6-letter words with Y in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter Y is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of Y in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how Y in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| always | 12 | at all times; all the time and on every occasion | I will always be there to help you |
| trying | 10 | extremely irritating to the nerves | a trying day at the office |
| myself | 14 | I or me in person; used for emphasis. Used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis. | I will defend myself |
| saying | 10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | - |
| anyone | 9 | One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. | - |
| system | 11 | an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | we can't do it unless we establish some system around here |
| crying | 12 | demanding attention | a crying need |
| played | 12 | (of games) engaged in | the loosely played game |
| lawyer | 12 | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice | - |
| flying | 13 | moving swiftly | fast-flying planes |
| paying | 12 | yielding a fair profit | - |
| beyond | 12 | - | - |
| player | 11 | someone who takes part in an activity | he was a major player in setting up the corporation |
| buying | 12 | the act of buying | buying and selling fill their days |
| prayer | 11 | earnest or urgent request | - |
| oxygen | 17 | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust | - |
| symbol | 13 | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible | the eagle is a symbol of the United States |
| psycho | 16 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| rhythm | 17 | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | - |
| sylvia | 12 | - | - |
| laying | 10 | the production of eggs (especially in birds) | - |
| anyhow | 15 | in any way whatsoever | they came anyhow they could |
| spying | 12 | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes | - |
| asylum | 11 | a shelter from danger or hardship | - |
| canyon | 11 | a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | - |
| voyage | 13 | an act of traveling by water | - |
| martyr | 11 | one who suffers for the sake of principle | - |
| typing | 12 | writing done with a typewriter | - |
| tyrant | 9 | a cruel and oppressive dictator | - |
| sawyer | 12 | any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers | - |
| mystic | 13 | someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension | - |
| coyote | 11 | small wolf native to western North America | - |
| oyster | 9 | edible body of any of numerous oysters | - |
| joyful | 19 | full of high-spirited delight | a joyful heart |
| mayhem | 16 | violent and needless disturbance | - |
| hybrid | 15 | a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) | - |
| drying | 11 | - | - |
| psyche | 16 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
| frying | 13 | cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle | - |
| bypass | 13 | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | - |
| layout | 9 | a plan or design of something that is laid out | - |
| cyborg | 14 | a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices | a cyborg is a cybernetic organism |
| papaya | 13 | tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | - |
| joyous | 16 | full of or characterized by joy | felt a joyous abandon |
| slayer | 9 | someone who causes the death of a person or animal | - |
| python | 14 | a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit | - |
| embryo | 13 | an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | - |
| tycoon | 11 | a very wealthy or powerful businessman | - |
| cyprus | 13 | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin | - |
| enzyme | 20 | any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | - |
| toying | 10 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
| honeys | 12 | - | - |
| cayman | 13 | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | - |
| payoff | 17 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| eyeing | 10 | - | - |
| strays | 9 | - | - |
| prying | 12 | offensively curious or inquisitive | prying eyes |
| tryout | 9 | trying something to find out about it | - |
| scythe | 14 | an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground | - |
| larynx | 16 | a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech | - |
| myrtle | 11 | widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers | - |
| eyelid | 10 | either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye | - |
| banyan | 11 | a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India | - |
| voyeur | 12 | a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others | - |
| layman | 11 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | - |
| zephyr | 23 | a slight wind (usually refreshing) | - |
| typhon | 14 | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx | - |
| dynamo | 12 | generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature | - |
| typhus | 14 | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | - |
| boyish | 14 | befitting or characteristic of a young boy | a boyish grin |
| myriad | 12 | too numerous to be counted | myriad stars |
| geyser | 10 | a spring that discharges hot water and steam | - |
| peyote | 11 | the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons | - |
| keypad | 16 | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard | - |
| mythic | 16 | based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | mythical centaurs |
| nympho | 16 | a woman with abnormal sexual desires | - |
| arroyo | 9 | a stream or brook | - |
| typist | 11 | someone paid to operate a typewriter | - |
| moneys | 11 | - | - |
| magyar | 12 | relating to or characteristic of Hungary | - |
| nylons | 9 | women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) | - |
| crayon | 11 | writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing | - |
| frayed | 13 | worn away or tattered along the edges | frayed cuffs |
| bygone | 12 | well in the past; former | bygone days |
| syntax | 16 | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences | - |
| dyeing | 11 | the use of dye to change the color of something permanently | - |
| coccyx | 22 | the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes | - |
| eyeful | 12 | a full view; a good look | they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful |
| sayers | 9 | English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) | - |
| physio | 14 | - | - |
| hyphen | 17 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
| rhymed | 15 | having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds | rhymed verse |
| cypher | 16 | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | - |
| layoff | 15 | the act of laying off an employee or a work force | - |
| cystic | 13 | of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) | - |
| buyout | 11 | acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock | - |
| plying | 12 | - | - |
| shying | 13 | - | - |
| physic | 16 | a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | - |
| pyjama | 20 | a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries | - |
| skylab | 15 | United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979 | - |
| daimyo | 12 | - | - |
| allyou | 9 | - | - |
| sylvan | 12 | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions | a shady sylvan glade |
| lychee | 14 | Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried | - |
| redeye | 10 | a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep | he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning |
| methyl | 14 | the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane | - |
| gypsum | 14 | a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) | - |
| cymbal | 15 | a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together | - |
| crypto | 13 | - | - |
| thymus | 14 | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age | - |
| myopia | 13 | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred | - |
| hymnal | 14 | a songbook containing a collection of hymns | - |
| byline | 11 | - | - |
| aliyah | 12 | (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel | students making aliyah |
| myopic | 15 | unable to see distant objects clearly | - |
| bayard | 12 | French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) | - |
| keying | 14 | - | - |
| glycol | 12 | a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent | - |
| phenyl | 14 | - | - |
| toyman | 11 | - | - |
| mayest | 11 | - | - |
| shyest | 12 | - | - |
| stylus | 9 | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus |
| lyceum | 13 | a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 | - |
| mythos | 14 | - | - |
| gyrate | 10 | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | - |
| cyclic | 15 | recurring in cycles | - |
| amytal | 11 | the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic | - |
| ryokan | 13 | - | - |
| payola | 11 | a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record | - |
| phylum | 16 | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes | - |
| spayed | 12 | (of a female animal) having the ovaries removed | - |
| stymie | 11 | a thwarting and distressing situation | - |
| dryads | 11 | - | - |
| rallye | 9 | - | - |
| rhymer | 14 | a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | - |
| retype | 11 | - | - |
| sayest | 9 | - | - |
| skybox | 22 | an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium | - |
| papyri | 13 | - | - |
| syndic | 12 | one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions | - |
| stayer | 9 | a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance | the horse that won the race is a good stayer |
| minyan | 11 | the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age) | - |
| eyelet | 9 | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | - |
| greyed | 11 | deprived of color | greyed with the dust of the road |
| cayuse | 11 | a small native range horse | - |
| playas | 11 | - | - |
| sayyid | 13 | - | - |
| skycap | 17 | a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport | - |
| stylet | 9 | small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade | - |
| zygote | 19 | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) | - |
| zygoma | 21 | the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone | - |
| hyssop | 14 | a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil | - |
| daybed | 13 | an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night | - |
| anonym | 11 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | - |
| byword | 15 | a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people | - |
| chyron | 14 | - | - |
| coyaus | 11 | - | - |
| carnyx | 18 | - | - |
| dykons | 14 | - | - |
| daynts | 10 | - | - |
| didymo | 13 | - | - |
| dhyana | 13 | - | - |
| dernys | 10 | - | - |
| cryers | 11 | - | - |
| asylee | 9 | - | - |
| banyas | 11 | - | - |
| ayayas | 12 | - | - |
| agyria | 10 | - | - |
| booays | 11 | - | - |
| boykie | 15 | - | - |
| baywop | 16 | - | - |
| bayest | 11 | - | - |
| mobeys | 13 | - | - |
| moteys | 11 | - | - |
| payess | 11 | - | - |
| ougiya | 10 | - | - |
| myoids | 12 | - | - |
| nyaope | 11 | - | - |
| noyaux | 16 | - | - |
| goyles | 10 | - | - |
| fakeys | 16 | - | - |
| joypad | 19 | - | - |
| jaycee | 18 | - | - |
| keyers | 13 | - | - |
| keyest | 13 | - | - |
| hayier | 12 | - | - |
| hygges | 14 | - | - |
| sycons | 11 | - | - |
| tiyins | 9 | - | - |
| treyfa | 12 | - | - |
| toybox | 18 | - | - |
| spycam | 15 | - | - |
| soyled | 10 | - | - |
| stylee | 9 | - | - |
| wayang | 13 | - | - |
| wagyus | 13 | - | - |
| whydas | 16 | - | - |
| tyiyns | 12 | - | - |
| ribeye | 11 | - | - |
| ployes | 11 | - | - |
| shaykh | 19 | - | - |
| satyre | 9 | - | - |
| nancys | 11 | - | - |
| dickys | 16 | - | - |
| coadys | 12 | - | - |
| ployed | 12 | - | - |
| poboys | 13 | - | - |
| plyers | 11 | a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws | - |
| poleyn | 11 | - | - |
| poleys | 11 | - | - |
| polyol | 11 | - | - |
| polype | 13 | - | - |
| polypi | 13 | - | - |
| polyps | 13 | - | - |
| pogeys | 12 | - | - |
| pokeys | 15 | - | - |
| pinyin | 11 | - | - |
| pinyon | 11 | any of several low-growing pines of western North America | - |
| pioyes | 11 | - | - |
| platys | 11 | - | - |
| piraya | 11 | - | - |
| pitaya | 11 | - | - |
| preyer | 11 | - | - |
| preyed | 12 | - | - |
| prewyn | 14 | - | - |
| poynts | 11 | - | - |
| poyous | 11 | - | - |
| poysed | 12 | - | - |
| poyses | 11 | - | - |
| poyson | 11 | - | - |
| prayed | 12 | - | - |
| protyl | 11 | - | - |
| propyl | 13 | the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane | - |
| poneys | 11 | - | - |
| poogye | 12 | - | - |
| pygarg | 13 | - | - |
| pyrite | 11 | a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color | - |
| pyrola | 11 | any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola | - |
| pyrone | 11 | - | - |
| pyrope | 13 | a deep red garnet used as a gemstone | - |
| pyrrol | 11 | - | - |
| pyuria | 11 | presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection | - |
| pyxies | 18 | - | - |
| pyrene | 11 | a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar | - |
| pyrans | 11 | - | - |
| pyknic | 17 | having a squat and fleshy build | a pyknic practical joke |
| pylons | 11 | - | - |
| pylori | 11 | - | - |
| pyning | 12 | - | - |
| pyoner | 11 | - | - |
| pyoses | 11 | - | - |
| pyosis | 11 | - | - |
| pyxing | 19 | - | - |
| pygals | 12 | - | - |
| pycnic | 15 | - | - |
| pycnon | 13 | - | - |
| pyeing | 12 | - | - |
| pyemia | 13 | septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess | - |
| pyemic | 15 | of or relating to pyemia | - |
| queyns | 18 | - | - |
| qubyte | 20 | - | - |
| ptyxis | 18 | - | - |
| ptyxes | 18 | - | - |
| pryers | 11 | - | - |
| prysed | 12 | - | - |
| proyne | 11 | - | - |
| proyns | 11 | - | - |
| pryses | 11 | - | - |
| psyops | 13 | - | - |
| psywar | 14 | - | - |
| psylla | 11 | small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices | - |
| psychs | 16 | - | - |
| rebuys | 11 | - | - |
| rayahs | 12 | - | - |
| raying | 10 | - | - |
| rayled | 10 | - | - |
| rayles | 9 | - | - |
| raylet | 9 | - | - |
| raynes | 9 | - | - |
| rayons | 9 | women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) | - |
| quyted | 19 | - | - |
| quytes | 18 | - | - |
| raiyat | 9 | - | - |
| renays | 9 | - | - |
| rekeys | 13 | - | - |
| relays | 9 | - | - |
| resays | 9 | - | - |
| reneys | 9 | - | - |
| repays | 11 | - | - |
| redyed | 11 | - | - |
| redyes | 10 | - | - |
| rimaye | 11 | - | - |
| riyals | 9 | - | - |
| rhymes | 14 | - | - |
| rhynes | 12 | - | - |
| rhyton | 12 | - | - |
| rypeck | 17 | - | - |
| rymmes | 13 | - | - |
| rybats | 11 | - | - |
| ryking | 14 | - | - |
| rymmed | 14 | - | - |
| ronyon | 9 | - | - |
| royals | 9 | - | - |
| royned | 10 | - | - |
| roynes | 9 | - | - |
| roysts | 9 | - | - |
| sayons | 9 | - | - |
| sayeds | 10 | - | - |
| sayids | 10 | - | - |
| satyra | 9 | - | - |
| satyrs | 9 | - | - |
| savoys | 12 | - | - |
| saveys | 12 | - | - |
| schuyt | 14 | - | - |
| saiyid | 10 | - | - |
| satays | 9 | - | - |
| senryu | 9 | - | - |
| selsyn | 9 | a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized | - |
| sepoys | 11 | - | - |
| scryne | 11 | - | - |
| scryer | 11 | - | - |
| scryde | 12 | - | - |
| scraye | 11 | - | - |
| scrays | 11 | - | - |
| scyphi | 16 | - | - |
| sdayns | 10 | - | - |
| shoyus | 12 | - | - |
| shyish | 15 | - | - |
| shypoo | 14 | - | - |
| sibyls | 11 | - | - |
| shyers | 12 | - | - |
| shayas | 12 | - | - |
| seyens | 9 | - | - |
| slayed | 10 | - | - |
| skyers | 13 | - | - |
| skyfed | 17 | - | - |
| skryer | 13 | - | - |
| skyier | 13 | - | - |
| skying | 14 | - | - |
| skyish | 16 | - | - |
| skylit | 13 | - | - |
| skyman | 15 | - | - |
| skymen | 15 | - | - |
| skyred | 14 | - | - |
| skyres | 13 | - | - |
| skyted | 14 | - | - |
| skytes | 13 | - | - |
| sloyds | 10 | - | - |
| slyest | 9 | - | - |
| slyish | 12 | - | - |
| slypes | 11 | - | - |
| soyles | 9 | - | - |
| smoyle | 11 | - | - |
| payout | 11 | - | - |
| payors | 11 | - | - |
| payees | 11 | - | - |
| payers | 11 | - | - |
| paynim | 13 | a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) | - |
| oyeses | 9 | - | - |
| oyezes | 18 | - | - |
| oxymel | 18 | - | - |
| palays | 11 | - | - |
| peyotl | 11 | - | - |
| peysed | 12 | - | - |
| peyses | 11 | - | - |
| pikeys | 15 | - | - |
| physis | 14 | - | - |
| phytin | 14 | - | - |
| phytol | 14 | - | - |
| phyton | 14 | - | - |
| phylae | 14 | - | - |
| phylar | 14 | - | - |
| phylic | 16 | - | - |
| phyllo | 14 | tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes | - |
| phylon | 14 | - | - |
| physed | 15 | - | - |
| physes | 14 | - | - |
| peeoys | 11 | - | - |
| pentyl | 11 | - | - |
| syboes | 11 | - | - |
| sybows | 14 | - | - |
| sycees | 11 | - | - |
| syeing | 10 | - | - |
| sylphs | 14 | - | - |
| sylvae | 12 | - | - |
| sybils | 11 | - | - |
| sybbes | 13 | - | - |
| sylvas | 12 | - | - |
| sylvin | 12 | - | - |
| synods | 10 | - | - |
| synroc | 11 | - | - |
| syntan | 9 | - | - |
| synths | 12 | - | - |
| synura | 9 | - | - |
| sypher | 14 | - | - |
| syphon | 14 | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon | - |
| syning | 10 | - | - |
| syngas | 10 | - | - |
| symars | 11 | - | - |
| synced | 12 | - | - |
| synchs | 14 | - | - |
| syncom | 13 | - | - |
| synded | 11 | - | - |
| syndet | 10 | - | - |
| syping | 12 | - | - |
| sweyed | 13 | - | - |
| tailye | 9 | - | - |
| syrahs | 12 | - | - |
| syvers | 12 | - | - |
| sythes | 12 | - | - |
| syrens | 9 | - | - |
| syrinx | 16 | a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together | - |
| syrtes | 9 | - | - |
| syrtis | 9 | - | - |
| syrups | 11 | - | - |
| sysops | 11 | - | - |
| swayls | 12 | - | - |
| swayer | 12 | a person who rules or commands | swayer of the universe |
| swayed | 13 | - | - |
| tayras | 9 | - | - |
| tepoys | 11 | - | - |
| tellys | 9 | - | - |
| spryer | 11 | - | - |
| spyals | 11 | - | - |
| spyres | 11 | - | - |
| spulye | 11 | - | - |
| sprays | 11 | - | - |
| spayad | 12 | - | - |
| spayds | 12 | - | - |
| splays | 11 | - | - |
| sphynx | 21 | - | - |
| stymed | 12 | - | - |
| stymes | 11 | - | - |
| styrax | 16 | any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage | - |
| styred | 10 | - | - |
| styres | 9 | - | - |
| styted | 10 | - | - |
| stytes | 9 | - | - |
| stroys | 9 | - | - |
| stying | 10 | - | - |
| stylar | 9 | - | - |
| styled | 10 | - | - |
| styler | 9 | someone who cuts or beautifies hair | - |
| styles | 9 | - | - |
| stylie | 9 | - | - |
| stylos | 9 | - | - |
| steyer | 9 | - | - |
| stayed | 10 | - | - |
| stayne | 9 | - | - |
| stayre | 9 | - | - |
| tymbal | 13 | - | - |
| tympan | 13 | a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | - |
| tyning | 10 | - | - |
| typier | 11 | - | - |
| tylote | 9 | - | - |
| tylers | 9 | - | - |
| twyere | 12 | - | - |
| twyers | 12 | - | - |
| tyeing | 10 | - | - |
| tykish | 16 | - | - |
| tuyere | 9 | - | - |
| tuyers | 9 | - | - |
| ulyies | 9 | - | - |
| typtos | 11 | - | - |
| tyrans | 9 | - | - |
| tyring | 10 | - | - |
| tyroes | 9 | - | - |
| tystie | 9 | - | - |
| tythed | 13 | - | - |
| tythes | 12 | - | - |
| trypan | 11 | - | - |
| tryste | 9 | - | - |
| trysts | 9 | - | - |
| trykes | 13 | - | - |
| tryers | 9 | - | - |
| trotyl | 9 | - | - |
| unsays | 9 | - | - |
| unpays | 11 | - | - |
| unyoke | 13 | remove the yoke from | unyoke the cow |
| undyed | 11 | not artificially colored or bleached | undyed cotton |
| uneyed | 10 | - | - |
| unlays | 9 | - | - |
| ungyve | 13 | - | - |
| valkyr | 16 | - | - |
| veneys | 12 | - | - |
| upseys | 11 | - | - |
| upryst | 11 | - | - |
| uplays | 11 | - | - |
| uranyl | 9 | the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids | - |
| vyings | 13 | - | - |
| vinyls | 12 | - | - |
| weyard | 13 | - | - |
| wifeys | 15 | - | - |
| whydah | 19 | mostly black African weaverbird | - |
| waveys | 15 | - | - |
| waying | 13 | - | - |
| waxeye | 19 | - | - |
| xyster | 16 | - | - |
