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'''Y''', or '''y''', is the twenty-fifth and penultimate [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], used in the [[English alphabet|modern English alphabet]], the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh if including [[W]]) [[vowel#Written vowels|vowel letter]] of the English alphabet.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Truth About 'Y': It's Mostly a Vowel |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-y-is-sometimes-a-vowel-usage |publisher=Merriam-Webster |access-date=14 July 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714185532/https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-y-is-sometimes-a-vowel-usage |url-status=live }}</ref> Its name in English is [[English alphabet#Letter names|''wye'']]<ref>Also spelled ''wy'', plural ''wyes''.</ref> (pronounced {{IPAc-en|'|w|aɪ}}), plural ''wyes''.<ref>"Y", ''Oxford English Dictionary,'' 2nd edition (1989); ''Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "wy", ''op. cit''.</ref>