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[al-fuh-bet, -bit] / ˈæl fəˌbɛt, -bɪt /


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And speaking of word games … For a juicy twist on a game involving the letters of the alphabet, may we recommend Slate’s Pears?

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

“It’s an alphabet soup of configurations that can be incredibly confusing,” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, told MarketWatch about all the premium screening options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

"Korean is known as the most scientific language on the planet and the actual alphabet you can learn in four hours," she said.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2026

He couldn't spell his sister's name, but that was because she had a name that was longer than the whole alphabet.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Czernowitz was by then a Habsburg afterimage: Jews, Germans, Romanians, Ukrainians and Poles, brushing past one another in schools, markets and cafes, their lives conducted in competing alphabets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

The database includes misspellings, mixed alphabets, and coded inscriptions.

From Science Daily Dec. 16, 2025

We were born with the language to play and be curious before we even understood letters and alphabets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

She has potty-trained children, taught them Spanish, taught them their alphabets and colors and has made sure they were ready for school by the time they entered kindergarten.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

But it’s still possible to compare newly emerged alphabets of the past with previously existing ones, and to deduce from letter forms which existing ones served as models.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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