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This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.


If a word conforms to a certain rule, I call it a Sound Word™.

Use the examples below to find the rule.

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For those unable to view images, here is a text version of the table:

Sound Words™ Not Sound Words™
DECAY DECOMPOSE
QUEUE LINE
EIGHTY FOURSCORE
ENEMY FOE
EXPEDIENCY EFFICIENCY
ESCAPEE FUGITIVE
TEDIOUS BORING
DEVIOUS TRICKY
EXCELLENCY EMINENCE
IVY VINE
bobble
  • 10,245
  • 4
  • 32
  • 80
GentlePurpleRain
  • 25,965
  • 6
  • 93
  • 155
  • 3
    are you trade marking word and phrase ? – moonbutt74 Dec 19 '15 at 00:40
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    @moonbutt74 It was how JLee did his original puzzles (see the links), and the tradition has continued. It's mostly a joke. – GentlePurpleRain Dec 19 '15 at 05:10
  • This exact type of word was mentioned in Vsauce's Youtube video Dord. Michael says it's called a "gramogram" but no online dictionary has been able to define it. This might cause some trouble when you try to trademark it. – Arc676 Dec 19 '15 at 12:10
  • @Arc676 There are a few websites around with lists of grammagrams. I don't think that's an "official" name; it's just something someone made up. Those websites helped me in composing this puzzle. – GentlePurpleRain Dec 19 '15 at 13:55

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A Sound Word is a word whose every syllable sounds like a letter of the alphabet.

  • Decay: DK
  • Queue: Q
  • Eighty: AT
  • Enemy: NME
  • Expediency: XPDNC
  • Escapee: SKP
  • Tedious: TDS
  • Devious: DVS
  • Excellency: XLNC
  • Ivy: IV
Ninety-Three
  • 1,544
  • 10
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