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100

seeing

see

100

runs

< s >

100

cats

cat + s

100

ski, sushi, macaroni, taxi

No complete English word ends in <i>. 

These words are borrowed from other languages.

200

walks

walk

200

doing

< ing >

200

missed

miss + ed

200

Qatar, qadi, qi, qintar

In English words, a <q> has to be followed by a <u>.

These words are borrowed from other languages.

300

does

do

300

player

< er >

300

misspell

mis + spell

300

phone, dolphin, graph, photo

The <ph> spelling for [f] is not English.

These words are from Greek.

400

stopped

stop

400

camped

< ed >
400

shepherd

shep + herd

400

menu, bureau, haiku, caribou

No complete English word ends in <u>. 

These words are borrowed from other languages.

500

go

go

500

strongest

< est >

500
action

act + ion

500

tomato, volcano, tornado, bongo

English words with more than one syllable word cannot end in <o>. 

These are borrowed from other languages.