Apr 10, 2008 10:38
DYVOURS recently came up in my studying. I've seen other weird words where a vowel could be replaced by a Y. So I decided to see how many words fit this pattern, excluding those that ended with a Y. Some of these pairs aren't too interesting, but there are definitely some fun words in the list.
7s and 8s behind the cut...
ACETYLS ACETALS
ALCAYDE ALCAIDE
ALKYLIC ALKALIC
ALKYNES ALKANES
ALKYNES ALKENES
ALKYNES ALKINES
ALLYLIC ALLELIC
AMBOYNA AMBOINA
AROYNTS AROINTS
BAILEYS BAILEES
BANYANS BANIANS
BARYTES BARITES
BENZYLS BENZOLS
BIOTYPE BIOTOPE
BIRYANI BIRIANI
BYNAMES BENAMES
BYRLING BIRLING
BYRLING BURLING
BYRNIES BURNIES
BYZANTS BEZANTS
CALYCES CALICES
CALYCLE CALICLE
CARRYON CARRION
CAYMANS CAIMANS
CHYMICS CHEMICS
CHYMIST CHEMIST
CLYSTER CLUSTER
CONDYLE CONDOLE
CRESYLS CRESOLS
CRYSTAL CRESTAL
CRYSTAL CRUSTAL
CYLICES CALICES
CYLICES CILICES
CYLICES CULICES
CYNICAL CONICAL
CYPHERS CIPHERS
CYSTOID CESTOID
DAIMYOS DAIMIOS
DOYLIES DOILIES
DOYLIES DOOLIES
DYBBUKS DIBBUKS
DYVOURS DEVOURS
ENSKYED ENSKIED
EPOXYED EPOXIED
ERYNGOS ERINGOS
ETHYNES ETHANES
ETHYNES ETHENES
ETHYNYL ETHINYL
FLEYING FLEEING
FLYTIER FLUTIER
FLYTING FLITING
FLYTING FLUTING
FORMYLS FORMALS
FORMYLS FORMOLS
FRYABLE FRIABLE
GLYCANS GLUCANS
GREYING GREEING
GYPPERS GIPPERS
GYPPING GAPPING
GYPPING GIPPING
GYPSIED GIPSIED
GYPSIES GIPSIES
HAYLAGE HAULAGE
HOYDENS HOIDENS
ISOTYPE ISOTOPE
KEYSTER KEESTER
KEYSTER KEISTER
KOUMYSS KOUMISS
KYTHING KITHING
LANYARD LANIARD
LIVYERS LIVIERS
LYCHEES LICHEES
LYNCHED LUNCHED
LYNCHER LUNCHER
LYNCHES LUNCHES
MAMMEYS MAMMEES
MAYHEMS MAIHEMS
MYOTICS MIOTICS
MYSTICS MASTICS
MYTHIER MOTHIER
NYLGHAI NILGHAI
NYLGHAU NILGHAU
OVERDYE OVERDUE
OYSTERS OUSTERS
PARTYER PARTIER
PHENYLS PHENOLS
PHYTONS PHOTONS
PINYONS PINIONS
PRETYPE PRETAPE
PREYING PREEING
PROPYLS PROPELS
PRYTHEE PRITHEE
PYGMIES PIGMIES
PYJAMAS PAJAMAS
PYLORIC PELORIC
PYLORUS PELORUS
PYRETIC PARETIC
PYROGEN PIROGEN
RALLYES RALLIES
RETYPED RETAPED
RETYPES RETAPES
RONYONS RONIONS
ROYSTER ROASTER
ROYSTER ROISTER
ROYSTER ROOSTER
ROYSTER ROUSTER
SATYRIC SATIRIC
SAYYIDS SAIYIDS
SCYTHED SCATHED
SCYTHES SCATHES
SHAMOYS SHAMOIS
SPAYING SPAEING
SPRYEST SPRIEST
STYLING STALING
STYMIED STIMIED
STYMIES STIMIES
SYENITE SIENITE
SYLPHID SULPHID
SYLVANS SILVANS
SYPHONS SIPHONS
SYRINGA SERINGA
SYRUPED SIRUPED
TAXYING TAXIING
THYROID THEROID
TOLUYLS TOLUOLS
TOYLESS TOELESS
TOYLIKE TOELIKE
TRYSTED TRUSTED
TRYSTER TRUSTER
TYMBALS TIMBALS
TYMPANA TIMPANA
TYMPANI TIMPANI
TYMPANO TIMPANO
TYMPANS TAMPANS
TYPICAL TOPICAL
TYTHING TITHING
UNDYING UNDOING
WHYDAHS WHIDAHS
WICKYUP WICKIUP
WYVERNS WIVERNS
YARNERS EARNERS
YARNING EARNING
ALCAYDES ALCAIDES
AMBOYNAS AMBOINAS
ANDESYTE ANDESITE
ANEURYSM ANEURISM
AROYNTED AROINTED
AUTOGYRO AUTOGIRO
BARYTONE BARITONE
BIOTYPES BIOTOPES
BIRYANIS BIRIANIS
BRYONIES BRIONIES
BUSYNESS BUSINESS
CALYCLES CALICLES
CARRYONS CARRIONS
CHUTNEYS CHUTNEES
CHYMISTS CHEMISTS
CITYFIED CITIFIED
CLYSTERS CLUSTERS
CONDYLES CONDOLES
COOEYING COOEEING
CURLYCUE CURLICUE
CYMBALOM CIMBALOM
CYPHERED CIPHERED
CYSTOIDS CESTOIDS
DUVETYNE DUVETINE
DYARCHIC DIARCHIC
DYBBUKIM DIBBUKIM
ERYNGOES ERINGOES
ETHYNYLS ETHINYLS
FLYTINGS FLUTINGS
GAYETIES GAIETIES
GOLLYWOG GOLLIWOG
GYPSYING GIPSYING
HAUTBOYS HAUTBOIS
HAYLAGES HAULAGES
HOLYDAYS HOLIDAYS
HOYDENED HOIDENED
HYBRISES HUBRISES
HYDRONIC HADRONIC
HYLOZOIC HOLOZOIC
ISOTYPES ISOTOPES
ISOTYPIC ISOTOPIC
JERRYCAN JERRICAN
KEYSTERS KEESTERS
KEYSTERS KEISTERS
KOUMYSES KOUMISES
KYBOSHED KIBOSHED
KYBOSHES KIBOSHES
LANYARDS LANIARDS
LOLLYPOP LOLLIPOP
LYNCHERS LUNCHERS
LYNCHING LUNCHING
LYNCHPIN LINCHPIN
MANYFOLD MANIFOLD
MISTRYST MISTRUST
MYTHIEST MOTHIEST
NAPHTHYL NAPHTHOL
NYLGHAIS NILGHAIS
NYLGHAUS NILGHAUS
OVERDYER OVERDOER
OVERDYES OVERDOES
OVERHYPE OVERHOPE
PARTYERS PARTIERS
PHENYLIC PHENOLIC
PHYTONIC PHOTONIC
POLLYWOG POLLIWOG
PRETYPED PRETAPED
PRETYPES PRETAPES
PROPENYL PROPENOL
PYRANOID PARANOID
PYRIFORM PIRIFORM
RETYPING RETAPING
ROYSTERS ROASTERS
ROYSTERS ROISTERS
ROYSTERS ROOSTERS
ROYSTERS ROUSTERS
SCYTHING SCATHING
SPHYNXES SPHINXES
STYMYING STIMYING
STYRAXES STORAXES
SYENITES SIENITES
SYLLABLE SELLABLE
SYLLABUB SILLABUB
SYLPHIDS SULPHIDS
SYPHONED SIPHONED
SYRINGAS SERINGAS
SYRUPIER SIRUPIER
SYRUPING SIRUPING
TRYSTERS TRUSTERS
TRYSTING TRUSTING
TYMPANUM TIMPANUM
TYPEABLE TAPEABLE
VIRELAYS VIRELAIS
WICKYUPS WICKIUPS
WILLYWAW WILLIWAW