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| − | Below is a list of words in [[Countdown]]'s source dictionary, [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]], which begin and end with extremely rare combinations of letters. Some of these are more useful in standard [[letters game | + | Below is a list of words in ''[[Countdown]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s source dictionary, ''[[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]]'', which begin and end with extremely rare combinations of letters. Some of these are more useful in standard [[letters game]]s than others but may all be of interest to [[Apterous]] users, especially for letters variants. |
| − | + | ==Words with unusual pairs of starting letters== | |
| − | * AO: AORIST(S), AORISTIC, AORTA(S), AORTIC, AOUDAD(S) | + | * {{word|AJ}}: {{word|AJAR, AJOWAN(S), AJUGA(S)}} |
| − | * BD: BDELLIUM | + | * {{word|AO}}: {{word|AORIST(S), AORISTIC, AORTA(S), AORTIC, AOUDAD(S)}} |
| − | * BW: BWANA(S) | + | * {{word|AY}}: {{word|AYAH(S), AYAHUASCA(S), AYATOLLAH(S), AYE(S), AY(S)}} |
| − | * CN: CNIDARIAN(S) | + | * {{word|BD}}: {{word|BDELLIUM}} |
| − | * CS: CSARDAS | + | * {{word|BW}}: {{word|BWANA(S)}} |
| − | * CT: | + | * {{word|CN}}: {{word|CNIDARIAN(S)}} |
| − | * CW: CWM(S), CWTCH(ES) | + | * {{word|CS}}: {{word|CSARDAS}} |
| − | * DB: DBX | + | * {{word|CT}}: {{word|CTENIDIA, CTENIDIUM, CTENOID, CTENOPHORE(S)}} |
| − | * DZ: DZHO(S), DZO(S) | + | * {{word|CW}}: {{word|CWM(S), CWTCH(ES)}} |
| − | * EH: EH | + | * {{word|DB}}: {{word|DBX}} |
| − | * FJ: FJORD(S) | + | * {{word|DZ}}: {{word|DZHO(S), DZO(S)}} |
| − | * GW: GWAN, GWEILO(S) | + | * {{word|EH}}: {{word|EH}} |
| − | * HM: HMM | + | * {{word|FJ}}: {{word|FJORD(S)}} |
| − | * HR: HRYVNA(S), HRYVNIA(S) | + | * {{word|GW}}: {{word|GWAN, GWEILO(S), GWYNIAD(S)}} |
| − | * HW: HWYL | + | * {{word|HM}}: {{word|HMM}} |
| − | * II: IIMBONGI, IIWI(S) | + | * {{word|HR}}: {{word|HRYVNA(S), HRYVNIA(S)}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|HW}}: {{word|HWYL}} |
| − | + | * {{word|II}}: {{word|IIMBONGI, IIWI(S)}} | |
| − | * IW: IWI | + | * {{word|IK}}: {{word|IKAT(S), IKEBANA, IKON(S)}} |
| − | * IX: IXIA(S), IXNAY(S), IXNAYED, IXNAYING, IXTLE | + | * {{word|IW}}: {{word|IWI}} |
| − | * IZ: IZAKAYA(S), IZARD(S), IZIMBONGI, IZINYANGA, IZZAT | + | * {{word|IX}}: {{word|IXIA(S), IXNAY(S), IXNAYED, IXNAYING, IXTLE}} |
| − | * JH: JHEEL(S), JHIL(S), JHUGGI(S) | + | * {{word|IZ}}: {{word|IZAKAYA(S), IZARD(S), IZIMBONGI, IZINYANGA, IZZAT}} |
| − | * KG: KGOTLA(S) | + | * {{word|JH}}: {{word|JHEEL(S), JHIL(S), JHUGGI(S)}} |
| − | * LL: LLAMA(S), LLANERO(S), LLANO(S) | + | * {{word|KG}}: {{word|KGOTLA(S)}} |
| − | * LT: LTR | + | * {{word|LL}}: {{word|LLAMA(S), LLANERO(S), LLANO(S)}} |
| − | * LW: LWEI | + | * {{word|LT}}: {{word|LTR}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|LW}}: {{word|LWEI}} |
| − | + | * {{word|MB}}: {{word|MBALAX, MBAQANGA, MBIRA(S)}} | |
| − | * MH: | + | * {{word|MH}}: {{word|MHO(S)}} |
| − | * MK: MKAY | + | * {{word|MK}}: {{word|MKAY}} |
| − | + | * {{word|MM}}: {{word|MMKAY, MMM}} | |
| − | * MM: MMKAY, MMM | + | * {{word|MP}}: {{word|MPINGO(S), MPOX}} |
| − | * MP: MPINGO(S), | + | * {{word|MR}}: {{word|MRIDANGAM(S)}} |
| − | + | * {{word|MS}}: {{word|MSASA(S)}} | |
| − | * MR: MRIDANGAM(S) | + | * {{word|MW}}: {{word|MWA, MWAH, MWAHAHAHA, MWANANCHI(S)}} |
| − | * MS: MSASA(S) | + | * {{word|MZ}}: {{word|MZEE(S), MZUNGU(S)}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|ND}}: {{word|NDUJA}} |
| − | + | * {{word|NT}}: {{word|NTH}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|PF}}: {{word|PFENNIG(S), PFFT, PFFTT, PFUI}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|PW}}: {{word|PWN(S), PWNAGE, PWNED, PWNING}} | |
| − | * MZ: MZEE(S), MZUNGU(S) | + | * {{word|PZ}}: {{word|PZAZZ}} |
| − | * ND: NDUJA | + | * {{word|SF}}: {{word|SFORZANDI, SFORZANDO(S), SFORZATI, SFORZATO(S), SFUMATO}} |
| − | + | * {{word|SG}}: {{word|SGRAFFITI, SGRAFFITO}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|SJ}}: {{word|SJAMBOK(S), SJAMBOKKED, SJAMBOKKING}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|SR}}: {{word|SRIRACHA, [[Episode 6288|SRSLY]]}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|SV}}: {{word|SVELTE, SVELTER, SVELTEST}} | |
| − | * NT: NTH | + | * {{word|TC}}: {{word|TCH, TCHAGRA(S), TCHOTCHKE(S)}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|TJ}}: {{word|TJILPI(S)}} |
| − | + | * {{word|TM}}: {{word|TMESES, TMESIS, TMRW}} | |
| − | * PW: | + | * {{word|UA}}: {{word|UAKARI(S)}} |
| − | * PZ: PZAZZ | + | * {{word|UF}}: {{word|UFOLOGICAL, UFOLOGIST(S), UFOLOGY}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|UH}}: {{word|UH, UHLAN(S)}} |
| − | + | * {{word|UI}}: {{word|UINTAITE(S), UINTATHERE(S), UITLANDER(S)}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|UJ}}: {{word|UJAMAA, UJI(S)}} | |
| − | * SG: SGRAFFITI, SGRAFFITO | + | * {{word|UK}}: {{word|UKASE(S), UKE(S), UKELELE(S), UKULELE(S)}} |
| − | * SJ: SJAMBOK(S), SJAMBOKKED, SJAMBOKKING | + | * {{word|UX}}: {{word|UXORIAL, UXORICIDAL, UXORICIDE(S), UXORILOCAL, UXORIOUS(LY), UXORIOUSNESS(ES)}} |
| − | * SR: | + | * {{word|VR}}: {{word|VROOM(S), VROOMED, VROOMING, VROU(S), VROUW(S)}} |
| − | * SV: SVELTE, SVELTER, SVELTEST | + | * {{word|VY}}: {{word|VYGIE(S), VYING}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|XI}}: {{word|XI(S), XIPHISTERNUM(S), XIPHOID}} |
| − | + | * {{word|XL}}: {{word|XLNT}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|XO}}: {{word|XOANA, XOANON}} | |
| − | * TJ: TJILPI(S) | + | * {{word|XU}}: {{word|XU}} |
| − | * TM: TMESES, TMESIS, TMRW | + | * {{word|YC}}: {{word|YCLEPT}} |
| − | * UA: UAKARI(S) | + | * {{word|YL}}: {{word|YLEM, YLID(S), YLIDE(S), YLIDIC}} |
| − | * UF: UFOLOGICAL, UFOLOGIST(S), UFOLOGY | + | * {{word|YN}}: {{word|YNGLING(S)}} |
| − | * UH: UH, UHLAN(S) | + | * {{word|YT}}: {{word|YTTERBIUM, YTTRIUM}} |
| − | * UI: UINTAITE(S), UINTATHERE(S), UITLANDER(S) | + | * {{word|ZL}}: {{word|ZLOTIES, ZLOTY(S)}} |
| − | * UJ: UJAMAA | + | * {{word|ZU}}: {{word|ZUCCHETTO(S), ZUCCHINI(S), ZUGZWANG}} |
| − | * UK: UKASE(S), UKE(S), UKELELE(S), UKULELE(S) | + | * {{word|ZW}}: {{word|ZWIEBACK(S), ZWITTERION(S), ZWITTERIONIC}} |
| − | * UX: UXORIAL, UXORICIDAL, UXORICIDE(S), UXORILOCAL, UXORIOUS(LY), UXORIOUSNESS(ES) | + | * {{word|ZZ}}: {{word|ZZ, ZZZ, ZZZZ}} |
| − | * VR: VROOM(S), VROOMED, VROOMING, VROU(S), VROUW(S) | ||
| − | * VY: VYGIE(S), VYING | ||
| − | * XI: XI | ||
| − | * XL: XLNT | ||
| − | * XO: XOANA, XOANON | ||
| − | * XU: XU | ||
| − | * YC: YCLEPT | ||
| − | * YL: YLEM, YLID(S), YLIDE(S), YLIDIC | ||
| − | * YN: YNGLING(S) | ||
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| − | * ZL: ZLOTIES, ZLOTY(S) | ||
| − | * | ||
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| − | * ZW: ZWIEBACK(S), ZWITTERION(S), ZWITTERIONIC | ||
| − | + | ==Words with unusual pairs of ending letters== | |
| − | * AA: BAA, | + | * {{word|AA}}: {{word|BAA, BUSAA, CHANGAA, MAA, RUFIYAA, UJAMAA}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|BB}}: {{word|EBB}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|BT}}: {{word|DEBT, DOUBT, INDEBT, MISDOUBT, REDOUBT}} |
| − | * DH: BANDH, CEILIDH, EDH, FLEADH | + | * {{word|BV}}: {{word|OBV}} |
| − | * KR: DHIKR, ZIKR | + | * {{word|BX}}: {{word|DBX}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|CC}}: {{word|THICC}} |
| − | * MT: DREAMT, UNDREAMT | + | * {{word|DH}}: {{word|BANDH, CEILIDH, EDH, FLEADH}} |
| − | * NF: SAUNF | + | * {{word|DZ}}: {{word|ENDZ}} |
| − | * NZ: | + | * {{word|GG}}: {{word|EGG, GLOGG, GLUGG, HOGG, YEGG}} |
| − | * PF: DUMMKOPF | + | * {{word|HR}}: {{word|KIESELGUHR, LEHR, TAHR}} |
| − | * QF: WAQF | + | * {{word|IU}}: {{word|PIU, PIUPIU}} |
| − | * QH: FIQH | + | * {{word|IV}}: {{word|DIV, LEITMOTIV, SHIV, SPIV}} |
| − | * RW: TMRW | + | * {{word|KR}}: {{word|DHIKR, ZIKR}} |
| − | * RZ: FAHLERZ | + | * {{word|LN}}: {{word|KILN, LIMEKILN, VULN}} |
| − | * SZ: GROSZ | + | * {{word|MM}}: {{word|COMM, HMM, MMM}} |
| − | * TL: ATLATL, AXOLOTL, SHTETL | + | * {{word|MT}}: {{word|DREAMT, UNDREAMT}} |
| − | * UU: MUUMUU | + | * {{word|MU}}: {{word|EMU, IMU, POUNAMU, RIMU, UMU}} |
| − | * UV: BRUV, ERUV, GUV, LUV | + | * {{word|NF}}: {{word|SAUNF}} |
| − | * UZ: CUZ, WUZ | + | * {{word|NZ}}: {{word|YINZ, YUNZ}} |
| − | * WM: CWM, SAWM, SHAWM | + | * {{word|OV}}: {{word|IMPROV, SOV}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|PF}}: {{word|DUMMKOPF}} |
| − | * XP: REGEXP | + | * {{word|PP}}: {{word|APP, REPP, SCHLEPP, WALDRAPP, YAPP}} |
| − | * YI: | + | * {{word|QF}}: {{word|WAQF}} |
| − | * ZU: KANZU, KUDZU | + | * {{word|QH}}: {{word|FIQH}} |
| + | * {{word|RH}}: {{word|CATARRH, MYRRH}} | ||
| + | * {{word|RV}}: {{word|DERV, LISTSERV, PERV}} | ||
| + | * {{word|RW}}: {{word|TMRW}} | ||
| + | * {{word|RZ}}: {{word|FAHLERZ}} | ||
| + | * {{word|SZ}}: {{word|GROSZ}} | ||
| + | * {{word|TL}}: {{word|ATLATL, AXOLOTL, SHTETL}} | ||
| + | * {{word|TR}}: {{word|LTR}} | ||
| + | * {{word|UF}}: {{word|BOEUF, LANGLAUF, POUF}} | ||
| + | * {{word|UU}}: {{word|MUUMUU}} | ||
| + | * {{word|UV}}: {{word|BRUV, ERUV, GUV, LUV}} | ||
| + | * {{word|UW}}: {{word|VROUW}} | ||
| + | * {{word|UZ}}: {{word|BRUZ, CUZ, WUZ}} | ||
| + | * {{word|WI}}: {{word|IIWI, IWI, KIWI, KOIWI, TAUIWI}} | ||
| + | * {{word|WM}}: {{word|CWM, SAWM, SHAWM}} | ||
| + | * {{word|WT}}: {{word|DOWT, HAWT, NEWT, NOWT, OWT}} | ||
| + | * {{word|XN}}: {{word|WOMXN}} | ||
| + | * {{word|XP}}: {{word|REGEXP}} | ||
| + | * {{word|YD}}: {{word|ALKYD}} | ||
| + | * {{word|YF}}: {{word|BOYF, TRAYF, TREYF}} | ||
| + | * {{word|YI}}: {{word|YI}} | ||
| + | * {{word|YN}}: {{word|WOMYN, WYN}} | ||
| + | * {{word|YT}}: {{word|KONFYT, VASBYT}} | ||
| + | * {{word|ZU}}: {{word|KANZU, KUDZU, PONZU, YUZU}} | ||
| − | + | ===End in {{word|J}}=== | |
| − | + | * {{word|HAJ}} | |
| − | + | * {{word|HAJJ}} | |
| − | * HAJ | + | * {{word|RAJ}} |
| − | * HAJJ | + | * {{word|TAJ}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|TEJ}} |
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| − | * TAJ | ||
| − | * TEJ | ||
| − | + | ===End in {{word|Q}}=== | |
| − | * CINQ | + | * {{word|CINQ}} |
| − | * | + | * {{word|SUQ}} |
| − | + | * {{word|TALAQ}} | |
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 16 September 2024
Below is a list of words in Countdown's source dictionary, Oxford Dictionaries Premium, which begin and end with extremely rare combinations of letters. Some of these are more useful in standard letters games than others but may all be of interest to Apterous users, especially for letters variants.
Contents
Words with unusual pairs of starting letters
- AJ: AJAR, AJOWAN(S), AJUGA(S)
- AO: AORIST(S), AORISTIC, AORTA(S), AORTIC, AOUDAD(S)
- AY: AYAH(S), AYAHUASCA(S), AYATOLLAH(S), AYE(S), AY(S)
- BD: BDELLIUM
- BW: BWANA(S)
- CN: CNIDARIAN(S)
- CS: CSARDAS
- CT: CTENIDIA, CTENIDIUM, CTENOID, CTENOPHORE(S)
- CW: CWM(S), CWTCH(ES)
- DB: DBX
- DZ: DZHO(S), DZO(S)
- EH: EH
- FJ: FJORD(S)
- GW: GWAN, GWEILO(S), GWYNIAD(S)
- HM: HMM
- HR: HRYVNA(S), HRYVNIA(S)
- HW: HWYL
- II: IIMBONGI, IIWI(S)
- IK: IKAT(S), IKEBANA, IKON(S)
- IW: IWI
- IX: IXIA(S), IXNAY(S), IXNAYED, IXNAYING, IXTLE
- IZ: IZAKAYA(S), IZARD(S), IZIMBONGI, IZINYANGA, IZZAT
- JH: JHEEL(S), JHIL(S), JHUGGI(S)
- KG: KGOTLA(S)
- LL: LLAMA(S), LLANERO(S), LLANO(S)
- LT: LTR
- LW: LWEI
- MB: MBALAX, MBAQANGA, MBIRA(S)
- MH: MHO(S)
- MK: MKAY
- MM: MMKAY, MMM
- MP: MPINGO(S), MPOX
- MR: MRIDANGAM(S)
- MS: MSASA(S)
- MW: MWA, MWAH, MWAHAHAHA, MWANANCHI(S)
- MZ: MZEE(S), MZUNGU(S)
- ND: NDUJA
- NT: NTH
- PF: PFENNIG(S), PFFT, PFFTT, PFUI
- PW: PWN(S), PWNAGE, PWNED, PWNING
- PZ: PZAZZ
- SF: SFORZANDI, SFORZANDO(S), SFORZATI, SFORZATO(S), SFUMATO
- SG: SGRAFFITI, SGRAFFITO
- SJ: SJAMBOK(S), SJAMBOKKED, SJAMBOKKING
- SR: SRIRACHA, SRSLY
- SV: SVELTE, SVELTER, SVELTEST
- TC: TCH, TCHAGRA(S), TCHOTCHKE(S)
- TJ: TJILPI(S)
- TM: TMESES, TMESIS, TMRW
- UA: UAKARI(S)
- UF: UFOLOGICAL, UFOLOGIST(S), UFOLOGY
- UH: UH, UHLAN(S)
- UI: UINTAITE(S), UINTATHERE(S), UITLANDER(S)
- UJ: UJAMAA, UJI(S)
- UK: UKASE(S), UKE(S), UKELELE(S), UKULELE(S)
- UX: UXORIAL, UXORICIDAL, UXORICIDE(S), UXORILOCAL, UXORIOUS(LY), UXORIOUSNESS(ES)
- VR: VROOM(S), VROOMED, VROOMING, VROU(S), VROUW(S)
- VY: VYGIE(S), VYING
- XI: XI(S), XIPHISTERNUM(S), XIPHOID
- XL: XLNT
- XO: XOANA, XOANON
- XU: XU
- YC: YCLEPT
- YL: YLEM, YLID(S), YLIDE(S), YLIDIC
- YN: YNGLING(S)
- YT: YTTERBIUM, YTTRIUM
- ZL: ZLOTIES, ZLOTY(S)
- ZU: ZUCCHETTO(S), ZUCCHINI(S), ZUGZWANG
- ZW: ZWIEBACK(S), ZWITTERION(S), ZWITTERIONIC
- ZZ: ZZ, ZZZ, ZZZZ
Words with unusual pairs of ending letters
- AA: BAA, BUSAA, CHANGAA, MAA, RUFIYAA, UJAMAA
- BB: EBB
- BT: DEBT, DOUBT, INDEBT, MISDOUBT, REDOUBT
- BV: OBV
- BX: DBX
- CC: THICC
- DH: BANDH, CEILIDH, EDH, FLEADH
- DZ: ENDZ
- GG: EGG, GLOGG, GLUGG, HOGG, YEGG
- HR: KIESELGUHR, LEHR, TAHR
- IU: PIU, PIUPIU
- IV: DIV, LEITMOTIV, SHIV, SPIV
- KR: DHIKR, ZIKR
- LN: KILN, LIMEKILN, VULN
- MM: COMM, HMM, MMM
- MT: DREAMT, UNDREAMT
- MU: EMU, IMU, POUNAMU, RIMU, UMU
- NF: SAUNF
- NZ: YINZ, YUNZ
- OV: IMPROV, SOV
- PF: DUMMKOPF
- PP: APP, REPP, SCHLEPP, WALDRAPP, YAPP
- QF: WAQF
- QH: FIQH
- RH: CATARRH, MYRRH
- RV: DERV, LISTSERV, PERV
- RW: TMRW
- RZ: FAHLERZ
- SZ: GROSZ
- TL: ATLATL, AXOLOTL, SHTETL
- TR: LTR
- UF: BOEUF, LANGLAUF, POUF
- UU: MUUMUU
- UV: BRUV, ERUV, GUV, LUV
- UW: VROUW
- UZ: BRUZ, CUZ, WUZ
- WI: IIWI, IWI, KIWI, KOIWI, TAUIWI
- WM: CWM, SAWM, SHAWM
- WT: DOWT, HAWT, NEWT, NOWT, OWT
- XN: WOMXN
- XP: REGEXP
- YD: ALKYD
- YF: BOYF, TRAYF, TREYF
- YI: YI
- YN: WOMYN, WYN
- YT: KONFYT, VASBYT
- ZU: KANZU, KUDZU, PONZU, YUZU
End in J
- HAJ
- HAJJ
- RAJ
- TAJ
- TEJ
End in Q
- CINQ
- SUQ
- TALAQ
