# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**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\
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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:** [June 23, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2802 "2020-06-23T00:57:33Z")

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Aluminum  
Belladonna  
Carbon  
Dolomite  
Electrum  
Fool’s Gold  
Gold  
Halite  
Iodine  
Jello  
Krypton  
Lithium  
Magnesium  
Nitrous Oxide  
O3, aka Ozone  
Potassium  
Quartz  
Radium  
Silver  
Terra Cotta  
Uranium  
Vanadium  
Wood  
Xanthan gum  
Yarrow

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2803 "2020-06-23T03:11:58Z")

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Substances

Aluminum  
Belladonna  
Carbon  
Dolomite  
Electrum  
Fool’s Gold  
Gold  
Halite  
Iodine  
Jello  
Krypton  
Lithium  
Magnesium  
Nitrous Oxide  
O3, aka Ozone  
Potassium  
Quartz  
Radium  
Silver  
Terra Cotta  
Uranium  
Vanadium  
Wood  
Xanthan gum  
Yarrow  
Zinc

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2804 "2020-06-23T03:52:49Z")

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New category?

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2805 "2020-06-23T05:22:24Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2806 "2020-06-23T07:50:16Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2807 "2020-06-23T09:19:58Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2808 "2020-06-23T10:39:07Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2809 "2020-06-23T10:57:55Z")

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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:** [June 23, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2810 "2020-06-23T11:16:29Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2811 "2020-06-23T12:27:13Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2812 "2020-06-23T12:54:52Z")

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2813 "2020-06-23T12:56:28Z")

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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:** [June 23, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2814 "2020-06-23T13:46:16Z")

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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:** [June 23, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2815 "2020-06-23T13:51:45Z")

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Kite

> **[Kite (geometry)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_(geometry))**
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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2816 "2020-06-23T14:03:16Z")

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Falciform  
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Isosceles Triangle  
Janiform  
Kite  
Line

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2817 "2020-06-23T14:32:02Z")

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Bell curve  
Circle  
Dome  
Ellipse  
Falciform  
Globe  
Hexagon  
Isosceles Triangle  
Janiform  
Kite  
Line  
Mammiform

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2818 "2020-06-23T14:41:35Z")

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Bell curve  
Circle  
Dome  
Ellipse  
Falciform  
Globe  
Hexagon  
Isosceles Triangle  
Janiform  
Kite  
Line  
Mammiform  
Nephroid

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2819 "2020-06-23T14:55:22Z")

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Arch  
Bell curve  
Circle  
Dome  
Ellipse  
Falciform  
Globe  
Hexagon  
Isosceles Triangle  
Janiform  
Kite  
Line  
Mammiform  
Nephroid  
Oval

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2820 "2020-06-23T15:33:47Z")

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Arch  
Bell curve  
Circle  
Dome  
Ellipse  
Falciform  
Globe  
Hexagon  
Isosceles Triangle  
Janiform  
Kite  
Line  
Mammiform  
Nephroid  
Oval  
Parellelogram

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2821 "2020-06-23T16:05:33Z")

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Shapes

Arch  
Bell curve  
Circle  
Dome  
Ellipse  
Falciform  
Globe  
Hexagon  
Isosceles Triangle  
Janiform  
Kite  
Line  
Mammiform  
Nephroid  
Oval  
Parellelogram  
Quadrilateral

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