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Which common English words end in 'gry'?
Answer
HUNGRY and ANGRY only
HUNGRY and ANGRY are the only two common English words ending in 'gry.' This pair of words is rarely found elsewhere in English, making words with this ending exceptionally scarce. The 'gry' ending has minimal productivity in English word formation—historically emerging in just a handful of words. This fact is often presented as a riddle: 'What is the only word in English that ends in 'gry'?' The riddle is deliberately deceptive, presupposing only one answer when there are actually two common examples. Some very uncommon or archaic words like 'aggry' (a type of bead) technically end in 'gry' but are not widely known.
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HUNGRY and ANGRY are the only common English words ending in 'gry,' making the famous riddle 'What's the only word ending in gry?' deliberately misleading.
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- Just HUNGRY
- Just ANGRY
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- English
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