Words like boot, feet, wall, Morrison, etc
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Not anything useful, if you were looking for a rule to memorize.
English spelling hasn’t changed since the invention of the printing press in the 1400s. There were “rules” (more like guidelines) used to spell Middle English words based on their pronunciation at the time, so those outdated rules have stuck even though the pronunciation of the words has changed. Then, loanwords into English tended to keep their original spelling, so the language of origin’s spelling rules can also determine where double letters are used (e.g. tortilla)
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