# Aphabetic letter pairs in words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271>\
**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\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1781 "2017-02-12T17:48:39Z")

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P\*V = pivot

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**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 12, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1782 "2017-02-12T19:14:38Z")

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P\*W - powdered

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**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 12, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1783 "2017-02-12T19:26:01Z")

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P\*X = cowpox

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1784 "2017-02-13T00:06:53Z")

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P\*Y = comply

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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1785 "2017-02-13T01:56:05Z")

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P?Z = Trapeze

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**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 13, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1786 "2017-02-13T10:03:08Z")

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Q\*A - unqualified

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**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 13, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1787 "2017-02-13T11:48:20Z")

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Q\*B = qaballa

A variant spelling of kaballah

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**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1788 "2017-02-13T12:57:07Z")

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Q\*C [Qucha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qucha_Qucha)  
DuckDuckGo to the rescue

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**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 13, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1789 "2017-02-13T13:01:34Z")

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Q\*D = Qadiz

variant spelling of Cadiz, Spain

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**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1790 "2017-02-13T13:11:06Z")

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Q\*E [quean](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quean)

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**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 13, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1791 "2017-02-13T13:24:22Z")

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Q\*F = Qaf

variant of qoph or koph

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**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 13, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1792 "2017-02-13T14:15:25Z")

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Q \* G - [qug](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=qug)

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**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 13, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1793 "2017-02-13T15:11:09Z")

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Q\*H = al-Qahirah

variant of Cairo, Egypt

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**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 13, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1794 "2017-02-13T15:13:05Z")

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Q\*I - quite

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1795 "2017-02-13T16:36:32Z")

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Q\*J = quj

obscure slang: a person who acts stupid even though he is not

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**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 13, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1796 "2017-02-13T20:21:35Z")

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Q\*K - Qukh

An obscure Iranian village. Tough category!

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1797 "2017-02-13T20:46:27Z")

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Q\*L = Qalaltq

a Salishan Indian tribe near Vancouver

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1798 "2017-02-13T21:49:54Z")

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Q\*M = Qom, 7th largest city in Iran.

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**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 13, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1799 "2017-02-13T22:05:32Z")

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Q\*N = Qantas

airline

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**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1800 "2017-02-13T22:20:38Z")

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Q\*O = Quorum

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