# 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\
**Page:** 18

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/341 "2016-11-23T18:03:12Z")

</div>

MI: antihistamine

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/342 "2016-11-23T18:05:23Z")

</div>

MJ - ramjet

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/343 "2016-11-23T18:07:33Z")

</div>

MK: bumkin

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 23, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/344 "2016-11-23T18:07:41Z")

</div>

MK = gymkhana

ML = harmless

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/345 "2016-11-23T18:08:51Z")

</div>

MM: immunocompetent

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/346 "2016-11-23T19:44:15Z")

</div>

MN = omniscient

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/347 "2016-11-23T19:47:18Z")

</div>

MO: cardiopulmonary

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/348 "2016-11-23T19:58:32Z")

</div>

MP - stump

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 23, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/349 "2016-11-23T19:59:25Z")

</div>

MQ: kumquat

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/350 "2016-11-23T20:05:20Z")

</div>

MR: comradeliness

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 23, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/351 "2016-11-23T20:29:46Z")

</div>

MS = crimson

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/352 "2016-11-23T20:36:33Z")

</div>

nm

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/353 "2016-11-23T20:41:21Z")

</div>

MT = femtometer

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/354 "2016-11-23T20:42:52Z")

</div>

MU: ammunition

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PrimalEnvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@PrimalEnvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrimalEnvy)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/355 "2016-11-23T21:14:38Z")

</div>

MV- Triumvirate

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/356 "2016-11-23T21:14:43Z")

</div>

MW - teamwork

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 23, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/357 "2016-11-23T21:24:33Z")

</div>

MX = Damxung

a county in Tibet

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/358 "2016-11-23T21:25:29Z")

</div>

MY - gloomy

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/359 "2016-11-23T21:41:17Z")

</div>

MZ: hamza. In Arabic orthography it denotes a glottal stop.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PrimalEnvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@PrimalEnvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrimalEnvy)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/360 "2016-11-23T22:47:32Z")

</div>

NA- Nanotechnology

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271.md?page=17)

[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271.md?page=19)
