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Activated Phonemes

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This list was generated by first taking a letter from the alphabet, or any of the initial cluster set of phonesthemes compiled by the ingenious Benjamin Shisler) and then sticking one of the suffixes below onto it.

The suffixes below traditionally bring an extra descriptive quality to a Latin/Greek root, and aren't generally used for this purpose: to bring character to the letters themselves.

For example, the word king is meant to be seen as k-ing--that is, verbing with a k-like quality.

SUFFIX LIST:
-al, -ant, -ate, -ed, -ent, -est, -ise, -ish, -ism, -ist, -ize, -ing, -oid, -ose

PHONESTHEMES LIST (From Dictionary of English Phonesthemes):
bl-, br-, ch-, cl-, cr-, dr-, fl-, gl-, gr-, pl-, pr-, qu-, sc-, sh-, shr-, sk-, sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, squ-, st-, sw-, th-, tr-, tw-
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grest   has been listed 2 times with 3 comments

hing   has been listed 3 times with 7 comments

zant   has been listed 3 times with 1 comment

sloid   has been listed 2 times with 6 comments

bize   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments

crate   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments

tent   has been listed 5 times with 1 comment

shred   has been listed 6 times with 0 comments

squish   has been listed 41 times with 0 comments

swish   has been listed 53 times with 2 comments

slish   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

shish   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

wish   has been listed 20 times with 0 comments

rish   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

pish   has been listed 11 times with 10 comments

kish   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments

gish   has been listed 4 times with 1 comment

fish   has been listed 31 times with 4 comments

dish   has been listed 9 times with 1 comment

bish   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

those   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

prose   has been listed 14 times with 0 comments

glose   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

crose   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

close   has been listed 15 times with 1 comment

chose   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

tose   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

rose   has been listed 57 times with 5 comments

pose   has been listed 7 times with 2 comments

oose   has been listed 4 times with 2 comments

nose   has been listed 20 times with 2 comments

lose   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments

hose   has been listed 9 times with 1 comment

dose   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

swate   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

state   has been listed 15 times with 3 comments

spate   has been listed 15 times with 0 comments

slate   has been listed 23 times with 4 comments

skate   has been listed 12 times with 0 comments

prate   has been listed 24 times with 3 comments

plate   has been listed 13 times with 1 comment

grate   has been listed 11 times with 1 comment

blate   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

yate   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

sate   has been listed 16 times with 0 comments

rate   has been listed 9 times with 0 comments

pate   has been listed 9 times with 1 comment

mate   has been listed 13 times with 2 comments

late   has been listed 10 times with 1 comment

hate   has been listed 55 times with 3 comments

gate   has been listed 13 times with 2 comments

fate   has been listed 23 times with 2 comments

eate   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

date   has been listed 8 times with 0 comments

bate   has been listed 7 times with 2 comments

trant   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

stant   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

slant   has been listed 11 times with 0 comments

shant   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

skant   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

scant   has been listed 26 times with 2 comments

plant   has been listed 10 times with 0 comments

grant   has been listed 8 times with 0 comments

crant   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

chant   has been listed 15 times with 1 comment

want   has been listed 17 times with 0 comments

rant   has been listed 14 times with 1 comment

pant   has been listed 9 times with 4 comments

lant   has been listed 11 times with 6 comments

gant   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

cant   has been listed 38 times with 3 comments

bant   has been listed 4 times with 1 comment

went   has been listed 5 times with 3 comments

vent   has been listed 4 times with 2 comments

sent   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

rent   has been listed 11 times with 1 comment

spent   has been listed 9 times with 0 comments

slent   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

scent   has been listed 15 times with 1 comment

glent   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

drent   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

blent   has been listed 4 times with 4 comments

pent   has been listed 6 times with 0 comments

lent   has been listed 12 times with 6 comments

hent   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

gent   has been listed 5 times with 1 comment

dent   has been listed 4 times with 2 comments

cent   has been listed 6 times with 1 comment

bent   has been listed 14 times with 3 comments

sped   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

sned   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

sled   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments

shed   has been listed 11 times with 1 comment

qued   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

pled   has been listed 2 times with 4 comments

fled   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments

dred   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

cred   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments

bred   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments

bled   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments

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