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

yams

[ j ]

100

bypass

It's a compound word!

100

joys

joyful

enjoy

enjoyment

< joy >

100

I

function word

200

buy

[ a𝗜 ]

200

type

It's Greek!

200

dries

dried

drying

drywall

< dry >

200

hi

abbreviation of how are you?

300

goofy

[ i ]

300

babyish

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

300

skis

skied

skiing

skier

< ski >

300

ski

It's Norwegian. There's no skiing in England.

400

chrysanthemum

[ 𝗜 ]

400

candyman

It's a compound word!

400

skies

skied

skying

skyscraper

< sky >

400

deli

It's a clip of delicatessen.

500

mythology

There are TWO <y>s.

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

500

Kathryn

It's a proper name.

500

relies

relied

relying

reliable

<ly>
(or rely)

500

cacti

The <-i> is a Latin plural suffix!