# 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:** 171
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3402 "2020-08-10T02:10:25Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3403 "2020-08-10T02:15:12Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake (If “reaper leviathan” doesn’t work, you could always substitute “ray, manta.”) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3404 "2020-08-10T02:25:24Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3405 "2020-08-10T11:23:42Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna Urchin ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3406 "2020-08-10T14:16:38Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna Urchin Verulux cypselurus ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3407 "2020-08-10T14:27:32Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna Urchin Verulux cypselurus Walrus ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3408 "2020-08-10T15:37:45Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna Urchin Verulux cypselurus Walrus Xiphias (Yep, fictional aquatic critters count.) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3409 "2020-08-10T19:25:52Z")
Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”. A - jumper-cable clamps B - slave shackles C - round wire hooks D - Carabiner E - Elizabethan manor F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11 G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120) H - Lincoln log vertebrae I - Telephone pole J - Fish hook K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20) L - Bracket M - the Batman symbol N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg) O - doughnuts P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg) Q - Pretzel (some, anyway) R - [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ) S - hook ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3410 "2020-08-10T19:37:59Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna Urchin Verulux cypselurus Walrus Xiphias Yellow Lab [This.](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS-rgJcNhhG6JAymaW-pR_XYhb52Lb2r0_TMg&usqp=CAU) [Not this.](https://cdn-tp4.mozu.com/27977-44902/cms/44902/files/5b478b1d-e505-4b5f-a85b-5ca2740a765c) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3411 "2020-08-11T02:14:50Z")
Aquatic Animals Archerfish Barracuda Clam Damselfish Eel (Electric) Flounder Great White Shark Hogchoker Ichthyosaurus Jellyfish King Crab Lemon Shark Manatee Narwhal Octopus Pufferfish Quahog Reaper Leviathan (do fictional video game aquatic critters count) Sea snake Tuna Urchin Verulux cypselurus Walrus Xiphias Yellow Lab Zebra mussel Pass ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3412 "2020-08-11T02:33:58Z")
Mountains Aconcagua ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3413 "2020-08-11T03:27:45Z")
Mountains Aconcagua Baker (Washington) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3414 "2020-08-11T03:29:37Z")
Mountains Aconcagua Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3415 "2020-08-11T03:34:37Z")
Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3416 "2020-08-11T04:15:45Z")
Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) Everest (Nepal/China) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3417 "2020-08-11T04:44:52Z")
Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) Everest (Nepal/China) Fuji, Japan ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3418 "2020-08-11T09:28:31Z")
Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) Everest (Nepal/China) Fuji (Japan) Guadalupe Peak (Texas) ---
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Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) Everest (Nepal/China) Fuji (Japan) Guadalupe Peak (Texas) Himalayas (Nepal/China) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3420 "2020-08-11T12:31:30Z")
Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) Everest (Nepal/China) Fuji (Japan) Guadalupe Peak (Texas) Himalayas (Nepal/China) Iztaccihuatl, (Mexico) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3421 "2020-08-11T12:59:18Z")
Mountains Aconcagua (Argentina) Baker (Washington) Cascade (Alberta) Denali (Alaska) Everest (Nepal/China) Fuji (Japan) Guadalupe Peak (Texas) Himalayas (Nepal/China) Iztaccihuatl, (Mexico) Juliet, Mt. (Tennessee) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=172)