# Botticelli - the letters we've used so far

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [April 17, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048 "2012-04-17T15:08:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice)

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017

_(As of June 2017 thread, post 1)._

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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:** [July 23, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/42 "2017-07-23T04:23:45Z")

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A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice)

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017

_(As of July 2017 thread, post 202)._

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**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/43 "2017-08-04T19:14:16Z")

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A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017

_(As of Aug. 2017 thread, post 89)._

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**Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/44 "2018-03-06T21:06:04Z")

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A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of March 2018 thread, post 60)._

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**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/45 "2018-04-04T14:21:43Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of April 2018 thread, post 1)._

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**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/46 "2018-05-24T20:39:19Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of May 2018 thread, post 213)._

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/47 "2018-06-28T20:08:44Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of June 2018 thread, post 239)._

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**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/48 "2018-07-25T13:42:59Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of June 2018 thread, post 426)._

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</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of Aug. 2018 thread, post 46)._

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**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/50 "2018-09-24T20:22:40Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of Sept. 2018 thread, post 167)._

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</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018

_(As of Dec. 2018 thread, post 101)._

---

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**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/52 "2019-08-08T15:11:40Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

_(As of Aug. 2019 thread, post 36)._

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**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/53 "2019-09-14T04:42:41Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of Sept. 2019 thread, post 257)._

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**Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/54 "2019-11-04T19:47:48Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice)

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the Nov. 2019 thread, post 30)._

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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:** [December 4, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/55 "2019-12-04T05:30:00Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Nov. 2019

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Nov. 2019 (twice)

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019, Nov. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice)

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the Dec. 2019 thread, post 1)._

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**Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/56 "2020-01-11T00:50:35Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Nov. 2019

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019, Jan. 2020

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2020

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Nov. 2019 (twice)

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Dec. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019, Nov. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Jan. 2020

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice)

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the Jan. 2020 thread, post 106)._

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/57 "2020-02-13T15:17:59Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Nov. 2019

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Feb. 2020

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019, Jan. 2020

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2020

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Nov. 2019 (twice)

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Dec. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019, Nov. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Jan. 2020

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Feb. 2020

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice), Feb. 2020

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the Feb. 2020 thread, post 131)._

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/58 "2020-02-22T13:37:46Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Nov. 2019, Feb. 2020

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Feb. 2020

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019, Jan. 2020

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2020

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Nov. 2019 (twice)

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Dec. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019, Nov. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Jan. 2020

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Feb. 2020

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice), Feb. 2020

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the Feb. 2020 thread, post 190)._

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**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/59 "2020-03-28T04:35:11Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Nov. 2019, Feb. 2020

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Feb. 2020

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019, March 2020

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019, Jan. 2020

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019, March 2020

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2020

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Nov. 2019 (twice)

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Dec. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019, Nov. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Jan. 2020

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Feb. 2020

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice), Feb. 2020

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019, March 2020

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the March 2020 thread, post 115)._

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**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/60 "2020-04-21T19:20:31Z")

</div>

A  
May 2011, Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013 (twice), Jan. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015 (twice), March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Nov. 2019, Feb. 2020

B  
June 2011, July 2011, Sept. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013 (twice), June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, June 2015 (twice), July 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, Oct. 2018, March 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Feb. 2020

C  
Feb. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014 (twice), June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Oct. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Dec. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Oct. 2016, March 2017 (twice), June 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, July 2018, Aug. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Oct. 2019, March 2020

D  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, Sept. 2012, Jan. 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, April 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, Feb. 2016, May 2016, Dec. 2016, May 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Sept. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019, Jan. 2020

E  
Oct. 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, May 2013, Sept. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, March 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Feb. 2017, July 2017, Nov. 2017, June 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Dec. 2019

F  
July 2011, May 2012, Jan. 2013, Aug. 2013, Jan. 2014, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, May 2015 (thrice!), July 2015, Sept. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Oct. 2016, Feb. 2017, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, April 2018, Oct. 2018, Nov. 2018, April 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, April 2020

G  
June 2011, Oct. 2011, Nov. 2011, March 2012, August 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, March 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015 (twice), Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Nov. 2016, April 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017 (twice), Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, May 2018, Aug. 2018, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, April 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019, March 2020

H  
May 2011, May 2012, Nov. 2012, March 2013, July 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Dec. 2016, Jan. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018, June 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

I  
Aug. 2011, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, Sept. 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Oct. 2019

J  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2011, Jan. 2012, May 2012, June 2012, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Feb. 2014 (twice), March 2014, July 2014 (twice), Sept. 2014, Nov. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Aug. 2015, Jan. 2016, March 2016, June 2016, Sept. 2016, Feb. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, July 2018, Dec. 2018, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2020

K  
Sept. 2011, May 2012, March 2013 (twice), Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, March 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, March 2015, June 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, June 2016, Jan. 2017, May 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, April 2018, May 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Nov. 2019 (twice)

L  
June 2011, Sept. 2011, April 2012 (twice), June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Sept. 2013, Oct. 2013, Dec. 2013, Feb. 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, Feb. 2015, March 2015, May 2015, June 2015 (twice), Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Nov. 2016, Feb. 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Dec. 2017, May 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Aug. 2019, Sept. 2019, Nov. 2019

M  
June 2011, Aug. 2011 (twice), April 2012 (thrice!), May 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, April 2014, July 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Sept. 2015, Oct. 2015, Nov. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Jan. 2017, April 2017, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Dec. 2019

N  
Nov. 2011, April 2012, Aug. 2012, April 2013, June 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, Sept. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, Aug. 2015, Dec. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, June 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, Sept. 2018, Jan. 2019, May 2019, Oct. 2019, Nov. 2019

O  
Jan. 2012, April 2012 (twice), Oct. 2012, Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Dec. 2016, April 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, June 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Jan. 2020

P  
June 2011, Nov. 2011, Feb. 2012, June 2012, Oct. 2012, March 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, May 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, Oct. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, Feb. 2017, March 2017, Aug. 2017, Jan. 2018, May 2018, July 2018, Oct. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019, Feb. 2020

Q  
March 2012 (twice), Nov. 2013, May 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Sept. 2015, March 2016, July 2016, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Jan. 2019, June 2019

R  
July 2011, Aug. 2011, April 2012 (twice), May 2012, Oct. 2012, Dec. 2012, Feb. 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Oct. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, Aug. 2016, Nov. 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, April 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020

S  
Sept. 2011 (thrice!), Nov. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012, June 2013, July 2013, Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, March 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, March 2015, July 2015, Dec. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Jan. 2017, Feb. 2017 (twice), May 2017, June 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, March 2018, June 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019, Oct. 2019, Jan. 2020, April 2020

T  
June 2011, April 2012, June 2012, Dec. 2012, Aug. 2013 (twice), Sept. 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, April 2015, May 2015, Sept. 2015, Feb. 2016, April 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, May 2017, Sept. 2017, Jan. 2018, Aug. 2018, Feb. 2019, June 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice), Oct. 2019 (twice), Feb. 2020

U  
March 2012, May 2013, Nov. 2013, Jan. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, Sept. 2017, Feb. 2018, Feb. 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

V  
Nov. 2011, May 2013, June 2013, Nov. 2013, May 2014, July 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2015, July 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Dec. 2015, April 2016, Sept. 2016, May 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Feb. 2020

W  
Oct. 2011, June 2012, Oct. 2012 (twice), Aug. 2013, Nov. 2013, Feb. 2014, June 2014, July 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014, Feb. 2015, March 2015 (twice), June 2015, Aug. 2015, Sept. 2015, Nov. 2015 (twice), April 2016, Sept. 2016, Nov. 2016, Dec. 2016, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, May 2018, June 2018, Aug. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Aug. 2019, Oct. 2019, March 2020

X  
June 2012, Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, April 2016, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019

Y  
April 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Sept. 2015, April 2016, March 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, April 2020

Z  
March 2012, Nov. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015, Oct. 2015, April 2016, May 2017, June 2017, Oct. 2017, Feb. 2018, March 2019, July 2019, Sept. 2019 (twice)

_(As of the April 2020 thread, post 54)._

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