# Aphabetic letter pairs in words **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 126
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2501 "2017-03-20T13:08:41Z")
RS- Red Skelton ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2502 "2017-03-20T13:36:18Z")
RT - Rip Torn, actor ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2503 "2017-03-20T14:30:32Z")
RU = Robert Urich ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2504 "2017-03-20T14:45:19Z")
RV - Rudy Vallee ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2505 "2017-03-20T14:46:47Z")
RW = Richard Wagner or Rachel Weisz or Robin Williams ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2506 "2017-03-20T18:51:51Z")
RX = Ratu Dona Ines Ximenes, 17th century queen of Portuguese Flores, an Indonesian island. (That was a hard one). ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2507 "2017-03-20T18:54:30Z")
[There’s also a Hip-Hop artist named Raphael Xavier.] RY = Robert Young ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2508 "2017-03-20T18:57:47Z")
RZ - Robert Zimmerman (also known as Bob Dylan) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2509 "2017-03-21T01:34:51Z")
SA - South America ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2510 "2017-03-21T01:37:06Z")
SB = Shirley Booth or Simon Bolivar or Saint Bartholomew ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2511 "2017-03-21T02:15:48Z")
SA = Salvador Allende of Susan B. Anthony. (South America does not meet the criteria) SC - Santa Claus ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2512 "2017-03-21T06:48:24Z")
SD - Sandy Duncan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2513 "2017-03-21T12:06:01Z")
SE- Sheena Easton or Shirley Shirley Bo Birley Banana Fana Fo Firley Fee Fi Mo Mirley Ellis ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2514 "2017-03-21T12:28:36Z")
SF = Sigmund Freud or Sally Field or Stephen Fry ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2515 "2017-03-21T13:26:32Z")
SG = Samuel Goldwyn ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2516 "2017-03-21T15:07:19Z")
SH = Sam Houston or Stephen Hawking or Salma Hayek ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2517 "2017-03-21T15:19:34Z")
SY = Stu Irwin ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2518 "2017-03-21T15:43:31Z")
SJ - San Jose ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2519 "2017-03-21T15:59:31Z")
SK = Stephen King or Sam Kinison or Sally Kellerman ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2520 "2017-03-21T17:31:05Z")
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