Words with Y

Common words that contain the letter Y

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• you 6/6
• my 7/7
• your 7/7
• they 10/8
• yeah 10/8 not only so, but
• why 12/10 the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• okay 11/10 being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
• yes 6/5 an affirmative
• hey 9/7
• say 6/5 express in words
• really 9/10 in accordance with truth or fact or reality
• way 9/8 how something is done or how it happens
• by 7/7 so as to pass a given point
• very 10/10 precisely as stated
• sorry 8/7 feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
• any 6/6 one or some or every or all without specification
• only 7/8 and nothing more
• maybe 12/13 by chance
• anything 15/16
• day 7/6 time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
• guy 7/8 an informal term for a youth or man
• away 10/9 from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
• always 12/12 at all times
• everything 20/21
• money 10/11 the most common medium of exchange
• guys 8/9 (form of guy) an informal term for a youth or man
• years 8/7 a late time of life
• every 11/11 (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
• boy 8/8 a youthful male person
• stay 7/6 stay the same
• may 8/8 the month following April and preceding June
• baby 11/12 a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• try 6/5 make an effort or attempt
• trying 10/11 hard to endure
• yourself 14/15
• today 9/8 the present time or age
• pretty 11/11 pleasing by delicacy or grace
• ready 9/8 completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
• many 9/10 a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'
• play 9/10 participate in games or sport
• family 14/15 a social unit living together
• somebody 16/17 a human being
• everybody 21/21
• myself 14/15
• yet 6/5 up to the present time
• happy 15/15 enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
• actually 13/16 in actual fact
• says 7/6 (form of say) express in words
• already 11/11 prior to a specified or implied time
• days 8/7 the time during which someone's life continues

The 1,000 most common of 24,443 words that contain the letter Y

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Longest: ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).