What Does The <y> Spell?
Why Is That <y> There?
What Is The Base Element?
Why Is That <i> There?
100

yuck

[ j ]

100

tryouts

It's a compound word!

100

boys

boyish

boyfriend

batboy

< boy >

100

ski

non native English word

200

guy

[ a𝗜 ]

200

myth

It's Greek!

200

tries

tried

trial

tryout

< try >

200

sushi

non native English word

300

smelly

[ i ]

300

shyish

It's unwise to keep two <i>s: *<shiish>

300

taxis

taxied

taxiing

taxicab

< taxi >

300

bonsai

non native English word

400

gymnasium

[ 𝗜 ]

400

countryside

It's a compound word!

400

pries

pried

prying

prybar

< pry >

400

taxi

clip of taximeter cab

500

psychology

There are TWO <y>s.

One spells [ a𝗜 ] and one spells [ i ].

500

Megyn

It's a proper name.

500

denies

denied

denying

denial

<ny>
(or deny)

500

fungi

The <-i> is a Latin plural suffix!

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