letter Y
Twenty-fifth alphabetic character
The letter Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet.
Y functions as both consonant and vowel—consonant at the start of syllables yellow, beyond, vowel elsewhere gym, happy, my.
This dual nature makes Y unusual among English letters.
In text messaging and informal writing, Y often stands for "why": Y would you do that?
- yesOpposite of no
- yellowHue between green and orange
- yellow brick roadMetaphorical route to success
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
yoga mat · yawn · yesterday · young · young adult · youth · yell · yield · yolk · yarn · yonder · year · yelp · yearning · yew · yo-yo · yeti · yin