THREES Last Letter Repeated
2010 June 12
Here is a list of all the three-letter words that can be made into four-letter words by repeating the last letter (91 of the 1015, to be exact). This list is a good source of surprise hooks. In some cases, the definition changes, in others, it doesn’t:
| AGE– | to grow old [v AGED, AGING or AGEING, AGES] cgmprsw/ders |
| –AGEE– | to one side [adv] r/* |
| ALE– | an alcoholic beverage [n –S] bdghkmprstvw/cefs |
| –ALEE– | toward the side of a vessel sheltered from the wind [adv] */* |
| –AWE– | to inspire with awe (reverential fear) [v AWED, AWING or AWEING, AWES] */des |
| –AWEE– | awhile (for a short time) [adv] */* |
| –BAL– | a balmoral (a type of shoe (a covering for the foot)) [n –S] */deklms |
| –BALL– | to form into a ball (a spherical object) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –BAS– | BA, the eternal soul, in Egyptian mythology [n] ao/ehkst |
| –BASS– | an edible fish [n –ES] */ioy |
| –BAT– | to hit a baseball [v BATTED, BATTING, BATS] */ehst |
| –BATT– | a sheet of cotton [n –S] */suy |
| –BEL– | a unit of power [n –S] */lst |
| –BELL– | to provide with a bell (a ringing device) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */esy |
| BIB– | to tipple (to drink alcoholic beverages) [v BIBBED, BIBBING, BIBS] */bs |
| BIBB– | a mast support [n –S] */s |
| –BIT– | to restrain (to hold back from action) [v BITTED, BITTING, BITS] o/est |
| BITT– | to secure a cable [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –BOS– | BO, a pal [n] a/hks |
| BOSS– | to supervise [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */y |
| BOT– | the larva of a botfly [n –S] */ahst |
| BOTT– | bot (the larva of a botfly) [n –S] */s |
| BRO | a brother (a male sibling (one having the same parents as another)) [n BROS] */osw |
| BROO– | a bree (broth (a thin clear soup)) [n BROOS] */dkms |
| BRR | brrr (used to indicate that one feels cold) [interj] */r |
| BRRR– | used to indicate that one feels cold [interj] */* |
| –BUN | a small bread roll [n –S] */adgknst |
| BUNN– | bun (a small bread roll) [n –S] */sy |
| BUR | to burr (to remove a rough edge from) [v BURRED, BURRING, BURS] */abdglnprsy |
| BURR– | to remove a rough edge from [v –ED, –ING, –S] */osy |
| –BUS | to transport by bus (a large motor vehicle) [v BUSED, BUSING, BUSES or BUSSED, BUSSING, BUSSES] */hksty |
| BUSS– | to kiss (to touch with the lips as a sign of affection) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| –BUT | a flatfish (any of an order of marine fishes) [n –S] a/est |
| BUTT– | to hit with the head [v –ED, –ING, –S] */esy |
| –CAR | an automobile [n –S] s/bdeklnprst |
| CARR– | a marsh (a tract of low, wet land) [n –S] */sy |
| –CEL | a sheet of celluloid used in animation [n –S] */lst |
| –CELL– | to store in a honeycomb [v –ED, –ING, –S] */aios |
| COB | a corncob (the woody core of an ear of corn) [n –S] */bs |
| COBB– | a sea gull [n –S] */sy |
| –CON | to study carefully [v CONNED, CONNING, CONS] i/eiknsy |
| CONN– | to direct the steering of a ship [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| –COS | a variety of lettuce [n –ES] */hsty |
| COSS– | kos (a land measure in India) [n COSS] */* |
| CUR | a mongrel dog [n –S] */bdeflnrst |
| CURR– | to purr (to utter a low, vibrant sound) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –DEL– | an operator in differential calculus [n –S] */efilst |
| –DELL– | a small, wooded valley [n –S] */sy |
| –DIF | diff (a difference) [n –S] */fs |
| –DIFF– | a difference [n –S] */s |
| –DIS | to insult or criticize [v DISSED, DISSING, DISSES] */chks |
| DISS– | to dis (to insult or criticize) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| DOL– | a unit of pain intensity [n –S] i/elst |
| DOLL– | to dress stylishly [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –DOR– | a black European beetle [n –S] o/ekmprsy |
| DORR– | dor (a black European beetle) [n –S] */s |
| –DOS– | DO, the first tone of the diatonic musical scale [n] au/est |
| DOSS– | to sleep in any convenient place [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| –FES– | FE, a Hebrew letter [n] */st |
| –FESS– | to confess (to acknowledge or disclose) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */e |
| FIL | a coin of Iraq and Jordan [n –S] */aelmos |
| –FILL– | to put as much as can be held into [v –ED, –ING, –S] : FILLABLE [adj] */eosy |
| FIZ | a hissing or sputtering sound [n FIZZES] */z |
| FIZZ– | to make a hissing or sputtering sound [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */y |
| –GAL | a girl (a female child (a young person)) [n –S] e/aels |
| –GALL– | to vex or irritate [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| GUL | a design in oriental carpets [n –S] */flps |
| GULL– | to deceive (to mislead by falsehood) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| HAJ– | hadj (a pilgrimage to Mecca) [n –ES] */ij |
| HAJJ– | hadj (a pilgrimage to Mecca) [n –ES] */i |
| –HIS– | the possessive form of the pronoun he [pron] acgkpt/nst |
| HISS– | to make a sibilant sound [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */y |
| HOG– | to take more than one’s share [v HOGGED, HOGGING, HOGS] s/gs |
| HOGG– | a young sheep [n –S] */s |
| –JAG | to cut unevenly [v JAGGED, JAGGING, JAGS] */gs |
| JAGG– | to jag (to cut unevenly) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| JIB | to refuse to proceed further [v JIBBED, JIBBING, JIBS] */bes |
| JIBB– | to shift from side to side while sailing [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| –JIN | jinn (a supernatural being in Muslim mythology) [n –S] d/knsx |
| –JINN– | a supernatural being in Muslim mythology [n –S] d/is |
| –KIS– | KI, the vital force in Chinese thought [n] s/st |
| KISS– | to touch with the lips as a sign of affection [v –ED, –ING, –ES] : KISSABLE [adj], KISSABLY [adv] */y |
| –KOS | a land measure in India [n KOS] */s |
| KOSS– | kos (a land measure in India) [n KOSS] */* |
| –LAS– | LA, the sixth tone of the diatonic musical scale [n] a/ehst |
| –LASS– | a young woman [n –ES] cg/io |
| –LES | lez (a lesbian — an offensive term) [n LESES] ao/st |
| –LESS– | not as great in quantity or degree [adj LESSER, LEAST] b/* |
| –LIN– | linn (a waterfall) [n –S] b/egknosty |
| –LINN– | a waterfall [n –S] */s |
| –MAS– | MA, mother [n] a/ahkst |
| –MASS– | to assemble in a mass (a body of coherent matter) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] a/aey |
| –MAT– | to pack down so as to form a dense mass [v MATTED, MATTING, MATS] */ehst |
| –MATT– | to matte (to produce a dull finish on) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */es |
| –MEL– | honey [n –S] */dlst |
| –MELL– | to mix (to put together into one mass) [v –ED, –ING, –S] s/s |
| MIG– | a type of playing marble [n –S] */gs |
| –MIGG– | mig (a type of playing marble) [n –S] */s |
| MIL– | a unit of length [n –S] */deklost |
| –MILL– | to grind by mechanical means [v –ED, –ING, –S] : MILLABLE [adj] */es |
| –MIS– | MI, the third tone of the diatonic musical scale [n] a/eost |
| MISS– | to fail to make contact with [v –ED, –ING, –ES] a/y |
| MOL– | mole (the quantity of a compound that has a weight equal to the compound’s molecular weight) [n –S] */adelsty |
| MOLL– | a gangster’s girlfriend [n –S] */sy |
| –MOS– | MO, a moment (a brief period of time) [n] */hkst |
| MOSS– | to cover with moss (a growth of small, leafy-stemmed plants) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */oy |
| MOT– | a witty saying [n –S] */ehst |
| MOTT– | motte (a small growth of trees on a prairie) [n –S] */eos |
| MUG– | to assault with intent to rob [v MUGGED, MUGGING, MUGS] s/gs |
| MUGG– | to make funny faces [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –MUM– | to act in a disguise [v MUMMED, MUMMING, MUMS] */mpsu |
| –MUMM– | to mum (to act in a disguise) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –MUS– | MU, a Greek letter [n] ae/ehkst |
| MUSS– | to mess (to make dirty or untidy) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */y |
| –MUT– | mutt (a mongrel dog) [n –S] s/est |
| MUTT– | a mongrel dog [n –S] */s |
| –NET– | to catch in a net (a type of openwork fabric) [v NETTED, NETTING, NETS] */st |
| NETT– | to net (to catch in a net (a type of openwork fabric)) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| NIL | nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude) [n –S] a/ls |
| –NILL– | to be unwilling [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| NOG– | to fill in a space in a wall with bricks [v NOGGED, NOGGING, NOGS] s/gs |
| NOGG– | a strong ale [n –S] */s |
| –PAL– | to associate as friends [v PALLED, PALLING, PALS] o/elmpsy |
| –PALL– | to become insipid (dull and uninteresting) [v –ED, –ING, –S] s/sy |
| –PAR– | to shoot in a standard number of strokes in golf [v PARRED, PARRING, PARS] s/adekrst |
| PARR– | a young salmon [n –S] */sy |
| –PAS– | a dance step [n PAS] su/ehst |
| –PASS– | to go by [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */e |
| –PIS– | PI, a Greek letter [n] */hos |
| PISS– | to urinate — sometimes considered vulgar [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| POL | a politician [n –S] */elosy |
| POLL– | to question for the purpose of surveying public opinion [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| PUL | a coin of Afghanistan [n PULS or PULI] */aeilps |
| PULL– | to exert force in order to cause motion toward the force [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| PUR | to purr (to utter a low, vibrant sound) [v PURRED, PURRING, PURS] s/eilrs |
| PURR– | to utter a low, vibrant sound [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| –PUS | a viscous fluid formed in infected tissue [n –ES] o/hs |
| PUSS– | a cat [n –ES] */y |
| –PUT | to place in a particular position [v PUT, PUTTING, PUTS] */stz |
| PUTT– | to hit with a light stroke in golf [v –ED, –ING, –S] */iosy |
| –RAG | to scold (to rebuke harshly) [v RAGGED, RAGGING, RAGS] bcdf/aegis |
| RAGG– | a wool fiber [n –S] */sy |
| –RED– | of the color of blood [adj REDDER, REDDEST], to redd (to put in order) [v REDDED, REDDING, REDS] bci/deos |
| REDD– | to put in order [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| REP– | to represent (to bring into the presence of someone) [v REPPED, REPPING, REPS] p/ops |
| REPP– | rep [n –S] */s |
| –RIF | to dismiss from employment [v RIFFED, RIFFING, RIFS] */efst |
| –RIFF– | to riffle (to flip through hastily) [v –ED, –ING, –S] g/s |
| –SAL | salt [n –S] */elpst |
| –SALL– | shall — SALL is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated [v] */y |
| –SEL | self (the total, essential, or particular being of one person) [n –S] */fls |
| –SELL– | to give up to another for money or other valuable consideration [v SOLD, SELLING, SELLS] : SELLABLE [adj] */es |
| –SET | to put in a particular position [v SET, SETTING, SETS] */ast |
| SETT– | the burrow of a badger [n –S] */s |
| SIB– | a sibling (one having the same parents as another) [n –S] */bs |
| SIBB– | sib (a sibling (one having the same parents as another)) [n –S] */s |
| –SUN | to expose to the sun (the star around which the earth revolves) [v SUNNED, SUNNING, SUNS] */gkns |
| SUNN– | an East Indian shrub [n –S] */asy |
| –TAS– | TA, an expression of gratitude [n] eu/ks |
| –TASS– | a drinking cup [n –ES] */e |
| TEG | a yearling sheep [n –S] */gs |
| –TEGG– | a sheep in its second year [n –S] */s |
| –TEL | an ancient mound in the Middle East [n –S] */aels |
| –TELL– | to give a detailed account of [v TOLD, TELLING, TELLS] : TELLABLE [adj] */sy |
| –THE | used to specify or make particular [definite_article] */emnwy |
| THEE– | the objective case of the pronoun thou [pron] */* |
| TIL– | the sesame plant [n –S] */elst |
| –TILL– | to prepare land for crops by plowing [v –ED, –ING, –S] : TILLABLE [adj] s/s |
| –TOR– | a high, craggy hill [n –S] */aceinorsty |
| TORR– | a unit of pressure [n –S] */s |
| –TYE | a chain on a ship [n –S] s/ers |
| TYEE– | a food fish [n –S] */s |
| VUG | a small cavity in a rock or lode [n –S] */ghs |
| VUGG– | vug (a small cavity in a rock or lode) [n –S] */sy |
| –WAT | wet (covered or saturated with a liquid) [adj WATTER, WATTEST], a hare [n –S] st/st |
| –WATT– | a unit of power [n –S] */s |
| –WIS | to know — WIS and WIST are the only accepted forms of this verb; it cannot be conjugated further [v past tense WIST] iy/ehpst |
| WISS– | to wish (to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] s/* |
| WYN | wynn (the rune for W) [n –S] */dns |
| WYNN– | the rune for W [n –S] */s |
| –YET– | up to now [adv] */it |
| YETT– | a gate [n –S] */s |
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