# 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:** 45
**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:** [December 10, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/881 "2016-12-10T21:58:51Z")
HC - havoc ---
**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 11, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/882 "2016-12-11T01:26:02Z")
HD = hardwood ---
**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 11, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/883 "2016-12-11T02:17:17Z")
HE - hedge ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/884 "2016-12-11T04:15:12Z")
HF = half ---
**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 11, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/885 "2016-12-11T04:59:45Z")
HG: handbag ---
**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 11, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/886 "2016-12-11T11:43:05Z")
HH = hashish ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/887 "2016-12-11T12:28:08Z")
HI = hippopotami (false plural formation, but accepted by dictionaries) ---
**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 11, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/888 "2016-12-11T15:49:25Z")
HJ: haj (or hadj, or hajj) ---
**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 11, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/889 "2016-12-11T16:17:51Z")
HK = hillock ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/890 "2016-12-11T16:33:35Z")
HL = helpful ---
**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 11, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/891 "2016-12-11T19:26:25Z")
HM: helium ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/892 "2016-12-11T19:42:08Z")
HN: honeymoon ---
**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 11, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/893 "2016-12-11T19:47:22Z")
HO: hullabaloo ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/894 "2016-12-11T23:06:48Z")
HP = help ---
**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 12, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/895 "2016-12-12T01:45:21Z")
HQ = Hariq a 19th Century Kurdish poet ---
**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 12, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/896 "2016-12-12T01:48:21Z")
HR: harbinger ---
**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 12, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/897 "2016-12-12T02:06:04Z")
HS - hummus ---
**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 12, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/898 "2016-12-12T04:02:28Z")
HT - halibut ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/899 "2016-12-12T05:56:55Z")
HU = haiku ---
**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 12, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/900 "2016-12-12T13:52:56Z")
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