Y

Y, or Ÿ, is the twenty-fifth (number 25) letter in the English alphabet.^[1] Its name in English is "wye" (pronounced /ˈwaɪ/).^[2]

In words like year, yell, and yes, the Y is a consonant (semivowel). In words like cry, fly, and sky, the Y is considered a vowel.

1. ↑ "Y" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "wye", op. cit.
2. ↑ "Y", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "wye", op. cit.