# 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:** 81
**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 31, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1601 "2017-01-31T19:23:55Z")
I\*N - innkeeper ---
**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 31, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1602 "2017-01-31T20:06:57Z")
I\*O = environs ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1603 "2017-02-01T04:02:27Z")
I\*P: palimpsest ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1604 "2017-02-01T04:19:16Z")
I\*Q = delinquent ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1605 "2017-02-01T05:38:22Z")
I\*R - irradiate ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1606 "2017-02-01T07:47:17Z")
I\*S - itsy-bitsy ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1607 "2017-02-01T14:14:19Z")
I\*T - physicist ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1608 "2017-02-01T14:23:52Z")
I\*U = misused ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1609 "2017-02-01T14:37:40Z")
I\*V = invaders ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1610 "2017-02-01T14:38:46Z")
I\*W - inward ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1611 "2017-02-01T14:42:17Z")
I\*X = jinx ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1612 "2017-02-01T15:03:33Z")
I\*Y - pinyin > **[Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin)** > > Hanyu Pinyin (simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: hànyǔ pīnyīn), often shortened to just pinyin, is the foremost romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese. It is used in either a formal, educational or official capacity in countries where the language is official, which are the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) and Singapore, as well as in the United Nations (UN). It is principally used to teach Mandarin, normally written with... ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1613 "2017-02-01T15:05:57Z")
I\*Z - dizzy ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1614 "2017-02-01T15:59:09Z")
J\*A - jealous ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1615 "2017-02-01T18:48:32Z")
J\*B = jabber ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1616 "2017-02-01T18:56:00Z")
J\*C =ejaculate ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1617 "2017-02-01T19:38:30Z")
J\*D - adjudicate ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1618 "2017-02-01T19:40:33Z")
J\*E = jeer ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1619 "2017-02-01T23:28:08Z")
J\*F = jiffy ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1620 "2017-02-01T23:29:24Z")
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