Root words of 9 letters or fewer with two valid spellings that differ only by EY versus Y with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | PARTNER | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AGLEY | — | AGLY | [b.] · awry / [x] { aglee agley agly gley § aglee agley agly gley } |
| — | BOGEY | S | BOGY | [v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] · to shoot in one stroke over par in golf / [x] { bogey boggle bogie bogle bogy § bogeys bogies bogles § bogey bogeyed bogeying bogeys bogie bogle bogles bogy } |
| — | BONEY | — | BONY | [a. BONIER, BONIEST or BONEYER, BONEYEST] · bony (=boneyer boneyest) / [x] { boney boneyer boneyest bonier boniest bony } |
| — | CAGEY | — | CAGY | [a. CAGIER, CAGIEST] · shrewd / [x] { cagey cagier cagiest cagy } |
| — | CAKEY | — | CAKY | [a. CAKIER, CAKIEST] · tending to form lumps / [x] { cakey cakier cakiest caky } |
| — | COSEY | S | COSY | [n. -SEYS] · a cozy / [x] { cosey cosie cosy cozey cozie cozy § coseys cosies cozeys cozies § cosey cosie cosied cosies cosy cosying cozey cozie cozied cozies cozy cozying § cosey cosie cosier cosiest cosy cozey cozie cozier coziest cozy § cozily } |
| — | COZEY | S | COZY | [n. -ZEYS] · a cozy / [x] { cosey cosie cosy cozey cozie cozy § coseys cosies cozeys cozies § cosey cosie cosied cosies cosy cosying cozey cozie cozied cozies cozy cozying § cosey cosie cosier cosiest cosy cozey cozie cozier coziest cozy § cozily } |
| — | DOGEY | S | DOGY | [n. -GEYS] · dogie «a stray calf» / [x] { dogey dogie dogy § dogeys dogies } |
| — | DOPEY | — | DOPY | [a. DOPIER, DOPIEST] · lethargic; stupid - DOPILY [b.] (=dopily) / [x] { dopey dopier dopiest dopy § dopily } |
| — | FOGEY | S | FOGY | [n. -GEYS] · fogy «an old-fashioned~ person» - FOGEYISH [a.] (=fogeyish) / [x] { fogey fogie fogy § fogeys fogies § fogeyish fogyish } |
| — | GAMEY | — | GAMY | [a. GAMIER, GAMIEST] · gamy «plucky» / [x] { gamey gamier gamiest gamy } |
| — | HOMEY | S | HOMY | [a. HOMIER, HOMIEST] · homelike «suggestive of a home» / ----- [n. HOMEYS] · a person from one's own neighborhood (=homeys) |
| — | JIVEY | — | JIVY | [a. JIVIER, JIVIEST] · jazzy, lively / [x] { jivey jivier jiviest jivy } |
| — | JOKEY | — | JOKY | [a. JOKIER, JOKIEST] · amusing - JOKILY [b.] / [x] { jokey jokier jokiest joky § jokily } |
| — | LACEY | — | LACY | [a. LACIER, LACIEST] · lacy / [x] { lacey lacier laciest lacy } |
| — | LINEY | — | LINY | [a. LINIER, LINIEST] · liny «resembling a line» / [x] { liney linier liniest liny } |
| — | MONEY | S | MONY | [n. MONEYS or MONIES] · an official medium of exchange and measure of value / [x] { moneys monies § many money monie mony more most } |
| — | MOPEY | — | MOPY | [a. MOPIER, MOPIEST] · dejected - MOPILY [b.] (=mopily) / [x] { mopey mopier mopiest mopy § mopily } |
| — | NOSEY | — | NOSY | [a. NOSIER, NOSIEST] · nosy / [x] { nosey nosier nosiest nosy } |
| S | PACEY | — | PACY | [a. PACIER, PACIEST] · keeping a fast pace / [x] { pacey pacier paciest pacy } |
| — | PINEY | — | PINY | [a. PINIER, PINIEST] · piny «suggestive of or covered with pine trees» / [x] { piney pinier piniest piny } |
| — | POKEY | S | POKY | [n. -KEYS] · poky «a jail» / [x] { pokey poky § pokeys pokies § pokey pokier pokiest poky } |
| — | ROPEY | — | ROPY | [a. ROPIER, ROPIEST] · ropy «resembling a rope or ropes» / [x] { ropey ropier ropiest ropy } |
| S | TONEY | — | TONY | [a. TONIER, TONIEST] · tony / [x] { toney tonier toniest tony } |
| — | TYPEY | — | TYPY | [a. TYPIER, TYPIEST] · typy «characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group» / [x] { typey typier typiest typy } |
| — | WINEY | — | WINY | [a. WINIER, WINIEST] · winy «having the taste or qualities of wine» / [x] { winey winier winiest winish winy } |
| — | BLIMEY | — | BLIMY | [i.] · used as an expression of surprise / [x] { blimey blimy gorblimy } |
| — | BOOGEY | S | BOOGY | [v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] · boogie / [x] { boogey boogie boogy § boogeys boogies § boogey boogeyed boogeying boogeys boogie boogied boogieing boogies boogy boogying } |
| — | CARNEY | S | CARNY | [n. -NEYS] · carny «a carnival» / [x] { carney carnie carnival carny § carneys carnies carnivals § carneys carnies carnivals } |
| — | COOKEY | S | COOKY | [n. -EYS] · cookie / [x] { cookey cookie cooky § cookeys cookies § cookey cookie cookies cooky } |
| — | CREPEY | — | CREPY | [a. CREPIER, CREPIEST] · crinkly / [x] { crepey crepier crepiest crepy } |
| — | CURVEY | — | CURVY | [a. CURVIER, CURVIEST] · curvy / [x] { curvey curvier curviest curvy } |
| — | DARKEY | S | DARKY | ! [n. -EYS] · darky «a black person -- a derogatory term» / [x] { darkey darkie darky § darkeys darkies } |
| — | DICKEY | S | DICKY | [n. -EYS] · a blouse front / [x] { dickey dickie dicky § dickeys dickies § dickier dickiest } |
| — | DINGEY | S | DINGY | [n. -GEYS] · dinghy / [x] { dingey dinghy dingy § dingeys dinghies dingies § dinghies dingies § dingier dingiest } |
| — | DINKEY | S | DINKY | [n. -KEYS] · a small locomotive / [x] { dinkey dinky § dinkeys dinkies § dinkier dinkiest } |
| — | DOYLEY | S | DOYLY | [n. -LEYS] · doily / [x] { doily doyley doyly § doilies doyleys doylies } |
| — | FLAKEY | — | FLAKY | [a. FLAKIER, FLAKIEST] · flaky / [x] { flakey flakier flakiest flaky § flakily } |
| — | FLUKEY | — | FLUKY | [a. FLUKIER, FLUKIEST] · fluky «happening by or depending on chance» / [x] { flukey flukier flukiest fluky § flukily } |
| — | FLUTEY | — | FLUTY | [a. FLUTEYER, FLUTEYEST] · fluty «resembling a flute in sound» (=fluteyer fluteyest) / [x] { flutey fluteyer fluteyest flutier flutiest fluty } |
| — | GOONEY | S | GOONY | [n. -NEYS] · an albatross / [x] { gooney goonie goony § gooneys goonies § goonier gooniest } |
| — | GOOSEY | — | GOOSY | [a. GOOSIER, GOOSIEST] · goosy «resembling a goose» / [x] { goosey goosier goosiest goosy } |
| — | GRAPEY | — | GRAPY | [a. GRAPIER, GRAPIEST] · grapy «resembling grapes» / [x] { grapey grapier grapiest grapy } |
| — | GRIPEY | — | GRIPY | [a. GRIPIER, GRIPIEST] · gripy «causing sharp pains in the bowels» / [x] { gripey gripier gripiest gripy } |
| — | GULLEY | S | GULLY | [n. -LEYS] · a ravine / [x] { gulley gully § gulleys gullies § gulley gulleys gullied gullies gully gullying } |
| — | HONKEY | S | HONKY | ! [n. -S] · honkie «a white man -- a derogatory term» / [x] { honkey honkie honky § honkeys honkies } |
| — | HOOKEY | S | HOOKY | [n. -EYS] · hooky / [x] { hookey hooky § hookeys § hookier hookies hookiest } |
| — | HORSEY | — | HORSY | [a. HORSIER, HORSIEST] · horsy «resembling a horse» / [x] { horsey horsie horsy § horsies § horsey horsie horsier horsiest horsy } |
| — | HUNKEY | S | HUNKY | † [n. -S] · hunky / [x] { hunkey hunkie hunky § hunkeys hunkies § hunkier hunkiest } |
| — | HURLEY | S | HURLY | [n. -LEYS] · hurling / [x] { hurley hurling hurly § hurleys hurlies hurlings } |
| — | JANNEY | S | JANNY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to janny «to act as a disguised merrymaker at Christmas~» / [x] { janney janny § janneys jannies § janney janneyed janneying janneys jannied jannies janny jannying } |
| — | JUDGEY | — | JUDGY | [a.] · alternative spelling of judgy / [x] { judgey judgier judgiest judgy } |
| — | LINNEY | S | LINNY | [n. -NEYS] · linny «a row of rooms across the back of a house» / [x] { linhay linney linny § linhays linnies } |
| — | LOONEY | S | LOONY | [a. -NIER, -NIEST] · loony / ----- [n. -EYS] · loony / [x] { looney loonie loony luny § looneys loonies lunies § looney loonie loonier looniest loony lunier luniest luny § loonily } |
| — | MANGEY | — | MANGY | [a. MANGIER, MANGIEST] · mangy / [x] { mangey mangier mangiest mangy } |
| — | MICKEY | S | MICKY | [n. -EYS] · a drugged drink / [x] { mickey micky § mickeys mickies § mickeys } |
| — | MOUSEY | — | MOUSY | [a. MOUSIER, MOUSIEST] · mousy / [x] { mousey mousier mousiest mousy } |
| — | PEAVEY | S | PEAVY | [n. -VEYS] · a lever used to move logs / [x] { peavey peavy § peaveys peavies } |
| — | PHONEY | S | PHONY | [a. -NIER, -NIEST] · phony / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to phony / [x] { phoney phony § phoneys phonies § phoney phoneyed phoneying phoneys phonied phonies phony phonying § phoney phonier phoniest phony } |
| — | PONCEY | — | PONCY | ! [a. PONCIER, PONCIEST] · poncy «pretentious or affected» -- an offensive word / [x] { poncey poncier ponciest poncy } |
| — | PRICEY | — | PRICY | [a. PRICIER, PRICIEST] · expensive / [x] { pricey pricier priciest pricy § pricily } |
| — | PUNKEY | S | PUNKY | [n. -KEYS] · punkie «a biting gnat» / [x] { punkey punkie punky § punkeys punkies } |
| — | SCAREY | — | SCARY | [a. SCARIER, SCARIEST] · scary / [x] { scarey scary § scarey scarier scariest scary § scarey scary } |
| — | SHALEY | — | SHALY | [a. SHALIER, SHALIEST] · shaly «resembling shale» / [x] { shaley shalier shaliest shaly } |
| — | SLATEY | — | SLATY | [a. SLATIER, SLATIEST] · slaty / [x] { slatey slatier slatiest slaty } |
| — | SMOKEY | S | SMOKY | [n. -S] · a police officer who patrols highways (=smokeys) / [x] { smokeys smokies § smokey smokier smokiest smoky § smokily } |
| — | SNAKEY | — | SNAKY | [a. SNAKIER, SNAKIEST] · snaky «resembling a snake» / [x] { snakey snakier snakiest snaky § snakily } |
| — | SPACEY | — | SPACY | [a. SPACIER, SPACIEST] · weird in behavior / [x] { spacey spacier spaciest spacy } |
| — | SPICEY | — | SPICY | [a. SPICIER, SPICIEST] · spicy / [x] { spicey spicier spiciest spicy } |
| — | SPIKEY | — | SPIKY | [a. SPIKIER, SPIKIEST] · spiky / [x] { spikey spikier spikiest spiky § spikily } |
| — | STAGEY | — | STAGY | [a. STAGIER, STAGIEST] · stagy «having a theatrical quality» / [x] { stagey stagier stagiest stagy } |
| — | STOGEY | S | STOGY | [n. -GEYS] · stogy «a long, slender cigar» / [x] { stogey stogie stogy § stogeys stogies } |
| — | STONEY | — | STONY | [a. STONIER, STONIEST] · stony / [x] { stoney stonier stoniest stony } |
| — | STOREY | S | STORY | [n. -REYS] · a horizontal division of a building - STOREYED [a.] / [x] { storey story § storeys stories § stories story storying § storeyed storied § story } |
| — | TACKEY | — | TACKY | [a. TACKIER, TACKIEST] · tacky / [x] { tackey tacky § tackier tackiest } |
| — | TAWNEY | S | TAWNY | [n. -NEYS] · tawny |
| — | THYMEY | — | THYMY | [a. THYMIER, THYMIEST] · thymy «abounding in thyme» / [x] { thymey thymier thymiest thymy } |
| — | WHINEY | — | WHINY | [a. WHINIER, WHINIEST] · whiny / [x] { whiney whinier whiniest whiny } |
| — | WHITEY | S | WHITY | [n. -EYS] · a white man -- an offensive term / [x] { whitey whity § whiteys whities § whitey whitier whitiest whity } |
| — | CHANTEY | S | CHANTY | [n. -TEYS] · a sailor's song / [x] { chantey chanty shantey shanty § chanteys chanties shanteys shanties § shanties } |
| — | CHOOSEY | — | CHOOSY | [a. CHOOSIER, CHOOSIEST] · choosy / [x] { choosey choosier choosiest choosy § choosily } |
| — | CLIQUEY | — | CLIQUY | [a. CLIQUIER, CLIQUIEST] · inclined to form cliques / [x] { cliquey cliquier cliquiest cliquish cliquy } |
| — | CRUISEY | — | CRUISY | [a. CRUISIER, CRUISIEST] · cruisy «frequented by homosexuals seeking partners» / [x] { cruisey cruisier cruisiest cruisy } |
| — | CURTSEY | S | CURTSY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to curtsy / [x] { courtesy curtsey curtsy § courtesies curtseys curtsies § courtesied courtesies courtesy courtesying curtsey curtseyed curtseying curtseys curtsied curtsies curtsy curtsying } |
| — | DIDDLEY | S | DIDDLY | [n. -DLIES, -DLEYS] · diddly / [x] { diddley diddly § diddleys diddlies § tiddly } |
| — | FLUNKEY | S | FLUNKY | [n. -KEYS] · flunky «a servile follower» / [x] { flunkey flunkie flunky § flunkeys flunkies } |
| — | KLUDGEY | — | KLUDGY | [a. KLUDGIER, KLUDGIEST] · kludgy «involving or put together with ill-fitting~ components» / [x] { kludgey kludgier kludgiest kludgy } |
| — | LIMPSEY | — | LIMPSY | [a. -SIER, -SIEST] · limpsy «lacking strength or vigor» / [x] { limpsey limpsier limpsiest limpsy } |
| — | LOUNGEY | — | LOUNGY | [a. -GIER, -GIEST] · loungy «suitable for lounging» / [x] { loungey loungier loungiest loungy } |
| — | ORANGEY | — | ORANGY | [a. -ANGIER, -ANGIEST] · orangy «resembling or suggestive of an orange» / [x] { orangey orangier orangiest orangy } |
| — | PLAGUEY | — | PLAGUY | [a.] · plaguy «troublesome» / [x] { plaguey plaguy § plaguily } |
| — | PUSSLEY | S | PUSSLY | [n. -LEYS] · purslane «a common garden herb» / [x] { purslane pusley pussley pussly § purslanes pusleys pussleys pusslies } |
| — | SHANTEY | S | SHANTY | [n. -TEYS] · chantey «a sailor's song» / [x] { chantey chanty shantey shanty § chanteys chanties shanteys shanties § shanties } |
| — | SPINNEY | S | SPINNY | [n. -NEYS] · a thicket / [x] { spinney spinny § spinneys spinnies § spinnier spinniest } |
| — | SPOONEY | S | SPOONY | [a. SPOONIER, SPOONIEST] · spoony «overly sentimental - SPOONILY [b.]» / ----- [n. -EYS] · a spoony / [x] { spooney spoony § spooneys spoonies § spooney spoonier spooniest spoony § spoonily } |
| — | SPURREY | S | SPURRY | [n. -REYS] · spurry «a European~ weed» / [x] { spurrey spurry § spurreys spurries } |
| — | STRIPEY | — | STRIPY | [a. STRIPIER, STRIPIEST] · stripy (=stripey) / [x] { stripey stripier stripiest stripy } |
| — | SWEENEY | S | SWEENY | [n. -NEYS] · sweeny / [x] { sweeney sweeny swinney § sweeneys sweenies swinneys } |
| — | TROLLEY | S | TROLLY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to convey by streetcar / [x] { trolley trolly § trolleys trollies § trolley trolleyed trolleying trolleys trollied trollies trolly trollying § trollied } |
| — | WHIMSEY | S | WHIMSY | [n. -SEYS] · whimsy / [x] { whim whimsey whimsy § whims whimseys whimsies § whim whims whimsey whimsied whimsies whimsy } |
| — | WHISKEY | S | WHISKY | [n. -KEYS] · a liquor / [x] { usquabae usque usquebae usquebaugh whiskey whisky § usquabaes usquebaes usquebaughs usques whiskeys whiskies } |
| — | CABBAGEY | — | CABBAGY | [a.] · resembling a cabbage / [x] { cabbagey cabbagy } |
| — | CHIMBLEY | S | CHIMBLY | [n. -BLEYS] · chimley «a chimney» / [x] { chimbley chimbly chimla chimley chimney § chimbleys chimblies chimlas chimleys chimneys § chimneys } |
| — | GINGELEY | S | GINGELY | [n. -LEYS] · gingelly «the sesame seed or its oil» / [x] { gingeley gingeli gingelli gingelly gingely gingili gingilli § gingeleys gingelies gingelis gingellies gingellis gingilis gingillis } |
| — | MALARKEY | S | MALARKY | [n. -KEYS] · nonsense / [x] { malarkey malarky § malarkeys malarkies } |
| — | MANGABEY | S | MANGABY | [n. -BEYS] · a long-tailed~ monkey / [x] { mangabey mangaby § mangabeys mangabies } |
| — | HEADACHEY | — | HEADACHY | [a.] · derivative of headachy «suffering from, caused by, or likely to cause a headache» / [x] { headachey headachier headachiest headachy } |
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