# 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:** 2
**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 18, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/21 "2016-11-18T14:53:29Z")
AV = pavillion ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/22 "2016-11-18T14:55:10Z")
AW - lawful ---
**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 18, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/23 "2016-11-18T15:09:02Z")
AX - axe ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/24 "2016-11-18T15:47:01Z")
AY - daylight ---
**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 18, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/25 "2016-11-18T15:48:42Z")
AZ = mazophilia Just to keep things straight, the idea is letters “within”. I notice we have “AX = axe”, which puts the letters at the start of the word, rather than say “taxi”. Is having the letters at the start allowable or preferable? ---
**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 18, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/26 "2016-11-18T16:02:45Z")
BA: banana **Jtur88** ’s first example is AA: aardvark, so beginning is allowable. ---
**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 18, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/27 "2016-11-18T16:04:42Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Yeah, but when I came up with three consecutive words that only differed by the key letter, I couldn’t resist. Cool. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/28 "2016-11-18T16:28:57Z")
BB = Quibble ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/29 "2016-11-18T16:41:47Z")
BC = bobcat ---
**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 18, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/30 "2016-11-18T16:51:50Z")
BD = bdellium, or abdomen ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/31 "2016-11-18T17:06:35Z")
BE: belch ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/32 "2016-11-18T17:06:44Z")
BF: Obfuscate (or dumbfounded) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/33 "2016-11-18T17:09:41Z")
BG: Subgenre ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/34 "2016-11-18T17:10:48Z")
BH: abhorrent ---
**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 18, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/35 "2016-11-18T18:46:34Z")
BI = obituary ---
**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 18, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/36 "2016-11-18T20:23:50Z")
BJ: abject ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/37 "2016-11-18T20:33:23Z")
BK - Lambkill ---
**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 18, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/38 "2016-11-18T20:49:59Z")
BL: oblong ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/39 "2016-11-18T20:54:05Z")
BM - submarine ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/40 "2016-11-18T20:56:43Z")
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