# 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:** 49
**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 14, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/961 "2016-12-14T21:25:36Z")
KD - knuckled ---
**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 14, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/962 "2016-12-14T22:42:32Z")
KE = knife ---
**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 14, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/963 "2016-12-14T22:47:21Z")
KF: kickoff ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/964 "2016-12-15T01:47:40Z")
KG = kicking ---
**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 15, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/965 "2016-12-15T01:48:05Z")
KH - kitsch ---
**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 15, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/966 "2016-12-15T02:05:30Z")
KI: khaki ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/967 "2016-12-15T05:06:13Z")
KJ = ketterij (a Dutch word meaning “heresy”) ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/968 "2016-12-15T05:09:33Z")
(also ‘[Khamaj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamaj)’, Indian _raga_/parent scale) ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/969 "2016-12-15T05:14:40Z")
KK - kayak ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/970 "2016-12-15T10:31:33Z")
KL = kennel ---
**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 15, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/971 "2016-12-15T13:38:04Z")
KM = Khartoum ---
**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 15, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/972 "2016-12-15T14:07:18Z")
KN - kin ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/973 "2016-12-15T14:53:00Z")
KO = keno (Casino game (Prof-P, is that the kingdom of Khartoum?) ---
**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 15, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/974 "2016-12-15T14:54:53Z")
KP - keep ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/975 "2016-12-15T19:01:13Z")
KQ: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland ---
**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 15, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/976 "2016-12-15T19:16:08Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > KO = keno (Casino game > > (Prof-P, is that the kingdom of Khartoum?) Yes. I thought it was too famous to need a definition. Sorry if I was wrong. KR = keeper ---
**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 15, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/977 "2016-12-15T20:57:03Z")
KS - kisses ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/978 "2016-12-15T22:20:06Z")
KT = kept ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/979 "2016-12-16T00:16:24Z")
KU: kudzu ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/980 "2016-12-16T00:53:14Z")
KV = Kiev (as in Chicken Kiev), capital of Ukraine) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271.md?page=50)