# 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:** 129
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2561 "2017-03-23T22:11:45Z")
TX - Toni Xucla, Spanish jazz musician ---
**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 23, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2562 "2017-03-23T22:13:46Z")
TY = Trisha Yearwood ---
**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 23, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2563 "2017-03-23T23:24:57Z")
TZ - Tyler Zeller, basketball player ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2564 "2017-03-23T23:40:14Z")
UA- Ursula Andress ---
**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 24, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2565 "2017-03-24T00:17:21Z")
UB = Usain Bolt Olympic runner ---
**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 24, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2566 "2017-03-24T04:52:39Z")
UC - Uday Chopra, Bollywood actor ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2567 "2017-03-24T05:04:52Z")
UD = General Ulysses Doubleday (younger brother of Abner Doubleday) ---
**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 24, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2568 "2017-03-24T05:24:34Z")
UE - Umberto Eco ---
**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 24, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2569 "2017-03-24T11:59:27Z")
UF = Ursula Franklin German physicist ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2570 "2017-03-24T12:58:07Z")
UG = Ulm, Germany ---
**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 24, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2571 "2017-03-24T13:02:47Z")
UH - Uta Hagen Famous actress: [Uta Hagen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uta_Hagen) ---
**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 24, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2572 "2017-03-24T13:07:42Z")
UI = Ujjain, India ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2573 "2017-03-24T16:14:18Z")
UJ- Uriel Jones, drummer of Motown’s “Funk Brothers” ---
**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 24, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2574 "2017-03-24T17:13:40Z")
UK - Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2575 "2017-03-24T18:53:21Z")
UL = Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and TV host ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2576 "2017-03-24T19:41:19Z")
UM - Urban Meyer, champion college football coach ---
**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 24, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2577 "2017-03-24T22:51:41Z")
UN = Umberto Nobile, Arctic explorer ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2578 "2017-03-25T00:46:53Z")
UO- Una O’Connor, Irish character actress (“Robin Hood”) ---
**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 25, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2579 "2017-03-25T01:59:37Z")
UP = Utah Phillips folk singer, labor organizer, poet, “the Golden Voice of the Great Southwest” ---
**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:** [March 25, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2580 "2017-03-25T02:25:48Z")
UQ - Ulf the Quarrelsome, brother of Brian Boru, per the Njals Saga. I regret not getting here in time to use Uther Pendragon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271.md?page=130)