Palindromes (2 & 3 Letters)

Palindromes (2 & 3 Letters)

Two letters

aa: lava having a rough surface (pron. a’a’)

ee: an extinct Hawaiian bird (pron. e’e’)

mm: used to express satisfaction

oo: a rare Hawaiian bird (pronounced “oh-oh”); also a Scottish word for “wool”; also “one” (obs. Chaucerian English)

Three letters

aba: a fabric woven of the hair of camels or goats

aga: title for a civil or military leader, especially in Turkey

aha: used to express surprise, pleasure or triumph

ala: a wing or winglike structure or part

ama: a housemaid, especially a wet nurse, in India and the Far East

ana: a collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place, e.g. “early 1900’s Americana”

Ara: a star constellation; a genus of macaws

ava: a species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians

Ava:  a girl’s name

awa: away (Official Scrabble Players Dictionary)

bib: a piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating

bob: to float on the surface of water

Bob: shortened form of Robert, a boy’s name

bub: used as a term of familiar address, especially for a man or boy (‘See you around, bub.’)

dad: father

did: past tense of the verb “do”

dud: something that doesn’t work or succeed

eke: to obtain by great effort

eme: a distinctive unit of linguistic structure

ere: before (archaic or poetic)

eve: the period immediately preceding a certain event

Eve: a girl’s name

ewe: a female sheep (ovine)

eye: the usual organ of sight

gag: something forced into or put over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out; the act or an instance of gagging or choking

gig: a music event; also, a light two-wheeled carriage

gog: roof, covering

hah: a variation of “Ha!”

heh: used to express contempt; part of a snigger (“heh-heh”)

huh: used to express interrogation, surprise, contempt or indifference

mem: the 13th letter of the Hebrew and Arabic alphabets

mim: demure

mom: mother (American)

mum: mother (British); a reference to silence (usually with “keep”; British)

nan: a variation of “nanny”

non: a prefix meaning “not” or “against”

nun: a female clergyman who practices celibacy; the 14th letter of the Hebrew and Arabic alphabets

oho: used to express surprise, comprehension, or mock astonishment

omo: prefix; shoulder: omohyoid; also, a brand of washing powder sometimes used as the generic term for all washing powder

ono: “grief or strength or iniquity of him” (Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary)

oxo: oxime

pap: a food made with warm milk and crumbled bread

pep: energy and high spirits

pip: a seed; also, to get the better of

pop: a cola; also, to burst

pup: the young of any of various mammals

sis: shortened form of “sister”

sos: plural of “so”, the fifth tone of the diatonic scale in music

tat: tattoo

tet: the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet

tit: a small bird (British); a breast (slang)

tot: a small child; a small quantity of liquid

tut: used to express annoyance, impatience or mild reproof (“Tut, tut, child!”)

vav: the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet

waw: the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet

wow: used to express amazement

yay: used to express happiness/delight

zuz: a Palestinian coin

zzz: the sound of snoring