# In a phonetic alphabet, what constitutes a "letter"?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 10, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-phonetic-alphabet-what-constitutes-a-letter/480660 "2009-01-10T11:46:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-phonetic-alphabet-what-constitutes-a-letter/480660/21 "2009-01-11T02:44:40Z")

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> [@Fubaya](#):
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> Did this question decide the winner?

Yes, it did, the person in the third place was the only one to have the ‘correct’ question. The lady in 2nd said “Z” and wagered enough to overtake the guy who said zulu. The leader after double jeopardy missed FJ completely.

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