4-Letter Words With Y
There are 403 four-letter words containing Y in our dictionary; 209 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 4-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 403 words
- lazy16 points
- copy11 points
- keys11 points
- away10 points
- body10 points
- they10 points
- vary10 points
- very10 points
- ways10 points
- army9 points
- bury9 points
- busy9 points
- buys9 points
- byte9 points
- city9 points
- many9 points
- obey9 points
- pays9 points
- play9 points
- type9 points
- days8 points
- duty8 points
- gray8 points
- grey8 points
- lady8 points
- ugly8 points
- easy7 points
- eyes7 points
- only7 points
- rely7 points
- says7 points
- stay7 points
- year7 points
- your7 points
- hazy19 points
- cozy18 points
- jury14 points
- sexy14 points
- myth12 points
- baby11 points
- defy11 points
- envy10 points
- holy10 points
- wary10 points
- yawn10 points
- boys9 points
- pity9 points
- ploy9 points
- pray9 points
- deny8 points
- duly8 points
- guys8 points
- tidy8 points
- yard8 points
- ally7 points
- lays7 points
- tiny7 points
- toys7 points
- tray7 points
- yeti7 points
- foxy17 points
- waxy17 points
- quay16 points
- zany16 points
- jays14 points
- joys14 points
- poky13 points
- wavy13 points
- whys13 points
- yuck13 points
- hymn12 points
- fogy11 points
- inky11 points
- okay11 points
- yaks11 points
- yank11 points
- yoke11 points
- yolk11 points
- ahoy10 points
- awry10 points
- fray10 points
- fury10 points
- gybe10 points
- gyms10 points
- hays10 points
- levy10 points
- navy10 points
- sway10 points
- wily10 points
- wiry10 points
- yews10 points
- yowl10 points
- ably9 points
- bays9 points
- bony9 points
- bray9 points
- buoy9 points
- byes9 points
- clay9 points
- cyst9 points
- dyed9 points
- eddy9 points
- edgy9 points
- lacy9 points
- pony9 points
- posy9 points
- prey9 points
- puny9 points
- pyre9 points
- racy9 points
- ruby9 points
- spay9 points
- spry9 points
- yams9 points
- yaps9 points
- yelp9 points
- drys8 points
- dyes8 points
- eyed8 points
- gays8 points
- gory8 points
- idly8 points
- orgy8 points
- yoga8 points
- airy7 points
- ayes7 points
- lily7 points
- lyre7 points
- nays7 points
- nosy7 points
- oily7 points
- rays7 points
- rosy7 points
- slay7 points
- yarn7 points
- yell7 points
- yens7 points
- icky13 points
- iffy13 points
- achy12 points
- dyke12 points
- hype12 points
- tyke11 points
- gyps10 points
- yeah10 points
- mayo9 points
- sync9 points
- typo9 points
- lynx14 points
- onyx14 points
- whey13 points
- bevy12 points
- hypo12 points
- dewy11 points
- yuks11 points
- ashy10 points
- flay10 points
- gamy10 points
- yawl10 points
- yaws10 points
- cloy9 points
- espy9 points
- limy9 points
- myna9 points
- yips9 points
- yups9 points
- dory8 points
- dray8 points
- dyer8 points
- gyro8 points
- yogi8 points
- aery7 points
- arty7 points
- nary7 points
- tony7 points
- troy7 points
- tyro7 points
- yeas7 points
- yore7 points
- yule7 points
- dozy17 points
- boxy16 points
- oozy16 points
- joey14 points
- byre9 points
- cony9 points
- cyan9 points
- poly9 points
- ropy9 points
- yobs9 points
- yang8 points
- yids8 points
- yuan7 points
- fumy12 points
- gyve11 points
- kayo11 points
- ayah10 points
- fays10 points
- shay10 points
- winy10 points
- acyl9 points
- beys9 points
- cays9 points
- miry9 points
- yegg9 points
- yipe9 points
- logy8 points
- trey7 points
- yurt7 points
- mazy18 points
- oyez16 points
- doxy15 points
- fyke14 points
- oryx14 points
- caky13 points
- cavy12 points
- yawp12 points
- alky11 points
- cyma11 points
- cyme11 points
- kyat11 points
- laky11 points
- wynd11 points
- yogh11 points
- demy10 points
- fley10 points
- gaby10 points
- goby10 points
- hoys10 points
- hyla10 points
- ofay10 points
- pogy10 points
- ywis10 points
- amyl9 points
- coly9 points
- dyad9 points
- maya9 points
- moly9 points
- paly9 points
- pily9 points
- pyas9 points
- rimy9 points
- syce9 points
- ylem9 points
- dyne8 points
- gley8 points
- goys8 points
- gyre8 points
- odyl8 points
- tody8 points
- yeld8 points
- aryl7 points
- ayin7 points
- eyas7 points
- eyer7 points
- eyra7 points
- eyre7 points
- inly7 points
- leys7 points
- liny7 points
- lory7 points
- lyse7 points
- oyer7 points
- ryas7 points
- syne7 points
- yare7 points
- yean7 points
- yoni7 points
- fozy19 points
- joky18 points
- zyme18 points
- pixy16 points
- quey16 points
- sizy16 points
- dexy15 points
- kyak15 points
- wych15 points
- nixy14 points
- xyst14 points
- yack13 points
- yaff13 points
- yock13 points
- chay12 points
- cowy12 points
- fyce12 points
- homy12 points
- hyps12 points
- syph12 points
- typy12 points
- yech12 points
- yuch12 points
- davy11 points
- immy11 points
- kays11 points
- kyar11 points
- kyte11 points
- mopy11 points
- pipy11 points
- pyic11 points
- ryke11 points
- syke11 points
- typp11 points
- upby11 points
- wady11 points
- yelk11 points
- yerk11 points
- yeuk11 points
- yodh11 points
- yoks11 points
- awny10 points
- bogy10 points
- cagy10 points
- doby10 points
- dopy10 points
- emyd10 points
- eyry10 points
- foys10 points
- gapy10 points
- hoya10 points
- hyte10 points
- tivy10 points
- towy10 points
- viny10 points
- waly10 points
- wany10 points
- wyes10 points
- wyle10 points
- wynn10 points
- wyns10 points
- wyte10 points
- yays10 points
- yowe10 points
- yows10 points
- abye9 points
- abys9 points
- boyo9 points
- byrl9 points
- cory9 points
- cosy9 points
- coys9 points
- didy9 points
- dogy9 points
- eggy9 points
- elmy9 points
- inby9 points
- mays9 points
- mity9 points
- mony9 points
- orby9 points
- paty9 points
- piny9 points
- pyes9 points
- pyin9 points
- scry9 points
- sybo9 points
- toby9 points
- yaup9 points
- yuca9 points
- agly8 points
- deys8 points
- doty8 points
- gyri8 points
- idyl8 points
- oldy8 points
- rynd8 points
- sagy8 points
- undy8 points
- yagi8 points
- yald8 points
- yaud8 points
- yird8 points
- yods8 points
- yond8 points
- yuga8 points
- eely7 points
- eery7 points
- eyen7 points
- eyne7 points
- illy7 points
- luny7 points
- lyes7 points
- oyes7 points
- raya7 points
- ruly7 points
- ryes7 points
- ryot7 points
- snye7 points
- soya7 points
- soys7 points
- stey7 points
- stye7 points
- syli7 points
- tory7 points
- toyo7 points
- tyee7 points
- tyer7 points
- tyes7 points
- tyne7 points
- tyre7 points
- yett7 points
- yill7 points
- yins7 points
- yirr7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 403
- By usage: 137 very common, 72 common, 194 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fozy 19
- hazy 19
- cozy 18
- joky 18
- mazy 18
- zyme 18
- dozy 17
- foxy 17
- waxy 17
- boxy 16
Most common
- lazy
- copy
- keys
- away
- body
- they
- vary
- very
- ways
- army
Definitions
- lazy (adjective)
- Moving slowly and gently.
- copy (noun)
- A reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record).
- away (adjective)
- Not present; having left.
- body (noun)
- The entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).
Words that contain the letter Y come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 403 of the four-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. FOZY is the top scorer here, worth 19 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
Which four-letter words containing Y are the most common?
LAZY, COPY and KEYS are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the four-letter words containing Y you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.