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4-letter words with Y as the 4th letter

A curated list of 4-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when Y is fixed in the 4th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: ably, achy, aery.

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198 words

Word	Length	Syllables
ably	4	2
achy	4	2
aery	4	2
agly	4	2
ahoy	4	2
airy	4	2
alky	4	2
ally	4	2
army	4	2
arty	4	2
ashy	4	2
away	4	2
awny	4	2
awry	4	2
baby	4	2
bevy	4	2
body	4	2
bogy	4	2
bony	4	2
boxy	4	2
bray	4	1
buoy	4	1
bury	4	2
busy	4	2
cagy	4	2
caky	4	2
cavy	4	2
chay	4	1
city	4	2
clay	4	1
cloy	4	1
coky	4	2
coly	4	2
cony	4	2
copy	4	2
cory	4	2
cosy	4	2
cowy	4	2
cozy	4	2
davy	4	2
defy	4	2
demy	4	2
deny	4	2
dewy	4	2
dexy	4	2
didy	4	2
doby	4	2
dogy	4	2
dopy	4	2
dory	4	2
doty	4	2
doxy	4	2
dozy	4	2
dray	4	1
duly	4	2
duty	4	2
easy	4	2
eddy	4	2
edgy	4	2
eely	4	2
eery	4	2
eggy	4	2
elmy	4	2
emmy	4	2
envy	4	2
espy	4	2
eyry	4	2
flay	4	1
fley	4	1
fogy	4	2
foxy	4	2
fozy	4	2
fray	4	1
fumy	4	2
fury	4	2
gaby	4	2
gamy	4	2
gapy	4	2
gley	4	1
goby	4	2
gory	4	2
gray	4	1
grey	4	1
hazy	4	2
holy	4	2
homy	4	2
icky	4	2
idly	4	2
iffy	4	2
illy	4	2
immy	4	2
inby	4	2
inky	4	2
inly	4	2
jivy	4	2
joey	4	1
joky	4	2
jury	4	2
lacy	4	2
lady	4	2
laky	4	2
lazy	4	2
levy	4	2
lily	4	2
limy	4	2
liny	4	2
logy	4	2
lory	4	2
luny	4	2
many	4	2
mazy	4	2
miry	4	2
mity	4	2
moly	4	2
mony	4	2
mopy	4	2
nary	4	2
navy	4	2
nixy	4	2
nosy	4	2
obey	4	2
ofay	4	2
oily	4	2
okay	4	2
oldy	4	2
only	4	2
oozy	4	2
orby	4	2
orgy	4	2
pacy	4	2
paly	4	2
paty	4	2
pily	4	2
piny	4	2
pipy	4	2
pity	4	2
pixy	4	2
play	4	1
ploy	4	1
pogy	4	2
poky	4	2
poly	4	2
pony	4	2
posy	4	2
poxy	4	2
pray	4	1
prey	4	1
puny	4	2
quay	4	1
quey	4	1
racy	4	2
rely	4	2
rimy	4	2
ropy	4	2
rosy	4	2
ruby	4	2
ruly	4	2
sagy	4	2
scry	4	1
sexy	4	2
shay	4	1
sizy	4	2
slay	4	1
spay	4	1
spry	4	1
stay	4	1
stey	4	1
sway	4	1
they	4	1
tidy	4	2
tiny	4	2
tivy	4	2
toby	4	2
tody	4	2
tony	4	2
tory	4	2
towy	4	2
tray	4	1
trey	4	1
troy	4	1
typy	4	2
ugly	4	2
undy	4	2
upby	4	2
vary	4	2
very	4	2
viny	4	2
wady	4	2
waly	4	2
wany	4	2
wary	4	2
wavy	4	2
waxy	4	2
whey	4	1
wily	4	2
winy	4	2
wiry	4	2
zany	4	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed Y in the 4th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping Y locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.