# 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:** 54
**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 22, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1061 "2016-12-22T14:50:22Z")
NW - now ---
**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 22, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1062 "2016-12-22T14:57:40Z")
NX - narthex ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1063 "2016-12-22T15:25:53Z")
NY - navy ---
**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 22, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1064 "2016-12-22T19:27:03Z")
NZ = nertz ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1065 "2016-12-22T19:29:33Z")
OA = ocarina ---
**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 22, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1066 "2016-12-22T19:46:38Z")
OB = outclimb ---
**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 22, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1067 "2016-12-22T20:35:51Z")
OC - A very bad TV show. Oh, all right: obec (the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality) ---
**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 22, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1068 "2016-12-22T21:14:54Z")
OD - overdosed ---
**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 22, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1069 "2016-12-22T21:48:37Z")
OE = office ---
**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 22, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1070 "2016-12-22T21:49:33Z")
OF - off ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1071 "2016-12-23T01:18:40Z")
OG- oolong ---
**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 23, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1072 "2016-12-23T02:25:21Z")
OH - ostrich (or Oshkosh) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1073 "2016-12-23T03:04:01Z")
OI - octopi ---
**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 23, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1074 "2016-12-23T14:17:41Z")
OJ - OJ (as in orange juice) ---
**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 23, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1075 "2016-12-23T16:18:11Z")
OK: oink ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1076 "2016-12-23T18:42:27Z")
OL = optical ---
**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 23, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1077 "2016-12-23T19:37:43Z")
OM = optimism ---
**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 23, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1078 "2016-12-23T20:01:52Z")
ON - Omicron ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1079 "2016-12-23T21:08:34Z")
OO- oregano ---
**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 23, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1080 "2016-12-23T21:42:01Z")
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