# Last letter = First Letter, min 3 syllable word chain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071 "2020-10-16T03:31:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9103 "2026-03-22T21:59:40Z")

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mortify

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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:** [March 22, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9104 "2026-03-22T23:48:35Z")

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yammering

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9105 "2026-03-24T01:30:32Z")

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Gottendammerung

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9106 "2026-03-24T13:19:06Z")

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gravadlax

(sorry)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9107 "2026-03-24T14:45:04Z")

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xylylene

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9108 "2026-03-24T21:25:15Z")

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epinephrine

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9109 "2026-03-25T00:40:01Z")

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escalator

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9110 "2026-03-25T00:51:15Z")

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Rhodesia

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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:** [March 25, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9111 "2026-03-25T04:20:51Z")

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Asiatic

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9112 "2026-03-25T16:07:41Z")

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Commonwealth

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9113 "2026-03-25T17:22:18Z")

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Hannibal

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9114 "2026-03-25T20:43:22Z")

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legalese

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9115 "2026-03-26T00:17:38Z")

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Esperanto

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9116 "2026-03-26T00:27:33Z")

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optimum

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9117 "2026-03-26T19:05:34Z")

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minimum

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9118 "2026-03-26T21:22:24Z")

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molybdenum

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9119 "2026-03-26T23:44:12Z")

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maternal

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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:** [March 27, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9120 "2026-03-27T04:26:17Z")

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latinum

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9121 "2026-03-27T16:48:43Z")

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murmuration

defined as a stunning natural phenomenon where thousands of birds, usually starlings, fly together in highly coordinated, swirling patterns at dusk during winter. These “living clouds” or “aerial ballets” twist and change shape to evade predators, such as falcons, and to exchange information about feeding spots.

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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:** [March 27, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9122 "2026-03-27T19:57:01Z")

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naturalization

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