Root words of 9 letters or fewer with two valid spellings that differ only by OO versus U with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | PARTNER | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SOOK | S | SUK | [n. -S] · souk / [x] { sook souk suck suk sukh suq § sooks souks sucks sukhs suks suqs § sooks sucked sucking sucks § sucking } |
| — | AGLOO | S | AGLU | [n. AGLOOS] · an air hole through the ice made by a seal / [x] { agloo aglu § agloos aglus } |
| — | BABOO | LNS | BABU | [n. -BOOS] · a Hindu~ gentleman / [x] { baboo babu § baboos babus } |
| — | BHOOT | S | BHUT | [n. -S] · bhut «a small whirlwind» / [x] { bhoot bhut § bhoots bhuts } |
| — | IGLOO | S | IGLU | [n. -LOOS] · an Eskimo~ dwelling / [x] { igloo iglu § igloos iglus } |
| — | LOONY | — | LUNY | [a. -NIER, -NIEST] · crazy - LOONILY [b.] / ----- [n. -NIES] · a loony person (=loonily) / [x] { looney loonie loony luny § looneys loonies lunies § looney loonie loonier looniest loony lunier luniest luny § loonily } |
| — | OOMPH | S | UMPH | [n. -S] · spirited vigor |
| — | POOJA | S | PUJA | [n. -S] · puja / [x] { pooja puja pujah § poojas pujahs pujas } |
| — | POORI | S | PURI | [n. -S] · a light, flat wheat cake / [x] { poori puree puri § pooris puris } |
| — | TABOO | S | TABU | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to exclude from use, approach, or mention / [x] { taboo tabu § taboos tabus § taboo tabooed tabooing taboos tabu tabued tabuing tabus § taboo tabooed tabu tabued } |
| — | BABOOL | S | BABUL | [n. -S] · babul «a North African~ tree» / [x] { babool babul § babools babuls } |
| — | DHOOTI | ES | DHUTI | [n. -S] · dhoti / [x] { dhooti dhootie dhoti dhuti § dhooties dhootis dhotis dhutis } |
| — | DOOFUS | — | DUFUS | [n. -ES] · a stupid or foolish person / [x] { doofus dufus § doofuses dufuses } |
| — | MOOLEY | S | MULEY | [n. -EYS] · muley «a hornless cow» / [x] { mooley muley mulley § mooleys muleys mulleys } |
| — | NOODGE | DS | NUDGE | [v. NOODGED, NOODGING, NOODGES] · to nag / [x] { noodge nudge nudzh § noodges nudzhes § noodge noodged noodges noodging nudge nudzh nudzhed nudzhes nudzhing } |
| — | OOMIAC | KS | UMIAC | [n. -S] · umiak «an open Eskimo~ boat» / [x] { oomiac oomiack oomiak umiac umiack umiak umiaq § oomiacks oomiacs oomiaks umiacks umiacs umiaks umiaqs } |
| — | OOMIAK | S | UMIAK | [n. -S] · umiak «an open Eskimo~ boat» / [x] { oomiac oomiack oomiak umiac umiack umiak umiaq § oomiacks oomiacs oomiaks umiacks umiacs umiaks umiaqs } |
| — | SMOOSH | — | SMUSH | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to squash / [x] { smooshes smushes squashes squelches squishes squooshes squushes § smoosh smooshed smooshes smooshing smush smushed smushes smushing squash squashed squashes squashing squelch squelched squelches squelching squish squished squishes squishing squoosh squooshed squooshes squooshing squush squushed squushes squushing § squashed squashing squelched } |
| — | BOOMKIN | S | BUMKIN | [n. -S] · a bumkin «a ship's spar» / [x] { boomkin bumkin § boomkins bumkins } |
| — | OOMIACK | S | UMIACK | [n. -S] · umiak «an open Eskimo~ boat» / [x] { oomiac oomiack oomiak umiac umiack umiak umiaq § oomiacks oomiacs oomiaks umiacks umiacs umiaks umiaqs } |
| — | SANTOOR | S | SANTUR | [n. -S] · santir «a Persian~ dulcimer» / [x] { santir santoor santour santur § santirs santoors santours santurs } |
| — | SHADOOF | S | SHADUF | [n. -S] · a device used in Egypt~ for raising water for irrigation / [x] { shadoof shaduf § shadoofs shadufs } |
| — | SQUOOSH | Y | SQUUSH | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to squash / [x] { smooshes smushes squashes squelches squishes squooshes squushes § smoosh smooshed smooshes smooshing smush smushed smushes smushing squash squashed squashes squashing squelch squelched squelches squelching squish squished squishes squishing squoosh squooshed squooshes squooshing squush squushed squushes squushing § squashed squashing squelched } |
| — | TALOOKA | S | TALUKA | [n. -S] · taluk / [x] { talooka taluk taluka § talookas talukas taluks } |
| — | BLOOMING | S | BLUMING | [n. -S] · a process for smelting iron (=bloomings) / [x] { bloomings § abloom blooming § abloom blooming } |
| — | TARBOOSH | — | TARBUSH | [n. -ES] · a cap worn by Muslim~ men / [x] { tarboosh tarbush § tarbooshes tarbushes } |
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