Monday, June 9, 2025

Let's find words that have /gei/ sound somewhere in them!

Every answer today is a word or name with the syllable "gay" — phonetically (i.e., soundwise, NOT spellingwise) in any spelling — somewhere inside it.

Ex. Group of worshippers in a church  —>  CONGREGATION

 



1. Cousin of a crocodile

 

2. Big, fancy party

 

3. Japanese female dancer

 

4. Small bouquet

 

5. Person who plays Call of Duty or League of Legends

 

6. The "I" of F.B.I.

 

7. Russian composer Rachmaninov

 

8. River through Pittsburgh

 

9. Artificial watering of land for agriculture

 

10. Dance that's the national dance of the Dominican Republic

 

11. Merrymaking or festiveness

 


/gei/




Answer Keys

1.  alligator

2.  gala

3.  geisha

4.  nosegay

5.  gamer

6.  investigation

7.  Sergei

8.  Allegheny

9.  irrigation

10.      Merengue

11.      gaiety

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