-EY / -Y Spelling Pairs — Words Only

Root words of 9 letters or fewer with two valid spellings that differ only by EY versus Y

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214 words

AGLEY AGLY BOGEY BOGY BONEY BONY CAGEY CAGY CAKEY CAKY COSEY COSY COZEY COZY
DOGEY DOGY DOPEY DOPY FOGEY FOGY GAMEY GAMY HOMEY HOMY JIVEY JIVY JOKEY JOKY
LACEY LACY LINEY LINY MONEY MONY MOPEY MOPY NOSEY NOSY PACEY PACY PINEY PINY
POKEY POKY ROPEY ROPY TONEY TONY TYPEY TYPY WINEY WINY BLIMEY BLIMY BOOGEY BOOGY
CARNEY CARNY COOKEY COOKY CREPEY CREPY CURVEY CURVY DARKEY DARKY DICKEY DICKY
DINGEY DINGY DINKEY DINKY DOYLEY DOYLY FLAKEY FLAKY FLUKEY FLUKY FLUTEY FLUTY
GOONEY GOONY GOOSEY GOOSY GRAPEY GRAPY GRIPEY GRIPY GULLEY GULLY HONKEY HONKY
HOOKEY HOOKY HORSEY HORSY HUNKEY HUNKY HURLEY HURLY JANNEY JANNY JUDGEY JUDGY
LINNEY LINNY LOONEY LOONY MANGEY MANGY MICKEY MICKY MOUSEY MOUSY PEAVEY PEAVY
PHONEY PHONY PONCEY PONCY PRICEY PRICY PUNKEY PUNKY SCAREY SCARY SHALEY SHALY
SLATEY SLATY SMOKEY SMOKY SNAKEY SNAKY SPACEY SPACY SPICEY SPICY SPIKEY SPIKY
STAGEY STAGY STOGEY STOGY STONEY STONY STOREY STORY TACKEY TACKY TAWNEY TAWNY
THYMEY THYMY WHINEY WHINY WHITEY WHITY CHANTEY CHANTY CHOOSEY CHOOSY CLIQUEY
CLIQUY CRUISEY CRUISY CURTSEY CURTSY DIDDLEY DIDDLY FLUNKEY FLUNKY KLUDGEY
KLUDGY LIMPSEY LIMPSY LOUNGEY LOUNGY ORANGEY ORANGY PLAGUEY PLAGUY PUSSLEY
PUSSLY SHANTEY SHANTY SPINNEY SPINNY SPOONEY SPOONY SPURREY SPURRY STRIPEY
STRIPY SWEENEY SWEENY TROLLEY TROLLY WHIMSEY WHIMSY WHISKEY WHISKY CABBAGEY
CABBAGY CHIMBLEY CHIMBLY GINGELEY GINGELY MALARKEY MALARKY MANGABEY MANGABY
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