# 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:** 40
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/781 "2016-12-07T19:28:06Z")
DJ = daarbij. a Dutch word. Common word ending in Dutch. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/782 "2016-12-07T20:50:59Z")
DK - dreck ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/783 "2016-12-07T20:52:01Z")
DL - drivel ---
**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 7, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/784 "2016-12-07T21:25:01Z")
DM: doldrum ---
**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 7, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/785 "2016-12-07T21:37:42Z")
DN = dragoon ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/786 "2016-12-07T23:21:25Z")
DO = ditto ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/787 "2016-12-08T00:15:42Z")
DP: dewlap ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/788 "2016-12-08T00:36:56Z")
DQ = Dimashq, the Arabic name for Damascus. ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/789 "2016-12-08T01:05:27Z")
DR: debonair ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/790 "2016-12-08T01:57:29Z")
DS = distress ---
**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 8, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/791 "2016-12-08T03:58:26Z")
DT: desert ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/792 "2016-12-08T04:13:58Z")
DU = Dieu, the French word for God, widely used in names like Hotel Dieu, a major hospital in Montreal, Paris, and many other cities. ---
**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 8, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/793 "2016-12-08T05:10:58Z")
DV: Dev, the Hindi/Urdu word for god or divinity (along with _deva_ spelling) and from the same Proto-Indo-European root as ‘Dieu’, along with other words like _deus_ (Latin), divine and devil. Also short for (software) developer. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/794 "2016-12-08T05:35:08Z")
DW - draw ---
**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 8, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/795 "2016-12-08T05:41:10Z")
DX: duplex ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/796 "2016-12-08T12:11:06Z")
DY: dumbfoundedly ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/797 "2016-12-08T12:17:56Z")
DZ = ditz ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/798 "2016-12-08T12:37:18Z")
EA- enigma ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/799 "2016-12-08T13:15:56Z")
EB = ebb ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/800 "2016-12-08T13:36:47Z")
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