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Word Answers that Begin with Double Letters

Double letters at the start of a word aren't that common in English, but there are a few occurrences. See if you can name these, based on the clues.
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Last updated: May 21, 2025
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First submittedFebruary 15, 2023
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Slime
ooze
Nocturnal burrowing mammal with long ears
aardvark
Domesticated South American camelid
llama
Ray-finned fish of order Anguilliformes
eel
Strange and frightening
eerie
Exclamation recognizing mistake or accident
oops
A great number of something
oodles
Traditional semi-oxidized Chinese tea
oolong
The study and collection of bird eggs
oology
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The elder brother of Moses
Aaron
Welsh name (Jeff Bridges's dad)
Lloyd
Welsh name (No Country for Old Men character)
Llewelyn
"Are You That Somebody" singer who died in plane crash
Aaliyah
Depressed donkey of Hundred Acre Wood
Eeyore
Willy Wonka's helpers
Oompa Loompa
Two of the four largest cities in Denmark
Aalborg
Aarhus
Theoretical cloud around the Sun 0.03 to 3.2 light-years out
Oort cloud
A non-Newtonian fluid suspension of starch in water
Oobleck
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7 Comments
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Level 88
Feb 15, 2023
Duh, can't believe I missed oops. Tried aargh, oof, uughhh... lol

Brilliant quiz. Not as hard or obscure as I was expecting.

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Level 67
Feb 15, 2023
Great quiz! Would you consider oobleck for slime?
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Level 90
Feb 15, 2023
Yeah! Maybe add that as a separate answer in an update too!
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Level 73
Dec 19, 2024
The Danish cities made me think about the letter "å" for the first time in months.
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Level 74
May 21, 2025
The spider is itsy bitsy not eensy weensy
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Level 90
May 21, 2025
It's usually itsy, but can be incy or eency. But I'll remove that one.
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Level 79
Jun 16, 2025
Was just thinking of oobleck the other day and how fun it was to make that stuff in the kitchen