# Aphabetic letter pairs in words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 17, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271 "2016-11-17T17:32:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2001 "2017-02-24T18:54:51Z")

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Y?V - sylvan

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2002 "2017-02-24T18:56:47Z")

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Y\*W = eyewash

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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2003 "2017-02-24T19:03:35Z")

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Y?X - lynx

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2004 "2017-02-24T20:12:07Z")

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Y\*Y = gayly

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2005 "2017-02-24T21:34:10Z")

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Y\*Z - Soyuz

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2006 "2017-02-24T21:48:58Z")

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Z\*A = pizza

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2007 "2017-02-25T05:20:48Z")

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Z\*B - amortizable

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2008 "2017-02-25T06:55:36Z")

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Z\*C = zucchini

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2009 "2017-02-25T10:50:23Z")

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Z\*D - hazed

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2010 "2017-02-25T12:31:48Z")

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Z\*E = buzzer

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2011 "2017-02-25T15:03:09Z")

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Z \* F - zaftig

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2012 "2017-02-25T15:43:43Z")

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Z\*G = zigzag

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2013 "2017-02-25T16:40:46Z")

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Z\*H = Zohar

or, y’know, don’t mess with the Zohan.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2014 "2017-02-25T17:04:44Z")

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Z\*I = zeitgeist

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2015 "2017-02-25T17:23:43Z")

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Z\*J = Vogezoj

Vosges (a mountain range in eastern France) in Esperanto.

or

zaj

Hungarian word for “noise”

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2016 "2017-02-25T17:39:33Z")

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Z\*K - adzuki

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2017 "2017-02-25T17:53:38Z")

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Z\*L - Godzilla

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2018 "2017-02-25T18:00:34Z")

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Z\*L = gazelle

Z\*M = enzyme

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2019 "2017-02-25T18:02:44Z")

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Z\*N - zone

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2020 "2017-02-25T22:49:17Z")

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Z\*O - zoology

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