# 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:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/641 "2016-12-02T15:34:22Z")

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YK: tyke.

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**Author:** ![PrimalEnvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@PrimalEnvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrimalEnvy)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/642 "2016-12-02T15:38:12Z")

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YL: Carboxylic

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/643 "2016-12-02T15:39:44Z")

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YM: rhyme.

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**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:** [December 2, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/644 "2016-12-02T16:29:58Z")

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YN = dynamo

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/645 "2016-12-02T16:33:03Z")

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YO: playoff.

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/646 "2016-12-02T16:33:10Z")

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YO = young

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**Author:** ![PrimalEnvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@PrimalEnvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrimalEnvy)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/647 "2016-12-02T16:44:11Z")

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YP: Cyprus

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/648 "2016-12-02T17:19:53Z")

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YQ = Nyquil

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/649 "2016-12-02T17:52:46Z")

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YR = gyrate

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**Author:** ![PrimalEnvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@PrimalEnvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrimalEnvy)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/650 "2016-12-02T18:07:21Z")

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YS: Days

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/651 "2016-12-02T19:07:08Z")

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YT: myth.

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/652 "2016-12-02T19:07:53Z")

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YU = yucca

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/653 "2016-12-02T19:15:22Z")

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YV: MacGyver.

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/654 "2016-12-02T19:25:41Z")

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YW: jaywalking

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/655 "2016-12-02T19:42:12Z")

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YX: coccyx.

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/656 "2016-12-02T19:58:06Z")

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YY - Khmelnytskyy

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/657 "2016-12-02T20:05:31Z")

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YZ: Byzantine.

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/658 "2016-12-02T20:07:33Z")

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ZA: stanza

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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:** [December 2, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/659 "2016-12-02T20:15:11Z")

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ZB - whizzbang

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/660 "2016-12-02T20:20:28Z")

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ZC: Ezcurrite (a borate mineral).

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