@OnTheFritz,
We should end the game if we can't be flexible on the rule as people have already said every single word that begins with some of the letter combinations. Rye,
Ryback,
ryeland,
ryehill etc.
Adding hyphenated words or short expressions gives it a little more life. Or we could keep answering "rye" 30 or 40 more times when a word ends in ry. But I'd decline to participate.