# wai, wy, wye, y

> English homophone group · 4 words that sound the same · /waɪ/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### wai
*/waɪ/*
A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.

### wy
*/waɪ/*
The name of the letter Y.

### wye
*/ˈwaɪ/*
The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.

### y
*/ˈwaɪ/*
The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/wai