# 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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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1941 "2017-02-20T18:58:11Z")

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W\*N = twenty

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1942 "2017-02-20T21:12:40Z")

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W\*O- Wrong!

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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 20, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1943 "2017-02-20T21:23:53Z")

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W\*P wapiti --thank you to years of crossword puzzles

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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 20, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1944 "2017-02-20T22:24:48Z")

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W\*Q = waqf

In Islam, the Muslim practice of endowing property to a religious institution.

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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 21, 2017, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1945 "2017-02-21T06:52:21Z")

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W’R warped

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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 21, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1946 "2017-02-21T09:57:23Z")

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W\*S - prowess

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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 21, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1947 "2017-02-21T13:25:13Z")

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W\*T = notwithstanding

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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 21, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1948 "2017-02-21T14:34:39Z")

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W\*U = would

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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 21, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1949 "2017-02-21T16:01:00Z")

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W\*V - interwoven

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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 21, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1950 "2017-02-21T16:01:43Z")

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W\*W = wow

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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 21, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1951 "2017-02-21T17:09:12Z")

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W\*X = wax

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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 21, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1952 "2017-02-21T18:29:36Z")

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W\*Y - wayfarer

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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 21, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1953 "2017-02-21T19:24:59Z")

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W\*Z = wizened

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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 21, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1954 "2017-02-21T21:34:41Z")

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X\*A = foxtail

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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 21, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1955 "2017-02-21T22:52:16Z")

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X\*B = exobiology

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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 21, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1956 "2017-02-21T23:13:38Z")

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X\*C = execute

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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 21, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1957 "2017-02-21T23:29:13Z")

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X\*D = peroxide

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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 22, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1958 "2017-02-22T04:52:15Z")

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X\*E - TexMex

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**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 22, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1959 "2017-02-22T05:37:09Z")

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or axle

X\*F - toxification

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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 22, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/1960 "2017-02-22T06:37:58Z")

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X\*G - hexagon

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