wye
The word for the letter Y
- noun
- /waɪ/
- US
- The letter wye is the 25th letter of the English alphabet.
Examples
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Children learning the alphabet often play games to recognize each letter, including wye.
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In phonetics, the sound of the letter wye can be represented in various alphabets.
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You know, you are growing old, Mrs Wye.
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Mr Wye for you, Mr Commissioner.
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Mr Wye wanted me to check the telegram you just sent to the San Francisco Police.
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But Commissioner, Wye is not dependable.
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Mr Wye's room.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wye is the name of the letter Y and is simply the letter's written name. A helpful way to remember it is that wye sounds like 'why' and names the 'Y' you see in words like 'yellow'.