# 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:** 91
**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, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1801 "2017-02-13T23:07:36Z")
Q\*P = qoph, Arabic letter Q_Q/Q_R = Qeqertarssuaq, native name of Godhavn, Danish capital of North Greenland I know we do one at a time, but I couldn’t wait to use that last one. ---
**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 14, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1802 "2017-02-14T00:55:45Z")
Q\*S - Qashqai ---
**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 14, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1803 "2017-02-14T01:20:52Z")
Q?T - Qat, a flowering plant native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula ---
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Q\*U - Qiu A fairly common Chinese last name ---
**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 14, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1805 "2017-02-14T03:32:20Z")
Q\*V = Qiviut, an Inuktitut word for the wool of the muskox, commonly used for hats and scarves (has [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiviut)) ---
**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 14, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1806 "2017-02-14T06:19:02Z")
Q?W - [Quw’utsun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quw'utsun), one spelling of the name of a Coast Salish tribe, meaning a warm place. ---
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Q\*X - Qax, the Azerbaijani spelling of [Qakh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qakh_(city)). ---
**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 14, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1808 "2017-02-14T12:23:01Z")
Q\*Y = soliloquy ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1809 "2017-02-14T13:54:39Z")
Q\*Z = qez, the Armenian pronoun “you”. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1810 "2017-02-14T13:59:10Z")
R\*A- herbal ---
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R_B/R_C = rubric ---
**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 14, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1812 "2017-02-14T16:54:31Z")
R\*D - rededicate ---
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R\*E - Riesling ---
**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 14, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1814 "2017-02-14T17:19:12Z")
R\*F - refereeing ---
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R\*G = leapfrog ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1816 "2017-02-14T18:48:07Z")
R\*H - Merchant ---
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R\*I = broiler ---
**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 14, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1818 "2017-02-14T19:04:32Z")
R\*J - Raj First name, and the British rule of India ---
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R\*K = Ragnarok, or wrecker ---
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