# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 276

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5502 "2024-07-10T13:11:12Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square

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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:** [July 10, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5503 "2024-07-10T15:10:55Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5504 "2024-07-10T15:15:11Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2  
V-2 Rocket

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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:** [July 10, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5505 "2024-07-10T15:19:22Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2  
V-2 Rocket  
WD-40

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5506 "2024-07-10T15:28:37Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2  
V-2 Rocket  
WD-40  
X-ray

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5507 "2024-07-10T19:40:25Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2  
V-2 Rocket  
WD-40  
X-ray  
Y-axis

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5508 "2024-07-10T20:55:57Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2  
V-2 Rocket  
WD-40  
X-ray  
Y-axis  
Z-grams (Z-NavOps)

121 messages sent by Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. to the US Navy fleet, containing various orders for changing regulations, etc.

**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The

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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:** [July 10, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5509 "2024-07-10T20:56:59Z")

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**Single letters used in words or phrases**

A game (performing to the best of one’s ability)  
B team (less-skilled and/or less-experienced players or employees)  
C-section (surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than a vaginal birth)  
D cell battery  
E on an eye chart  
F-Troop was a funny enough TV show.  
G spot  
H- Hour during WWII  
IQ  
J Lo  
K rations  
L7  
M-16  
N-value (the Strain Hardening Exponent)  
O dark hundred (very early in the morning)  
P-38 Lightning  
Q-Tip  
R-value _(or R-rating)_ … a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it  
S-Curve  
T-Square  
U2  
V-2 Rocket  
WD-40  
X-ray  
Y-axis  
Z is for Zorro.

I am reminded of the Cockney Alphabet, seen [here.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney_Alphabet)

**High Fantasy**

Archmage

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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:** [July 10, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5510 "2024-07-10T21:04:11Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5511 "2024-07-10T22:25:21Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5512 "2024-07-10T23:49:55Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing

---

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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:** [July 10, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5513 "2024-07-10T23:53:55Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5514 "2024-07-11T00:48:46Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn

---

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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:** [July 11, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5515 "2024-07-11T01:24:52Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream

---

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5516 "2024-07-11T02:02:29Z")

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**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream  
Hurricane

---

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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:** [July 11, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5517 "2024-07-11T03:40:51Z")

</div>

**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream  
Hurricane  
Icebergs

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [July 11, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5518 "2024-07-11T03:48:18Z")

</div>

**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream  
Hurricane  
Icebergs  
Jellyfish

---

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5519 "2024-07-11T04:21:09Z")

</div>

**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream  
Hurricane  
Icebergs  
Jellyfish  
Kelp

---

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5520 "2024-07-11T13:25:37Z")

</div>

**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream  
Hurricane  
Icebergs  
Jellyfish  
Kelp  
Leviathan

---

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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:** [July 11, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/5521 "2024-07-11T15:15:12Z")

</div>

**Anything ocean-related**

Atlantic Ocean, The  
Barnacles  
Capsizing  
Deep Sea Fishing  
El Nino  
Foghorn  
Gulf Stream  
Hurricane  
Icebergs  
Jellyfish  
Kelp  
Leviathan  
Mariana Trench

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