2000 Regularly Decodable Words

Here's a list of over 2,000 regularly decodable words, i.e., only one sound per alphabet letter and only the single sounds of the alphabet

Notes about the list below:
1. The only double letters students will need to know are "qu", "ck" and double consonants (e.g."bb")
2. No words include the unstressed schwa (as the last "a" in "Africa")
3. Whenever possible a noun was used

abject
abscam
acrid
act
acts
ad
add
addict
addicts
adlib
adman
admix
advent
advents
adz
album
alp
alps
alum
am
amp
amps
amtrac
amtrack
amtrak
an
and
animist
ann
annex
ant
anthill
antic
antics
ants
anum
anvil
apt
ascot
ascots
asp
aspect
aspects
aspic
aspics
aspirin
ass
asset
assets
at
attic
attics
avid
ax
axil
axis
axon
aztec
aztecs
babbitt
babcock
back
backbit
backs
backup
backups
bad
badmen
bag
bagman
bagmen
ban
band
bandbox
bandit
bandits
baptist
bat
batmen
bats
batsman
batt
beck
bed
bedbug
bedim
bedpan
bedrock
beg
bell
bellhop
bellmen
belt
belts
ben
bend
bent
bents
best
bet
bets
bib
bid
big
bigwig
bilk
bilks
bill
bin
bit
bits
blab
black
blacks
bland
bled
blend
bless
blest
blimp
blimps
blip
blips
bliss
blob
bloc
block
blocks
blocs
blond
blot
blots
bluff
bluffs
blunt
blunts
bob
bobbin
bobcat
bobcats
bock
bodkin
boff
bog
bon
bonbon
bond
bondmen
bonn
bop
bops
bosk
botanic
box
brad
brag
bran
brand
brat
brats
bred
bric
brick
bricks
brig
brill
brim
brinell
brisk
brit
brunt
brusk
buck
buckram
bucks
bud
buff
buffs
bug
bulb
bulk
bulks
bum
bump
bumpkin
bumps
bun
bunt
bunts
bus
buss
bust
busts
but
butt
butts
buzz
cab
cabin
cactus
cad
callus
calvin
cam
cambric
camp
camps
campus
can
cancan
candid
cannot
canonic
cant
canton
cants
cap
caps
cat
catgut
catnap
catnaps
catnip
catnips
cats
clack
clacks
clad
clam
clamp
clamps
clan
clap
claps
classic
clef
clefs
cleft
clefts
click
clicks
cliff
cliffs
clinic
clinics
clip
clips
clock
clocks
clod
clog
clomp
clot
clots
club
cluck
clucks
clump
clumps
cob
cobweb
cock
cockpit
cocks
cod
coffin
cog
colic
combat
combats
comic
comics
comment
compact
complex
con
concoct
confab
conflux
conic
conn
contact
content
contest
context
convent
convex
convict
cop
cops
coptic
cossack
cost
costs
cot
cots
cox
crab
crack
cracks
crackup
crag
cram
cramp
cramps
crap
craps
credit
credits
crept
cress
crest
crests
crib
crick
cricks
crimp
crimps
crisp
critic
critics
crock
crocks
crop
crops
cross
crud
crust
crusts
crux
cub
cud
cuff
cuffs
cul
culprit
cult
cultic
cultist
cults
cumin
cup
cups
cuspid
cuss
cut
cutback
cuts
cutup
cutups
dab
dacron
dad
dam
damp
dan
datsun
deb
debit
debits
deck
decks
deft
dell
den
denim
dennis
dent
dentist
dents
descant
desk
deskman
desks
devil
dick
dicks
dictum
did
didn't
dig
dill
dim
dimwit
dimwits
din
dint
dints
dip
dips
disband
disc
discs
discus
discuss
disgust
disk
disks
dismiss
dispel
disrupt
distend
distil
distill
dobbin
docks
docs
doff
doffs
dollop
dollops
dos
doss
dot
dots
drab
drag
dragnet
dram
drastic
drat
dress
drift
drifts
drill
drip
drips
dript
drop
drops
drub
drug
drum
dub
dublin
duck
duckpin
ducks
duct
ducts
dud
dug
dull
dumdum
dump
dumps
dun
dusk
dusks
dust
dustpan
dusts
dwell
dwelt
ebb
edit
edits
elf
elfin
elk
elks
ell
elm
elvis
embed
enact
enacts
encamp
encamps
encrust
end
endemic
engram
engulf
engulfs
enlist
enlists
enrapt
entrap
entraps
entrust
epic
epics
epigram
epsilon
erratic
estrus
expand
expect
expects
expel
expend
express
extend
extent
extract
exxon
fabric
fabrics
fact
facts
factum
fad
faddist
fag
fan
fanjet
fanjets
fat
fatback
fats
fax
fed
fell
felt
felts
fen
fend
fetlock
fez
fib
fig
fill
film
fin
finback
finn
finnic
fisk
fist
fists
fit
fits
fix
fizz
flab
flack
flacks
flag
flagman
flak
flap
flaps
flat
flats
flattop
flax
fleck
flecks
fled
flem
flex
flick
flicks
flint
flints
flip
flips
flit
flits
floc
flock
flocks
flog
flop
flops
floss
flub
fluff
fluffs
flux
fob
fond
font
fonts
fop
fops
fossil
fox
foxtrot
fran
frantic
fred
fret
frets
frill
frisk
frisks
friz
frock
frocks
frolic
frolics
from
frond
frost
frosts
frump
frumps
fun
fund
fuss
fusspot
fuzz
gab
gabfest
gad
gaff
gaffs
gag
gal
gallup
gambit
gambits
gamin
gamut
gamuts
gap
gaps
gas
gastric
get
gets
getup
getups
gift
gifts
gig
gild
gill
gilt
gilts
gimmick
gimp
gimps
glad
gland
glen
glib
glint
glints
glob
glottis
glum
glut
gluts
gob
goblin
gossip
gossips
got
grab
grad
gram
grampus
grand
grandam
gratis
gravid
gremlin
grid
griff
griffin
grift
grill
grim
grimm
grin
grip
grips
grist
grit
grits
grog
grot
grub
grubb
gruff
grump
grunt
grunts
guck
gulf
gulfs
gull
gulp
gulps
gum
gumdrop
gun
gunlock
gust
gusts
gut
guts
habit
habitat
habits
hack
hacks
had
hadn't
haft
hafts
hag
halibut
halifax
ham
hamm
hand
handbag
handgun
hasid
hasidic
hasidim
hasp
hasps
hat
hatband
hatbox
hats
heck
hectic
heft
hefts
held
helipad
hell
hellcat
helm
help
helps
hem
hematic
hemlock
hemp
hemps
hen
henpeck
hep
hepcat
hepcats
hex
hexad
hiccup
hiccups
hick
hicks
hid
hill
hilltop
hilt
hilts
him
himself
hint
hints
hip
hips
hiss
hist
hit
hits
hob
hobbit
hobnob
hoc
hock
hocks
hod
hominid
hop
hops
hopsack
hotbed
hotbox
hotrod
hub
hubbub
hubcap
hubcaps
huck
huff
huffs
hug
hulk
hulks
hull
humbug
humdrum
hump
humps
hun
hunt
hunts
husk
husks
hut
huts
ibid
ibidem
ictus
id
if
ilk
ilks
ill
imbed
imp
impact
impacts
impel
impend
impress
imprint
imps
in
inapt
inbred
indent
indents
index
indic
induct
inducts
indwell
indwelt
inept
inexact
infect
infects
infest
infests
infidel
infix
inflect
inflict
influx
infract
ingress
inhabit
inhibit
inject
injects
inland
inlet
inlets
inn
inquest
insect
insects
inset
insets
insipid
insist
insists
inspect
instep
insteps
instill
insult
insults
intact
intend
intent
intents
intrust
invalid
invent
invest
invests
it
it'd
it'll
it's
itself
jab
jack
jackass
jackpot
jacks
jag
jam
jan
jazz
jess
jest
jests
jet
jets
jib
jiff
jiffs
jig
jill
jilt
jilts
jim
jinn
job
jock
jocks
jocund
jog
jonquil
jot
jots
jug
jugulum
jump
jumps
just
jut
juts
kant
kelp
kelps
kelt
keltic
keltics
kelts
kempt
ken
kept
kick
kicks
kickup
kid
kidnap
kidnaps
kill
kiln
kilt
kilts
kin
kinetic
kip
kips
kiss
kit
kits
klan
kremlin
lab
lack
lacks
lactic
lad
lag
lamp
lamps
land
landsat
lap
lapland
lapp
lapps
laps
lass
lastex
latin
lax
led
left
leftist
lend
lenin
lent
lentil
less
lest
let
lets
letup
letups
lex
lexicon
lib
lick
licks
lid
lift
lifts
lignin
lignum
lilt
lilts
limbic
limbus
limit
limits
limp
limpid
limps
lint
lints
lip
lipid
lips
liquid
lisp
lisps
list
lists
lit
litmus
livid
liz
lob
lock
locks
lockup
lockups
loll
lollop
lop
lops
lot
lots
lox
luck
lucks
luff
luffs
lug
lull
lump
lumps
lust
lusts
lux
ma'am
mac
mad
madcap
madcaps
madman
madmen
mag
magnum
mandril
mandrin
manhunt
manic
manikin
mantis
mantrap
map
maps
mascot
mascots
mass
mastic
mastiff
mat
mats
matt
max
maxim
maximum
medic
medics
meld
melodic
melt
melts
melvin
men
mend
meridic
mess
met
metric
metrics
mid
midgut
midriff
midst
midwest
miff
miffs
mig
milk
milkman
milkmen
milks
milksop
mill
milldam
milt
mimic
mimics
minimum
mint
mints
misdid
misfit
misfits
mishap
mishaps
miss
misstep
mist
mists
mit
mitt
mitts
mix
mixup
mixups
mob
mod
modicum
mollusc
mollusk
mom
mop
mops
muck
mucks
mud
muff
muffin
muffs
mug
mugwump
mukluk
mukluks
mulct
mulcts
mull
mum
mumps
muscat
muscats
musk
muskrat
musks
muss
must
mutt
mutts
nab
nag
nap
napkin
naps
neck
necks
nest
nests
net
nets
next
nexus
nib
nick
nicks
nil
nimbus
nimrod
nip
nit
nitpick
nitwit
nitwits
nix
nod
nog
noggin
noncom
nonfat
nonplus
nonskid
nonstop
nostril
nostrum
not
nub
nubbin
null
nun
nut
nutpick
nuts
object
objects
obsess
octet
octets
odd
offcut
offhand
oft
omnibus
on
onset
opsin
opsonic
opt
optic
optics
optimum
opts
ossific
ox
oz
pablum
pack
packman
packs
pact
pacts
pad
padlock
pal
pallid
pan
panic
panics
pant
pants
pap
pappus
passim
pastil
pat
pats
pax
peck
pecks
pectic
pectin
ped
peg
pell
pelt
pelts
pelvic
pelvis
pen
pend
penmen
pent
pep
peps
pepsin
peptic
pest
pests
pet
petcock
pets
pick
pickax
picks
pickup
pickups
picnic
picnics
picric
pics
pig
pigment
pigpen
pilgrim
pill
pillbox
pimp
pimps
pin
pinup
pinups
pip
pippin
pips
pistil
pit
pits
pix
pizazz
pizzazz
plan
plastic
plastid
plat
plats
pled
plexus
plod
plop
plops
plot
plots
pluck
plucks
plug
plum
plumbic
plump
plumps
plus
pock
pocks
pod
politic
pollex
pomp
pompon
pond
pontic
pontiff
pop
popgun
poplin
pops
possum
pot
potluck
pots
pott
pox
pram
prep
preps
press
prick
pricks
prig
prim
primp
primps
print
prints
prod
product
profit
profits
prom
prompt
prop
propjet
propman
psst
pub
public
publics
puck
pucks
puff
puffin
puffs
pug
pulp
pump
pumpkin
pumps
pun
pundit
pundits
punt
punts
pup
pups
pus
putt
putts
quack
quacks
quell
quest
quests
quick
quid
quill
quilt
quilts
quint
quintet
quints
quip
quips
quit
quits
quiz
quod
rabbit
rabbits
rabid
rack
racks
rad
rag
ragtag
ram
ramjet
ramjets
ramp
ramps
ramrod
ran
rand
rant
rants
rap
rapid
raps
rapt
rat
rats
rattrap
rax
razz
reck
rectum
rectus
red
redbud
redcap
redcaps
redd
redneck
redskin
refs
relic
relics
rend
rennin
rent
rents
rest
rests
rex
rib
rick
ricks
rictus
rid
riff
riffs
rift
rifts
rig
rill
rim
rimrock
rips
risk
risks
rob
robin
rock
rocks
rollick
rostrum
rot
rots
rub
ruckus
rudd
ruff
ruffs
rug
rum
rump
rumps
rumpus
run
runt
runts
rusk
ruskin
rusks
rust
rustic
rustics
rusts
rut
ruts
sac
sack
sacs
sad
sag
sam
sampan
sand
sandbag
sandbox
sandlot
sandman
sap
saps
sass
sat
satin
sax
scab
scalp
scam
scamp
scamps
scan
scant
scants
scat
scats
scatt
scot
scots
scott
scram
scrap
scraps
scrim
scrimp
scrimps
scrip
scrips
script
scripts
scrod
scrub
scruff
scruffs
scud
scuff
scuffs
scull
sculpt
sculpts
scum
sect
sects
self
sell
semitic
send
sent
sepsis
sept
septic
septum
set
setback
sets
setup
setups
sext
sextet
sextets
sic
sick
sicks
sid
sift
sifts
signum
silk
silks
sill
silt
silts
simplex
sin
sip
sips
sit
sitcom
sits
situp
situps
six
skag
skat
skeptic
skid
skiff
skiffs
skill
skim
skimp
skimps
skin
skip
skips
skit
skits
skulk
skulks
skull
slab
slack
slacks
slag
slam
slap
slaps
slat
slats
sled
slept
slick
slicks
slid
slim
slip
slips
slipup
slipups
slit
slits
slob
slog
slop
slops
slot
slots
sluff
slug
slum
slump
slumps
slut
sluts
smack
smacks
smell
smelt
smelts
smock
smocks
smog
smug
smut
snack
snacks
snag
snap
snaps
sniff
sniffs
snip
snips
snob
snot
snub
snuck
snuff
snuffs
snug
sob
sock
socks
sod
soft
solid
sonic
sop
sops
sot
sots
sox
span
spandex
spastic
spat
spats
spavin
spec
speck
specks
specs
sped
spell
spelt
spend
spent
spick
spiff
spill
spilt
spin
spit
spits
spiv
splat
splats
splint
splints
split
splits
spot
spots
sprag
sprat
sublet
sublets
submit
submits
subplot
subset
subsets
subsist
subtend
suck
sucks
suffix
sulcus
sulk
sulks
sum
summit
summits
sun
sunbelt
sunlamp
sunlit
sunset
sunsets
sunspot
suntan
sunup
sunups
sup
suspect
suspend
swag
swam
swell
swept
swift
swifts
swig
swill
swim
swiss
swop
swops
swum
tab
tabstop
tack
tacks
tact
tactic
tactics
tad
taft
tag
talc
talcum
tamp
tampon
tamps
tan
tannic
tannin
tantrum
tap
taps
tat
tats
tax
taxon
teflon
telex
tell
temp
tempt
tempts
ten
tend
tendril
tennis
tenpin
tent
tents
tepid
test
tests
tetanic
tetrad
tex
text
texts
tibet
tic
tick
ticks
tics
tidbit
tidbits
tiff
tiffs
till
tilt
tilts
tim
timid
tin
tint
tints
tip
tips
tiptop
tod
tog
tom
tomcat
tomcats
tomtit
tomtits
tonic
tonics
tonsil
top
topic
topics
topmen
tops
toss
tossup
tossups
tot
tots
toxic
toxin
track
tracks
tract
tracts
traffic
tram
tramp
tramps
trap
traps
trek
treks
trellis
trend
tress
trick
tricks
trig
trill
trim
trip
trips
trod
trollop
tromp
tromps
tropic
tropics
trot
trots
truck
trucks
trump
trumps
truss
trust
trusts
tub
tuck
tucks
tuff
tuft
tufts
tug
tusk
tusks
tux
twig
twill
twin
twist
twists
twit
twits
twixt
ultimum
ump
umps
unapt
unbend
unbent
unblock
unbred
uncap
unclad
unclog
uncross
uncut
undid
undock
undress
unfed
unfelt
unfit
unfix
unfrock
unhand
unjust
unkempt
unkept
unless
unlit
unlock
unlocks
unman
unmet
unpack
unpacks
unpeg
unpick
unpicks
unpin
unplug
unrest
unsent
unsnap
unsnaps
unspent
unstick
unstop
unstops
unstuck
until
untrod
untwist
unwed
unwell
unwept
unzip
unzips
up
upend
upheld
uphill
upland
uplift
uplifts
ups
upset
upsets
upswept
uptrend
upwind
us
valid
vamp
vamps
van
vat
vatic
vats
vend
vent
vest
vests
vet
vets
vex
victim
vim
viscus
vivid
vomit
vomits
vomitus
vox
vulgus
wac
wacs
wag
wax
web
wed
wedlock
weft
wefts
weld
well
welt
welts
wend
went
wept
weskit
west
wet
wetback
wets
wick
wicks
wig
wigwag
will
wilt
wilts
wimp
win
windbag
wisp
wisps
wit
wits
wombat
wombats
wop
yack
yak
yaks
yam
yap
yaps
yegg
yeggmen
yell
yelp
yelps
yen
yes
yet
yilt
yin
yip
yips
yon
yuck
yum
zap
zaps
zed
zen
zest
zigzag
zinn
zip
zips
zit

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