5-letter words that end in y
- coyly — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- cozey — a tea cosy
- crapy — Resembling crape.
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- crecy — a village in N France: scene of the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War when the English defeated the French (1346)
- crepy — (esp of the skin) having a dry wrinkled appearance like crepe
- crony — You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
- crudy — (in the works of Shakespeare) crude or raw
- cubby — a small room or enclosed area, esp one used as a child's play area
- cuddy — a small cabin in a boat
- cully — pal; mate
- cundy — a drain or drain entrance
- cunny — Obsolete form of cony (
- cuppy — cup-shaped
- curdy — full of curd
- curly — Curly hair is full of curls.
- curny — granular
- curry — Curry is a dish composed of meat and vegetables, or just vegetables, in a sauce containing hot spices. It is usually eaten with rice and is one of the main dishes of India.
- curvy — If someone describes a woman as curvy, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
- cushy — A cushy job or situation is pleasant because it does not involve much work or effort.
- cuspy — (of a computer program) well-designed and user-friendly
- cutey — cutie
- cutty — short or cut short
- cymry — the Brythonic branch of the Celtic people, comprising the present-day Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons
- d-day — You can use D-day to refer to the day that is chosen for the beginning of an important activity.
- daddy — Children often call their father daddy.
- daffy — If you describe a person or thing as daffy, you mean that they are strange or foolish, but in a rather attractive way.
- daggy — untidy; dishevelled
- daily — If something happens daily, it happens every day.
- dairy — A dairy is a shop or company that sells milk and food made from milk, such as butter, cream, and cheese.
- daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
- daley — Richard J(oseph) 1902–76, U.S. politician: mayor of Chicago 1955–76.
- dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- dalny — former Russian name of Dalian (def 2).
- dammy — Alternative form of damme.
- dampy — damp or moist
- danby — 1st Earl of, title of Thomas Osborne. 1631–1712, English politician; Lord Treasurer (1673–78): regarded as the founder of the Tory party
- dancy — (of music) appropriate for dancing
- dandy — A dandy is a man who thinks a great deal about his appearance and always dresses in smart clothes.
- danny — the hand (used esp when addressing children)
- darby — Abraham. 1677–1717, British iron manufacturer: built the first coke-fired blast furnace (1709)
- darcy — a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rock
- darky — an offensive word for a Black person
- dashy — intended to draw attention; showy
- dauby — Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive.
- dealy — (US, slang) An object, especially a gadget, whose name the speaker currently cannot recall.
- deary — a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious
- debby — relating to or resembling a debutante
- decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.