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Term: shies

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "shies": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. shies

shies

Definitions

Noun

  1. A quick throw

Verb

  1. Start suddenly, as from fright
  2. Throw quickly
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "shies".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shies 1 1
2 flashiest 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "shies".

# Word Syllables Freq

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shies".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sites 1 16
2 skies 1 12
3 sizes 2 12
4 shines 1 4
5 shrines 1 4
6 shires 1 3
7 shields 1 2
8 spies 1 2
9 shives 1 0
10 shipes 1 0
11 shiels 1 0
12 sies 1 0
13 shrieks 1 0
14 shivers 2 0
15 shiites 2 0
16 schiess 1 0
17 thies 1 0
18 sixes 2 0
19 sires 1 0
20 sipes 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "shies" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "shies" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "shies" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shies".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shows 1 94
2 shoes 1 44
3 ships 1 43
4 shots 1 29
5 shops 1 17
6 sheds 1 4
7 shuns 1 2
8 ships' 1 1
9 shuts 1 1
10 shags 1 0
11 shays 1 0
12 shias 2 0
13 shits 1 0
14 shows' 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 14

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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