DVS (Devious) Words

I am calling DVS (devious) those words that can be expressed as a sequence of letters and digits, each pronounced separately. I have arranged them here by length, shortest first, and within length in alphabetical order. Some of them may not be actual words, but they sound like words to me :-)

Officially, they seem to be called Grammagrams.

I imagine you got to this page by using a search engine and keying in a few of your favorite grammagrams. If you happen to have other grammagrams that are not on my list, please consider emailing me with details. I would be happy to list those that meet my approval, along with a mention of the source.

DVS Words:

  • 1 1 one won want
  • 1 2 too to
  • 1 3 free
  • 1 4 for fore
  • 1 8 ate
  • 1 A a hey eh
  • 1 B be bee
  • 1 C see sea
  • 1 D the
  • 1 E he
  • 1 F if have
  • 1 G gee
  • 1 H edge age itch
  • 1 I eye I aye hi high
  • 1 K okay
  • 1 L hell will well I'll
  • 1 M am them ham
  • 1 N an in and end
  • 1 O oh owe woe
  • 1 P pea pee
  • 1 Q cue queue
  • 1 R are or our
  • 1 S is it's yes
  • 1 T tea tee the
  • 1 U ewe you
  • 1 V fee we
  • 1 X ask eggs
  • 1 Y why
  • 1 Z see the thee
  • 1
  • 2 1O winnow
  • 2 1R wonder
  • 2 1Z onesy
  • 2 2A two-way
  • 2 2L tool (Holy Cow)
  • 2 2R tour (Holy Cow)
  • 2 2R doer
  • 2 2Y two-way (Holy Cow)
  • 2 4A foray
  • 2 4C foresee (Holy Cow)
  • 2 4D forty
  • 2 4M forum
  • 2 4N foreign
  • 2 4S fores(t)
  • 2 4T forty (Ed DeJesus)
  • 2 6D sixty
  • 2 6S success
  • 2 6T sixty
  • 2 7D seventy
  • 2 7T seventy
  • 2 8D eighty
  • 2 8T eighty
  • 2 9D ninety
  • 2 9T ninety
  • 2 AD eighty
  • 2 AL ale
  • 2 AM aim
  • 2 AR air
  • 2 AT eighty
  • 2 AZ hazy
  • 2 B4 before
  • 2 B9 benign
  • 2 BB baby
  • 2 BC busy
  • 2 BD beady (Lederer)
  • 2 BG busy
  • 2 BN being
  • 2 BZ busy
  • 2 CC tse tse
  • 2 CD seedy (Lederer) city
  • 2 CL seal ceil
  • 2 CN seeing (Holy Cow)
  • 2 CQ seek-you
  • 2 CR seer
  • 2 CT city
  • 2 D5 defy
  • 2 D9 denying
  • 2 DK decay (Lederer)
  • 2 DL deal
  • 2 DR dear deer
  • 2 DZ dizzy
  • 2 EA yea! yay
  • 2 EC easy
  • 2 EG easy
  • 2 EL eel yell
  • 2 EN yen
  • 2 EO yo
  • 2 ER ear your
  • 2 ES yes
  • 2 EZ easy
  • 2 FR ever
  • 2 FX effects
  • 2 GR jeer (Holy Cow)
  • 2 HN Asian ancient
  • 2 IC icy
  • 2 IL aisle isle
  • 2 IN ion (Holy Cow)
  • 2 IV ivy
  • 2 JL jail
  • 2 K9 canine
  • 2 KG cagey
  • 2 KL kale
  • 2 KR care (Holy Cow)
  • 2 L8 elate
  • 2 LG algae
  • 2 LO hello
  • 2 ME Emmy (award)
  • 2 MT empty
  • 2 N8 innate
  • 2 NE any
  • 2 NF enough, end of
  • 2 NL anal
  • 2 NR inner, enter
  • 2 NS anise
  • 2 NT auntie anti
  • 2 NV envy
  • 2 NX annex
  • 2 OA away
  • 2 OK okay
  • 2 OL oil oh-well
  • 2 PG busy
  • 2 PL peel peal
  • 2 PR peer pier (Holy Cow)
  • 2 PT pity pretty
  • 2 QP Kewpie (Lederer)
  • 2 QT cutie
  • 2 R2 art too
  • 2 R8 orate
  • 2 RA hurray
  • 2 RC horsey
  • 2 RD hardy
  • 2 RE hurry
  • 2 RG orgy
  • 2 RH orange
  • 2 RI all right
  • 2 RL aural
  • 2 RO harrow
  • 2 RP harpie
  • 2 RT arty
  • 2 S6 essex
  • 2 SA essay
  • 2 SR yes sir
  • 2 SX essex
  • 2 TL teal
  • 2 TN teeing (Holy Cow)
  • 2 TP tepee (Lederer)
  • 2 TZ tizzy
  • 2 U8 you-wait
  • 2 UA you-weigh
  • 2 UH you-wage
  • 2 UL you-will you-well
  • 2 UL yule (Holy Cow)
  • 2 UN you-went
  • 2 US you-ask
  • 2 VL veal
  • 2 VU view
  • 2 XL excel
  • 2 XM exam
  • 2 XS excess
  • 2 YL while
  • 2 ZD city
  • 2 ZL zeal
  • 2
  • 3 2BS dubious
  • 3 4CR foreseer (Holy Cow)
  • 3 4FR forever
  • 3 4N6 forensics (Chris Malinowski)
  • 3 4NR foreigner
  • 3 4SN fluorescent
  • 3 6SF successive
  • 3 6SR successor
  • 3 8ND attendee
  • 3 AGN Aegean
  • 3 AV8 aviate
  • 3 AVN avian
  • 3 BUT beauty
  • 3 C28 situate
  • 3 CQR secure (Holy Cow)
  • 3 DV8 deviate
  • 3 DVS devious
  • 3 FEG effigy (Holy Cow)
  • 3 FND effendi (Lederer)
  • 3 GPC gypsy (George P. Cockcroft, penname Luke Rhinehart of The Dice Man, via Slacks: William Clyde Nixon)
  • 3 HNC agency
  • 3 KRN caring (Holy Cow)
  • 3 LEN alien (Holy Cow)
  • 3 LFN elephant
  • 3 LMN element
  • 3 LMO Alamo
  • 3 LOG elegy
  • 3 LXR elixir
  • 3 MBC embassy (donaldprofound)
  • 3 MN8 eminate
  • 3 MR8 emirate
  • 3 NDN Indian (NDN CARZ song title)
  • 3 NE1 anyone
  • 3 NM8 animate
  • 3 NMA anime
  • 3 NME enemy
  • 3 NML animal enamel
  • 3 NTT entity (Holy Cow)
  • 3 NVS envious
  • 3 ODS odious
  • 3 OP8 opiate
  • 3 OPM opium
  • 3 OV8 oviate
  • 3 PNO piano
  • 3 R8E oratee
  • 3 R8F orative
  • 3 R8R orator
  • 3 SKP escapee (on my in-laws travel trailer)
  • 3 SN9 asinine
  • 3 SNE Essene
  • 3 SRE yes siree
  • 3 TDM tedium
  • 3 TDS tedious (Lederer)
  • 3 U4X euphorics
  • 3 VDO video
  • 3 WCN "double you're seeing" (Slacks: William Clyde Nixon)
  • 3 X2C ecstacy
  • 3 XLN excellent
  • 3 XMN examine (Holy Cow)
  • 3 XMO eskimo
  • 3 XP8 expiate
  • 3 XSF excessive
  • 3
  • 4 ACDT acidity (Holy Cow)
  • 4 AQ8E acuity
  • 4 AV8E aviatee
  • 4 AV8F aviative
  • 4 AV8R aviator
  • 4 CQET security
  • 4 CQRT security (Holy Cow)
  • 4 DV8E deviatee
  • 4 DV8F deviative
  • 4 DV8R deviater
  • 4 DVNC deviancy
  • 4 EBGB heebie jeebie
  • 4 EDBD itty-bitty
  • 4 EDOC idiocy
  • 4 ETBD itty-bitty
  • 4 ETBT itty-bitty
  • 4 FMN8 effeminate
  • 4 KCDR quesedilla
  • 4 LMN8 eliminate
  • 4 LMNL elemental
  • 4 MED8 immediate
  • 4 MEDN median
  • 4 MNNC eminancy
  • 4 MSRE emissary
  • 4 NLOG analogy
  • 4 NLSS analysis
  • 4 NM8F animative
  • 4 NM8R animator
  • 4 NMET anemity (Holy Cow)
  • 4 NMLE anomaly
  • 4 NMLS anomalous
  • 4 NMNE anemone
  • 4 NRXX anorexics
  • 4 NVDS invidious
  • 4 OV8E oviatee
  • 4 OV8F oviative
  • 4 OV8R oviator
  • 4 RKDN arcadian (Lederer)
  • 4 S2RE estuary
  • 4 SCDT acidity (Holy Cow)
  • 4 SNTL essential
  • 4 U4E8 euphoriate
  • 4 U4EM euphorium
  • 4 U4ER euphoria (Holy Cow)
  • 4 U4ES euphorious
  • 4 VDOR videoer
  • 4 VMNC vehemency
  • 4 XLNC excellency
  • 4 XLR8 accelerate exhilerate
  • 4 XMNR examiner (Holy Cow)
  • 4 XN28 accentuate
  • 4 XP8E expiatee
  • 4 XP8F expiative
  • 4 XP8R expiater
  • 4 XPD8 expediate
  • 4 YLU8 while-you-wait
  • 4
  • 5 CNMNE sea anemone
  • 5 LMN8E eliminatee
  • 5 LMN8R eliminater
  • 5 NRXEM anorexium
  • 5 NRXER anorexia
  • 5 NRXES anorexious
  • 5 NSTZ8 anesthesiate
  • 5 NSTZA anesthesia
  • 5 NSTZR anesthesia
  • 5 OBDNC obediency (Lederer)
  • 5 SNTLE essentially
  • 5 XFSEO ex-officio
  • 5 XLR8E acceleratee
  • 5 XLR8F accelerative
  • 5 XLR8R accelerator
  • 5 XN28E accentuatee
  • 5 XN28F accentuative
  • 5 XN28R accentuater
  • 5 XPD8E expediatee
  • 5 XPD8F expediative
  • 5 XPD8R expediator
  • 5 XPDNC expediency
  • 5

DVS Names:

  • 1 B Bea
  • 1 D Dee
  • 1 J Jay
  • 1 K Kay Kaye
  • 1 Z Zee
  • 1
  • 2 BL Beale Bill
  • 2 EN Ian (Holy Cow)
  • 2 EV Evie
  • 2 GG Gigi (Holy Cow)
  • 2 HX Ajax
  • 2 I6 Isaac's
  • 2 IV Ivy
  • 2 JC JaiCi
  • 2 JN Jane
  • 2 KC Casey
  • 2 KN Cain
  • 2 KT Katie
  • 2 LC Elsie
  • 2 LE Ellie
  • 2 LN Ellen (donaldprofound)
  • 2 LS Alice Ellis
  • 2 LX Alex
  • 2 ME Emmy
  • 2 MN Ammon
  • 2 NE Annie
  • 2 NS Innes
  • 2 OB Obi
  • 2 OP Opie
  • 2 PT Petey (Holy Cow)
  • 2 RB Arby
  • 2 RE Aurie
  • 2 RS Horrace
  • 2 RT Artie
  • 2 UG Yugi
  • 2 VJ Vijay
  • 2
  • 3 LSN Allison Ellison
  • 3 LXE Alexi
  • 3 LXS Alexis
  • 3 MLE Emily (Holy Cow)
  • 3 MNM Eminem
  • 3 NRE Henry
  • 3 NTM Auntie Em
  • 3 OB1 Obi-Wan
  • 3 UGO Yu-Gi-Oh
  • 3
  • 4 XAVR Xavier
  • 4

Some fun phrases:

  • OI12BA6S - Oh, I want to be a success.
  • 4FRNFR - Forever and ever.
  • I1NME - I won an Emmy.