TWOS Last Letter Repeated
2010 June 12
Here is a list of all the two-letter words that can be made into three-letter words by repeating the last letter (30 of the 101, to be exact). This list is a good source of surprise hooks. In some cases, the definition changes, in others, it doesn’t:
| AD | an advertisement [n –S] bcdfghlmprstw/dosz |
| ADD– | to combine or join so as to bring about an increase [v –ED, –ING, –S] : ADDABLE [adj] */s |
| AL | an East Indian tree [n –S] abdgps/abelpst |
| ALL– | everything that one has [n –S] bcfghlmpstw/sy |
| AS | to the same degree [adv] abfghklmprtvwz/hkps |
| ASS– | a hoofed mammal [n –ES] blmpst/* |
| AT | in the position of [prep] bcefghklmopqrstvw/et |
| ATT– | a monetary unit of Laos [n ATT] bmw/* |
| BA | the eternal soul, in Egyptian mythology [n –S] ao/adghlmnprsty |
| –BAA– | to bleat (to utter the cry of a sheep) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */ls |
| BE | to have actuality [v present sing. 1st person AM, 2d ARE or ART, 3d IS, past sing. 1st and 3d persons WAS, 2d WERE or WAST or WERT, past participle BEEN, present participle BEING] o/deglnsty |
| BEE– | a winged insect [n –S] */fnprst |
| BO | a pal [n BOS] a/abdgopstwxy |
| BOO– | to cry “boo” [v –ED, –ING, –S] */bkmnrst |
| DE | of; from — used in names [prep] o/beflnvwxy |
| DEE– | the letter D [n –S] */dmprst |
| EF | the letter F [n –S] dkr/fst |
| EFF– | ef (the letter F) [n –S] t/s |
| EL | an elevated railroad or train [n –S] bcdegmst/dfklms |
| ELL– | the letter L [n –S] bcdfhjmstwy/s |
| ER | used to express hesitation [interj] fhps/aegnrs |
| ERR– | to make a mistake [v –ED, –ING, –S] : ERRABLE [adj] */s |
| ES | ess (the letter S) [n ESES] bfhlopry/s |
| ESS– | the letter S [n –ES] cfjlmn/* |
| FE | a Hebrew letter [n –S] */dehmnrstuwyz |
| FEE– | to pay a fee (a fixed charge) to [v FEED, FEEING, FEES] */bdlst |
| GO | to move along [v WENT, GONE, GOING or GWINE, GOES], a Japanese board game [n GOS] ae/abdorstxy |
| GOO– | a sticky or viscid substance [n GOOS] */dfknps |
| HM | hmm (used to express thoughtful consideration) [interj] o/m |
| –HMM– | used to express thoughtful consideration [interj] */* |
| IF | a possibility [n –S] dkr/fs |
| IFF– | if and only if [conj] bdjmrt/y |
| IN | to harvest (to gather a crop) [v INNED, INNING, INS] abdfghjklprstwyz/kns |
| INN– | to put up at an inn (a public lodging house) [v –ED, –ING, –S] jl/s |
| LO | used to attract attention or to express surprise [interj] */bgoptwx |
| LOO– | to subject to a forfeit at loo (a card game) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */fkmnpst |
| MO | a moment (a brief period of time) [n MOS] */abcdglmnoprstw |
| MOO– | to make the deep, moaning sound of a cow [v –ED, –ING, –S] */dlnrst |
| NE | born with the name of [adj] ao/begtw |
| NEE– | born with the name of [adj] k/dmp |
| NO | a negative reply [n NOS or NOES] o/bdghmorstw |
| NOO– | now [adv] */kn |
| OD | a hypothetical force of natural power [n –S] bcghmnprsty/ades |
| ODD– | unusual (not usual) [adj ODDER, ODDEST], one that is odd [n –S] */s |
| OF | coming from [prep] */ft |
| OFF– | to go away [v –ED, –ING, –S] bcdt/s |
| PE | a Hebrew letter [n –S] ao/acdeghnprstw |
| PEE– | to urinate — sometimes considered vulgar [v PEED, PEEING, PEES] e/dklnprs |
| RE | the second tone of the diatonic musical scale [n –S] aeio/bcdefgimpstvx |
| REE– | the female Eurasian sandpiper [n –S] bdfgpt/dfkls |
| SH | used to urge silence [interj] a/aehy |
| SHH– | sh (used to urge silence) [interj] */* |
| TO | in the direction of [prep] */degmnoprtwy |
| TOO– | in addition [adv] */klmnt |
| UM | used to indicate hesitation [interj] bcghlmrsvy/mp |
| –UMM– | um (used to indicate hesitation) [interj] m/* |
| WE | 1st person pl. pronoun in the nominative case [pron] aeo/bdent |
| WEE– | very small [adj WEER, WEEST], a short time [n –S] at/dklnprst |
| WO | woe (tremendous grief) [n WOS] t/egknopstw |
| WOO– | to seek the affection of [v –ED, –ING, –S] */dfls |
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