# 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:** 86
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1701 "2017-02-07T14:29:41Z")
M\*J - major ---
**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 7, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1702 "2017-02-07T14:33:39Z")
M\*K - lovemaking ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1703 "2017-02-07T14:43:27Z")
M\*L = bumblebee ---
**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 7, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1704 "2017-02-07T14:45:25Z")
M\*M - mummy ---
**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 7, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1705 "2017-02-07T14:54:21Z")
M\*N - acumen ---
**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 7, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1706 "2017-02-07T14:55:30Z")
M\*O - Mooooooooooo! (or moon) ---
**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 7, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1707 "2017-02-07T14:56:27Z")
M\*P = homophone ---
**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 7, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1708 "2017-02-07T15:03:29Z")
M\*Q - Miquelet (as in lock) ---
**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 7, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1709 "2017-02-07T15:48:39Z")
M\*R - murderous ---
**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 7, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1710 "2017-02-07T16:00:06Z")
M_S/M_T = mismatched ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1711 "2017-02-07T16:15:56Z")
M\*U - mourn ---
**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 7, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1712 "2017-02-07T16:20:43Z")
M\*V = removal ---
**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 7, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1713 "2017-02-07T21:07:25Z")
M\*W - mow ---
**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 7, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1714 "2017-02-07T21:19:20Z")
M\*X = admixture ---
**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 7, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1715 "2017-02-07T21:22:29Z")
M\*Y - mayflower ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1716 "2017-02-07T22:42:24Z")
M\*Z - amaze ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1717 "2017-02-07T23:12:32Z")
N_A, N_B = cinnabar ---
**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 8, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1718 "2017-02-08T00:07:35Z")
N\*C = anachronism ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1719 "2017-02-08T03:40:11Z")
N\*D - nodule ---
**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 8, 2017, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1720 "2017-02-08T08:27:53Z")
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