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− | Below is a list of words in [[Countdown]]'s source dictionary, [[Oxford Dictionaries | + | 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|letters games]] than others but may all be of interest to [[Apterous]] users, especially for letters variants. |
===Words with unusual pairs of starting letters=== | ===Words with unusual pairs of starting letters=== | ||
* AO: AORIST(S), AORISTIC, AORTA(S), AORTIC, AOUDAD(S) | * AO: AORIST(S), AORISTIC, AORTA(S), AORTIC, AOUDAD(S) | ||
+ | * AY: AYAH(S), AYAHUASCA(S), AYATOLLAH(S), AYE(S), AYMAG(S), AYRE(S), AY(S), AYUH | ||
* BD: BDELLIUM | * BD: BDELLIUM | ||
* BW: BWANA(S) | * BW: BWANA(S) |
Latest revision as of 16:33, 7 February 2023
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
- AO: AORIST(S), AORISTIC, AORTA(S), AORTIC, AOUDAD(S)
- AY: AYAH(S), AYAHUASCA(S), AYATOLLAH(S), AYE(S), AYMAG(S), AYRE(S), AY(S), AYUH
- BD: BDELLIUM
- BW: BWANA(S)
- CN: CNIDARIAN(S)
- CS: CSARDAS
- CT: CTENE(S), CTENIDIA, CTENIDIUM, CTENOID, CTENOPHORAN(S), CTENOPHORE(S)
- CW: CWM(S), CWTCH(ES)
- DB: DBX
- DZ: DZHO(S), DZO(S)
- EH: EH
- FJ: FJORD(S)
- GW: GWAN, GWEILO(S), GWINE, GWYNIAD(S)
- HM: HMM
- HR: HRYVNA(S), HRYVNIA(S)
- HW: HWYL
- II: IIMBONGI, IIWI(S)
- IJ: IJTIHAD
- IK: IKAT(S), IKEBANA, IKIGAI(S), 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
- MC: MCHEDRULI(S)
- MG: MGANGA(S), MGQASHIYO(S)
- MH: MHALLA(S), MHEDRULI(S), MHO(S), MHORR(S), MHOWRA(S)
- MK: MKAY, MKHEDRULI(S)
- ML: MLUNGU(S)
- MM: MMKAY, MMM
- MP: MPINGO(S), MPRET(S)
- MQ: MQHASHIYO(S)
- MR: MRIDANGAM(S)
- MS: MSASA(S)
- MT: MTEPE(S)
- MV: MVULA(S), MVULE(S), MVULI(S)
- MW: MWA, MWAH, MWAHAHAHA, MWCHIN(S)
- MX: MXEDRULI(S)
- MZ: MZEE(S), MZUNGU(S)
- ND: NDUJA(S)
- NJ: NJET(S), NJIRL(S), NJIRLED, NJIRLING
- NM: NMOLI(S)
- NR: NRITTA(S), NRITYA(S), NRTTA(S), NRTYA(S)
- NS: NSHIMA(S), NSIMA(S)
- NT: NTH
- OJ: OJEK(S), OJIME(S)
- PF: PFEFFERNUSS(ES), PFELLA(S), PFENNIG(S), PFFT, PFFTT, PFUI
- PW: PWE(S), PWN(S), PWNAGE, PWNED, PWNING
- PZ: PZAZZ
- QE: QENA(S)
- QW: QWERTYUIOP(S), QWOP(S), QWOPPED, QWOPPING (note: QWERTY is all-capitalised in the dictionary, so it is invalid)
- SF: SFORZANDI, SFORZANDO(S), SFORZATI, SFORZATO(S), SFUMATO
- SG: SGRAFFITI, SGRAFFITO
- SJ: SJAMBOK(S), SJAMBOKKED, SJAMBOKKING
- SR: SRIGALA(S), SRIRACHA, SRSLY
- SV: SVELTE, SVELTER, SVELTEST
- SZ: SZMOLNOKITE(S), SZOMOLNIKITE(S), SZOMOLNOKITE(S)
- TB: TBAGGING(S)
- TC: TCH, TCHAGRA(S), TCHOTCHKE(S), TCHOTCHKELEH(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
- 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), XIPHIOID(S), XIPHISTERNUM(S), XIPHOID, XIPHOSURID(S)
- XL: XLNT
- XO: XOANA, XOANON, XOLOITZCUINTLE(S), XOLOITZCUINTLI(S), XOLO(S)
- XU: XU
- YC: YCLEPT
- YL: YLEM, YLID(S), YLIDE(S), YLIDIC
- YN: YNGLING(S)
- YP: YPERIT(S), YPERITE(S), YPRITE(S)
- YT: YTTERBIUM, YTTRIUM
- ZL: ZLOTIES, ZLOTY(S)
- ZM: ZMIRAH, ZMIROT
- ZU: ZUCCHETTO(S), ZUCCHINI(S), ZUGZWANG
- ZW: ZWIEBACK(S), ZWITTERION(S), ZWITTERIONIC
Words with unusual pairs of ending letters
- AA: BAA, LIWAA, MAA, MIRAA, OOAA, RUFIYAA, UJAMAA
- BD: MICRORHABD, RHABD
- BK: NABK
- DH: BANDH, CEILIDH, EDH, FLEADH
- KR: DHIKR, ZIKR
- MH: OLLAMH
- MT: DREAMT, UNDREAMT
- NF: SAUNF
- NZ: ALLFINANZ, ROOIKRANZ, YENZ, YINZ, YUNZ
- PF: DUMMKOPF
- QF: WAQF
- QH: FIQH
- RW: TMRW
- RZ: FAHLERZ, MITTELSCHMERZ, SCHMERZ
- SZ: GROSZ
- TL: ATLATL, AXOLOTL, SHTETL
- UU: MUUMUU
- UV: BRUV, ERUV, GUV, LUV
- UZ: CUZ, WUZ
- WM: CWM, SAWM, SHAWM
- WU: MAHEWU
- XP: REGEXP
- YI: BALOYI, PONGYI, YI
- ZU: KANZU, KUDZU, NEMBUTZU, PONZU, YUZU
End in J
- BASEEJ
- BASIJ
- HAJ
- HAJJ
- MUNJ
- PAKHAWAJ
- PLASAJ
- RAJ
- TAJ
- TEJ
End in Q
- CINQ
- FUNDUQ
- NASTALIQ
- QIVIUQ
- QULLIQ
- RAFIQ
- RIQ
- RIQQ
- SUQ
- TALAQ