# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1121 "2016-12-27T17:39:02Z")
QE = quartzite ---
**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 27, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1122 "2016-12-27T17:42:15Z")
QF = quaff ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1123 "2016-12-27T18:47:05Z")
QG = questioning ---
**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 27, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1124 "2016-12-27T21:09:54Z")
QH - Qoph Stockholm’s finest: [Qoph (band) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qoph_(band)) ---
**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 27, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1125 "2016-12-27T21:44:22Z")
QI - quoi ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1126 "2016-12-28T01:33:19Z")
QJ = qubj, an Arabic word for Partridge. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1127 "2016-12-28T02:57:23Z")
QK- Quirk ---
**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 28, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1128 "2016-12-28T03:23:50Z")
QL = quill ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1129 "2016-12-28T04:43:36Z")
QM = quorum ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1130 "2016-12-28T14:06:31Z")
QN - queen ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1131 "2016-12-28T14:57:37Z")
QO = quarto ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1132 "2016-12-28T14:58:07Z")
QP - quip ---
**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 28, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1133 "2016-12-28T15:05:02Z")
QQ = QOQ “Quarter-on-quarter” acronym, a measuring technique that calculates the change between one financial quarter and the previous financial quarter. ---
**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 28, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1134 "2016-12-28T16:33:44Z")
QR - quartermaster ---
**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 28, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1135 "2016-12-28T17:12:43Z")
QS: quadrilateralness ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1136 "2016-12-28T17:21:47Z")
QT = quirkiest ---
**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 28, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1137 "2016-12-28T17:30:06Z")
QU: quipu ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1138 "2016-12-28T21:30:40Z")
QV = Qav, a Kurdish vilage in Iran ---
**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 28, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1139 "2016-12-28T21:49:54Z")
QW = quickdraw ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1140 "2016-12-28T23:21:49Z")
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