What Does The <y> Spell?
yams
[ j ]
bypass
It's a compound word!
joys
joyful
enjoy
enjoyment
< joy >
I
function word
buy
[ a𝗜 ]
type
It's Greek!
dries
dried
drying
drywall
< dry >
hi
abbreviation of how are you?
goofy
[ i ]
babyish
It's unwise to keep two <i>s: *<babiish>
skis
skied
skiing
skier
< ski >
ski
It's Norwegian. There's no skiing in England.
chrysanthemum
[ 𝗜 ]
candyman
It's a compound word!
skies
skied
skying
skyscraper
< sky >
deli
It's a clip of delicatessen.
mythology
There are TWO <y>s.
One spells [ 𝗜 ] and one spells [ i ].
Kathryn
It's a proper name.
relies
relied
relying
reliable
<ly>
(or rely)
cacti
The <-i> is a Latin plural suffix!