# 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:** 75
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1481 "2017-01-24T05:15:19Z")
E\*B = remember ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1482 "2017-01-24T10:02:28Z")
E\*C - recommence ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1483 "2017-01-24T11:54:51Z")
E\*D = provender ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1484 "2017-01-24T12:58:34Z")
E\*E - element (twice). Or, releveled or resevered. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1485 "2017-01-24T14:17:17Z")
E\*F - ineffable ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1486 "2017-01-24T14:19:11Z")
E\*G -merging ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1487 "2017-01-24T14:39:08Z")
E\*H - meth ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1488 "2017-01-24T14:46:04Z")
E\*I -elite ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1489 "2017-01-24T14:57:06Z")
E\*J = perjury ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1490 "2017-01-24T15:00:02Z")
E\*K - elk ---
**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:** [January 24, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1491 "2017-01-24T20:02:07Z")
E\*L = feul ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1492 "2017-01-25T00:12:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > E\*L = feul Feul? ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1493 "2017-01-25T00:15:49Z")
Feul is an archaic term for a torch or firebrand. More commonly E\*L = cell ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1494 "2017-01-25T03:52:51Z")
E\*M - creamy ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1495 "2017-01-25T04:23:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Feul is an archaic term for a torch or firebrand. OK. I couldn’t find it in any of the standard online dictionaries, wiktionary, or even the Scrabble dictionary. Looks like a word derived from French, I would suppose. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1496 "2017-01-25T05:54:06Z")
E\*N = keynote ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1497 "2017-01-25T11:56:20Z")
E\*O - revolution ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1498 "2017-01-25T12:20:31Z")
E\*P = redemption ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1499 "2017-01-25T14:05:09Z")
E\*Q - esquire ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1500 "2017-01-25T14:05:31Z")
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