# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 112
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2221 "2020-05-04T20:28:18Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2222 "2020-05-04T20:45:44Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2223 "2020-05-04T21:13:08Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic The initial “m,” at least. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2224 "2020-05-04T21:18:40Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2225 "2020-05-04T21:53:27Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2226 "2020-05-04T22:02:48Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2227 "2020-05-05T00:53:40Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit ---
**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:** [May 5, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2228 "2020-05-05T01:10:10Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla The first syllable is “sass”. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2229 "2020-05-05T01:11:04Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2230 "2020-05-05T03:25:05Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen ---
**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:** [May 5, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2231 "2020-05-05T03:39:29Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen U. bought Half the letters in the word are silent! Can anyone beat that? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2232 "2020-05-05T03:52:28Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen U. bought V. revved Google searches insist there is no silent V, so I’m going with the second V in “revved” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2233 "2020-05-05T04:19:19Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen U. bought V. revved W. answer ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2234 "2020-05-05T05:59:38Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen U. bought V. revved W. answer X. faux ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2235 "2020-05-05T09:23:06Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen U. bought V. revved W. answer X. faux Y. played ---
**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:** [May 5, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2236 "2020-05-05T12:07:30Z")
English word where each letter is silent (no proper names) A. coarse B. debt C. muscle D. handsome E. place F. halfpence G. light H. light I. sleigh J. Marijuana K. knowledge L. could M. mnemonic N. damn O. people P. pterodactyl Q. acquit R. sarsaparilla S. debris T. listen U. bought V. revved W. answer X. faux Y. played Z. rendezvous Military figures Alexander the Great ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2237 "2020-05-05T13:26:44Z")
Military figures Alexander the Great Belisarius ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2238 "2020-05-05T13:36:17Z")
Military figures Alexander the Great Belisarius Cromwell, Oliver ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2239 "2020-05-05T13:46:16Z")
Military figures Alexander the Great Belisarius Cromwell, Oliver Dwight D. Eisenhower ---
**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:** [May 5, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2240 "2020-05-05T13:50:14Z")
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