soapy compliments |
| jetty | 15 | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | - |
| dingy | 10 | causing dejection | - |
| ninny | 8 | a stupid foolish person | - |
| weepy | 13 | liable to weep easily | - |
| godly | 10 | emanating from God | everything is black or white...satanic or godly |
| hydro | 12 | - | - |
| hymen | 13 | a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin | - |
| cushy | 13 | not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship | what a cushy job! |
| tilly | 8 | - | - |
| hammy | 15 | affectedly dramatic; overacted | - |
| huffy | 17 | roused to anger | stayed huffy a good while |
| bulky | 14 | of large size for its weight | - |
| query | 17 | an instance of questioning | - |
| tangy | 9 | tasting sour like a lemon | - |
| teary | 8 | with eyes full of tears | - |
| vichy | 16 | a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II | - |
| woozy | 20 | having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling | feeling woozy from the blow on his head |
| fryer | 11 | flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying | - |
| dishy | 12 | (informal British) sexually attractive | a dishy blonde |
| spiky | 14 | having or as if having especially high-pitched spots | - |
| thyme | 13 | any of various mints of the genus Thymus | - |
| junky | 19 | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | - |
| meaty | 10 | being on topic and prompting thought | a meaty discussion |
| belay | 10 | fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat | - |
| cubby | 14 | a small secluded room | - |
| alway | 11 | - | - |
| scaly | 10 | rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf | - |
| grimy | 11 | thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | grimy hands |
| boney | 10 | having bones especially many or prominent bones | - |
| curvy | 13 | having curves | a settee with only one curvy end |
| ruddy | 10 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| toady | 9 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| tokay | 12 | Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes | - |
| palsy | 10 | loss of the ability to move a body part | - |
| gummy | 13 | having the sticky properties of an adhesive | - |
| hoyle | 11 | English writer on card games (1672-1769) | - |
| hokey | 15 | artificially formal | - |
| biddy | 12 | young bird especially of domestic fowl | - |
| tippy | 12 | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail | - |
| keyed | 13 | set to a key or tone | - |
| lowry | 11 | English novelist (1909-1957) | - |
| beefy | 13 | muscular and heavily built | a beefy wrestler |
| peony | 10 | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers | - |
| stony | 8 | hard as granite | - |
| toddy | 10 | a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot | - |
| testy | 8 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| fizzy | 29 | hissing and bubbling | - |
| lymph | 15 | a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels | - |
| antsy | 8 | nervous and unable to relax | - |
| zippy | 21 | quick and energetic | - |
| gunny | 9 | coarse jute fabric | - |
| kooky | 16 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| leafy | 11 | having or covered with leaves | leafy trees |
| roomy | 10 | (of buildings and rooms) having ample space | a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment |
| tarry | 8 | be about | - |
| musty | 10 | stale and unclean smelling | - |
| washy | 14 | overly diluted; thin and insipid | washy coffee |
| gaudy | 10 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| mousy | 10 | of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse | a mousy brownish-grey color |
| derry | 9 | - | - |
| gimpy | 13 | disabled in the feet or legs | - |
| kayak | 16 | a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos | - |
| mucky | 16 | dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck | a mucky stable |
| debby | 13 | - | - |
| burly | 10 | muscular and heavily built | had a tall burly frame |
| pudgy | 12 | short and plump | - |
| natty | 8 | marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | - |
| ditty | 9 | a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung) | - |
| downy | 12 | covered with fine soft hairs or down | downy milkweed seeds |
| burry | 10 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| weeny | 11 | (used informally) very small | - |
| yokel | 12 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | - |
| gassy | 9 | suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal | - |
| footy | 11 | - | - |
| leggy | 10 | having long legs | - |
| divvy | 15 | short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society | - |
| beady | 11 | covered with beads or jewels or sequins | - |
| showy | 14 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| softy | 11 | a person who is weak and excessively sentimental | - |
| sooty | 8 | of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal | - |
| sophy | 13 | - | - |
| sulky | 12 | depressingly dark | - |
| yerba | 10 | - | - |
| dumpy | 13 | short and plump | - |
| balmy | 12 | mild and pleasant | balmy days and nights |
| pally | 10 | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals | - |
| horsy | 11 | - | - |
| lusty | 8 | endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health | - |
| neddy | 10 | - | - |
| mosey | 10 | walk leisurely | - |
| dowdy | 13 | British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) | - |
| vying | 12 | - | - |
| wonky | 15 | inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky |
| guppy | 13 | small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums | - |
| jammy | 19 | - | - |
| limey | 10 | a man of English descent | - |
| myrrh | 13 | aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume | - |
| peppy | 14 | marked by lively action | the peppy and interesting talk |
| pylon | 10 | a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines | power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists |
| rayne | 8 | - | - |
| usury | 8 | an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest | - |
| harpy | 13 | large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America | - |
