Y

SIMPLE
Dictionary Abbreviations
Common Usage
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns: People
Nouns: Places
Nouns: Things
Nouns: Body Parts
Nouns: Clothing
Nouns: Food
Nouns: Times & Dates
Verbs
Adjectives & Adverbs
CHARADE
Y before WORD
WORD around Y
Y inside WORD
Y after WORD
Delete Y

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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS

yard

year

yttrium

YMCA

YWCA

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COMMON USAGE

25th

why

wye

yes

Yankee (NATO alphabet)

gym

club

axis

coordinate

chromosome

second unknown

fork

intersection

slingshot

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NOUNS: PEOPLE

ex follower

ex’s successor

last of passersby

lead in Yentl

leader of YMCA

leader of youth

leader of Yemen, Yugoslavia

Mexican and —

one of you

they finally

Yankee

Yankee on the radio

yesterday’s leader

you at the front

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NOUNS: PLACES

athletic club

capital of Yemen, Yugoslavia

central Egypt

club

community organization

country’s eastern border

east end of city

gym

health club

journey’s end

Orly’s terminal

place to exercise

rec center

terminal in Albany, Calgary, Sydney, Troy

top of Yosemite

west of Yemen, Yugoslavia

YMCA

YWCA

25th row of the theater

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NOUNS: THINGS

athletic organization

close of play

closing of factory, Hairspray, highway, library, Rocky, subway, university

club

conclusion of survey, trilogy

divining rod

dowsing rod

electrical junction

end of my

family activities organization

final in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography, geometry, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, trigonometry

fork in the road

forked stick

introduction to youth

jury’s conclusion

opening/premiere of Yentl

piece of yarn

right of way

second-last letter

slingshot

story’s conclusion

termination of pregnancy

there in France

three-way circuit

three-way intersection

type of chromosome

unlimited dye

vowel or consonant

yttrium

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NOUNS: BODY PARTS

back/rear of boy, lady

head of yak

interior of eye

male-determining chromosome

naked eye

tail of bluejay, doggy, donkey, husky, guppy, lamprey, monkey, mudpuppy, puppy, turkey

youngster’s face

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NOUNS: CLOTHING

thong strap?

Yvonne’s cap

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NOUNS: FOOD

last piece of candy, celery, taffy, turkey

serving of yams

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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES

7th of January

8th of February

3rd of May

4th of July

Fourth of July

close of day, play

end of century, day, holiday

first of year

fourth of July

journey’s end

year

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VERBS

beginning to yak, yank, yawn, yell, yellow, yield

club

coordinate

edges away from gym

ending in calamity

ending in January, February, May, July

ending in tragedy

ending on Friday

finally lay, may, pay, try

fork

heading to Yemen

heading to your —

yes, —

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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

and in Spanish

back from Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kentucky, Norway, Paraguay, Sicily, Turkey, Uruguay

back from holiday

beginning in/west of Yemen, Yugoslavia

close to discovery

close to city

close to machinery

close to my —

finally happy

first of your —

happy at last

head of your —

inside of eye, gym

last but one

last of many

last of twenty

there in France, Paris

Yemen’s first

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Y BEFORE WORD

after closing of highway

after Joyce’s heart

after Wayne’s heart

behind Emily’s back

behind Henry’s back

coordinate with —

following Yvette’s lead

fork over —

yellow caps —

Y-front

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WORD AROUND Y

gaining entrance to yard

has yen (to) —

hugging ex’s successor

pocketing yen

taking fork in the road

taking gym

with fork included

with insertion of fork

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Y INSIDE WORD

fork inserted into —

gym sports —

yen to enter —

yesterday’s leader inspired by —

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Y AFTER WORD

at end of holiday

before closing of subway

by day’s end

fork-tailed

with the naked eye

yellow dogs —

—, end of story

—, happy at last

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DELETE Y

dropping fork

dropping gym

gym is out of

overlooking gym

why not?

with no end of gravy, money, opportunity, passers-by

yellow deserts —

yellow leaves —

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