# N-words, six characters, numbers required **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295 "2006-05-10T23:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/1 "2006-05-10T23:53:06Z")
Okay, here’s the game: Make a list of six-letter words starting with N, using at least three numbers to stand in for letters, within these parameters: [ul][li]Words must start with the letter N[/li][li]Words must have six characters[/li][li]Words must end in two letters, or one numeral followed by a letter, or two numerals[/li][li]Letters, if used, (except for the N) must be in the last position or the penultimate and last positions[/li][li]The three characters following the N must be numerals[/li][li]Acceptable numerals are 0 (‘o’), 1 (‘i’), 5 (‘s’) and 8 (‘ate’) only[/li][li]The first numeral (after the N) may not be 0[/li][li]‘Sound-alike’ words are acceptable (e.g., n8ions = ‘nations’)[/ul][/li]Examples: n810ns = nations n155an = Nissan n1ss18 = initiate (okay, that one’s a stretch) Ready… Begin! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/2 "2006-05-10T23:59:43Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] n1ss18 = initiate (okay, that one’s a stretch) [/QUOTE] Of course, that one should be **n15518**. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/3 "2006-05-11T00:09:49Z")
Using numbers for letters? Internet pop-culture beat you to the punch on this one. Plus, they use 3’s too. Because they’re l33t. ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/4 "2006-05-11T00:13:57Z")
would this be acceptable: “n1such” (nONEsuch)? ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/5 "2006-05-11T00:15:22Z")
I was of course speaking of the form, not the specific example. I didn’t want to blow my long-word candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/6 "2006-05-11T00:26:51Z")
[QUOTE=KP] I was of course speaking of the form, not the specific example. I didn’t want to blow my long-word candidate. [/QUOTE] Only six characters allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/7 "2006-05-11T00:44:59Z")
n1tw1t ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/8 "2006-05-11T00:59:29Z")
Sorry, I wasn’t clear, the “actual” word would have been long in my candidate, not the alphanumeric represention. So, is it allowable to interpolate the name of the number, or can it only be a direct substitute for a letter? ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/9 "2006-05-11T01:09:25Z")
Trying to come up with a call sign for your plane, eh Johnny? 😛 I’m trying to get noob figured out; Maybe N000BEE ? Sorry, I got nuthin’ But I’ll think about it for awhile ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/10 "2006-05-11T01:18:14Z")
N1K2V1 (use a mirror) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/11 "2006-05-11T05:05:21Z")
> [@KP](#): > > So, is it allowable to interpolate the name of the number, or can it only be a direct substitute for a letter? Yes. For example, 8 = ‘ate’. [QUOTE=Otto] n1tw1t [/QUOTE] > [@pullin](#): > > N1K2V1 Nope. Doesn’t fit the format. > [@pullin](#): > > Maybe N000BEE ? First number can’t be a zero. > [@pullin](#): > > Trying to come up with a call sign for your plane, eh Johnny? 😛 Indeed it’s based on N-numbers. But not for my plane, since I don’t have one. 😉 Of course you can have N-numbers shorter than N+5 (e.g., N1KE), but I thought the game would be more challenging using standard-length strings. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/12 "2006-05-11T06:49:45Z")
:dubious: Ummm, N8T1VE NV1OU5 NV1OL8 ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/13 "2006-05-11T18:28:46Z")
NESSIE -\> N355IE or N3551E or N35513 can you use 6 = G or 9=g ? ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/14 "2006-05-11T18:30:56Z")
Without 3=E only N155AN really seems to fit. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/15 "2006-05-11T18:54:32Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] Without 3=E only N155AN really seems to fit. [/QUOTE] I thought there would be more. Incidentally, N155AN is a Gulfstream V. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/16 "2006-05-11T22:01:41Z")
Well there is N155EN which is a sort of hut invented by Peter N Nissen. My spell/check dictionary lists only NATE and nates begining nate\*, no niate\* words only Niobe and niobium beginning nio\*, ond no ns\* words at all, just nisi ans nisin for nisi\*, no niso\* words at all. Using 8 as just at gives your N810NS but it dosen’t exactly scan. nates means buttocks, so could be used for 2 word combo. a stutter on the N could give us N925ER nine-to-fiver but that is very weak. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-words-six-characters-numbers-required/356295/17 "2006-05-12T16:57:23Z")
Not real words but readable N111CE N111II ( as in the Knights ho say Ni )