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.
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 |