This started out as a way to torture myself and eventually turned into something that could be helpful. I'll make a few notes before the list, feel free to skip this part:
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I wouldn't recommend memorizing this list, and making them into flashcards or something is just about the worst thing you could do. Instead, do untimed 3BLD solves and try to come up with letter pairs of your own, and if you can't, refer to a list. (Like this one!)
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A lot of these images are sexual, primarily because sexual images tend to stand out and be more memorable. If you really don't want to use them, there's a SFW version next to each of them.
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Honestly, don't do what I did with the X's. The best thing would be to change it to a "z" sound and come up with stuff like Zebra and Zack, but I haven't done that cause I'm lazy. EDIT: Actually, looks like the speedsolving wiki used superheroes for the X's, so maybe I'll add them in later.
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For "dangling letters", when you have an odd number of targets and one letter left over, I use an image from my X list, but change "electric" to "bloody". But often I don't even need to memorize "bloody" because I just tend to remember I have parity.
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"Consonant followed by vowel" letter pairs are tricky, so if I could, I would try to use an image that was "consonant-vowel-same consonant" so I wouldn't forget, such as Cactus for CA. This doesn't work for every pair, so sometimes you just have to remember that that image corresponds to that letter pair.
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There is another letter pair list here.
Oh and I should mention, this is for blindfolded solving memorization. Here's a tutorial if you have no idea what I'm talking about.
Okay, on to the list!
AB: Abacus
AC: Air Conditioner
AD: Addison (friend of mine), Addicted
AE: Aerosol
AF: Afro
AG: Agony
AH: Achievement Hunter (either the logo or the members)
AI: Artificial Intelligence (think of Hal 9000)
AJ: AJ (Fairly Oddparents)
AK: AK-47
AL: Aluminum, Alien
Am: American (stereotypical)
Ao: Aolong (cube)
Ap: Apple
Aq: Aquarium
Ar: Arrow
As: Ass, Astronaut
At: AT-AT (Star Wars)
Au: Gold (its atomic symbol)
Av: Aviatrix (Imagine Amelia Earhart in her flying gear)
Aw: Aww (puppies, kittens, etc.), Award
Ax: Axe
BA: Baby
BC: Bicycle
BD: Bed
BE: Bee
BF: Boyfriend (just imagine whatever comes to mind when you think of boyfriend)
BG: Bag
BH: Buddha
BI: Bisexual (imagine people in bed), Bib
BJ: Blowjob, Badge
BK: Bike
BL: Ball
BM: Bomb
BN: Ben (brother)
BO: Boo (ghost)
BP: Bop-it
BQ: Bouqet
BR: Bar, Bear
BS: Bass (guitar or fish), Boss, Bus
BT: Bat (object or animal)
BU: Bubba (character in a play I was in)
BV: Beaver
BW: Bow (weapon or decoration)
BX: Box
CA: Cactus
CB: Cab
CD: CD (compact disc)
CE: Cement (action or object), Cecil (Lion)
CF: Cuffs (handcuffs)
CG: Cogs (I imagine a clunky robot)
CH: Chair
CI: CIA (imagine stereotypical government spies)
CJ: Contact Juggling (or Contact Jugglers)
CK: Cake
CL: Call
CM: Cum, Comb
CN: Can
CO: Cocoa
CP: Cop
CQ: Croquet
CR: Car
CS: Castle
CT: Cat
CU: Cucumber
CV: Cave
CW: Cow
CX: Chocolate Extreme (imagine a candy bar)
DA: Dad
DB: Dobby (Harry Potter)
DC: Washington D.C. (imagine the White House)
DE: King Dedede (Smash Bros)
DF: Daffodil, Defender
DG: Dog
DH: Dough
DI: Die (actiion)
DJ: DJ (Disc Jockey)
DK: Dick, Duck
DL: Doll
DM: Dam, Domino
DN: Dentist
DO: Dodo Bird
DP: Dip (imagine someone dipping into some liquid)
DQ: Disqualified (referee)
DR: Door
DS: Nintendo DS
DT: Dot, Donald Trump
DU: Dud (grenade that doesn't go off), Dude, Dido
DV: Dove
DW: Dwarf
DX: Dexter (TV show Dexter)
EA: Electronic Arts (usually imagine the logo)
EB: Ebay (imagine on the site), Ebola
EC: Eclipse
ED: Ed (Ed Edd and Eddy)
EF: Effie Trinket (Hunger Games)
EG: Egg
EH: Eh (Canadian)
EI: Einstein
EJ: Edge (of a cliff, or a cube, your choice), Eject
EK: Ekans (pokemon)
EL: Elephant
EM: Eminem
EN: Energy, Entei (pokemon)
EO: Eeyore
EP: Eponine (Les Mis), Epilepsy
EQ: Equator, Equestrian (girl on a horse)
ER: Eraser
ES: Essay
ET: E.T. (From the movie)
EU: European Union (flag)
EV: Eevee (pokemon)
EW: Ewok
EX: Exercise, Excel (spreadsheet)
FA: Free Agent (football player)
FB: Football
FC: Face
FD: Food
FE: Giant (Fee fi fo fum)
FG: Fog
FH: Fire Helmet
FI: FIFA
FJ: Fiji (Imagine some island)
FK: Fuck (the action), Fake
FL: Fall, Fly
FM: Fume
FN: Fan
FO: Fossil
FP: Fap, Face Paint
FQ: Farquad (Shrek)
FU: F.U. (flipping someone off)
FV: Five (imagine the number)
FW: Flower, Fowl
FX: Fox
GA: Georgia, Gag (interpret this as you will)
GB: Gaben, Goblin
GC: Gamecube
GD: God
GE: Gee (the expression)
GF: Girlfriend (imagine what comes to your mind when you think of girlfriend)
GH: Gandhi
GI: G.I. Joe
GK: Gecko
GL: Goal
GM: Gum
GN: Gun
GO: Goo
GP: GOP (the elephant), GoPro
GQ: GQ (magazine)
GR: Gary (Spongebob), Grandma
GS: Gas (imagine either a pool of gas, or someone slamming on the gas)
GT: Gate
GU: Guitar
GV: Gavin (slowmoguys)
GW: George Washington
GX: Agent X
HA: Haha (laughing)
HB: Hobbit
HC: Hi-C
HD: Hide (either the action or fur)
HE: He-Man
HF: Huffer (Hearthstone)
HG: Hagrid
HI: Hi (greeting)
HJ: Hedge
HK: Hiker
HL: Hall, Hole
HM: Hammer
HN: Han Solo
HO: Santa (ho ho ho)
HP: Harry Potter
HQ: Headquarters
HR: Home Run
HS: Hose, Hospital
HT: Hat
HU: Huh (someone being surprised)
HV: Heaven
HW: Hawk
HX: Hax (a hacker), Hexagon
IA: Diamonds
IB: I-Beam (construction)
IC: Ice
ID: Identification Card
IE: Internet Explorer
IF: Eiffel Tower
IG: Igloo
IH: Ihop
IJ: Indiana Jones
IK: Ike (Super Smash Bros)
IL: Ill (sick person)
IM: Instant Message (texting)
IN: Indian
IO: Agario (blob)
IP: Ipod
IQ: Intelligence Quotient (brain)
IR: Iris (eyeball)
IS: ISIS (terrorists)
IT: Information Technology (imagine IT guys)
IU: Indiana University (basketball players)
IV: I.V. (the thing you stick in a patient)
IW: iWatch
IX: Ice Axe
JA: Jake (guy I know)
JB: Jeb Bush
JC: Julius Caesar
JD: Jedi
JE: Jesus
JF: Jeff Gordon
JG: Jogger
JH: Jehova's Witness
JI: Jitters
JK: Joker
JL: Jail
JM: Jimmy Neutron
JN: Jon Snow
JO: Joey (Full House)
JP: Jeep
JQ: Jacquarius (imagine whoever comes to mind)
JR: Jar Jar Binks
JS: Justin (guy I know)
JT: Jet
JU: Judge
JV: Juvy (imagine a court room), Java
JW: Jaws (shark)
JX: Jax (the game)
KA: Kangaroo
KB: Kibble
KC: Kansas City Chiefs (football players)
KD: Kid
KE: Keys
KF: Kung Fu
KG: Keg
KH: Khajit (Skyrim)
KI: Kick
KJ: Kilojoules (electrocution)
KL: Kill
KM: Kim (Yogscast)
KN: Ken (Barbie)
KO: Knockout (a boxer)
KP: Kappa
KQ: King Queen
KR: Krabby (pokemon)
KS: KSI (youtuber)
KT: Kitty
KU: Ku (a mythical country I made up)
KV: Kevin (person I know)
KW: Kiwi
KX: Kicks (shoes)
LA: La la la (singing)
LB: Lab (dog)
LC: Laces
LD: Lid
LE: Lee (Walking Dead video game)
LF: Laugh
LG: Leg
LH: Leigh (person I know)
LI: Lie (action), Lily
LJ: Ledge
LK: Lick
LM: Limo
LN: Lion
LO: Loo (toilet), Lol (laughing)
LP: Lapras (pokemon)
LQ: Liquor
LR: Lara Croft
LS: Lasso
LT: Latte
LU: Lullaby
LV: Love (heart)
LW: Lawyer
LX: Lexus
MA: Mama
MB: Mob
MC: Microphone
MD: Mad
ME: Me
MF: Muffin
MG: Megan (person I know)
MH: Mohawk, Muhammad
MI: Mii (Wii character)
MJ: Michael Jackson
MK: Makeup
ML: Mall
MO: Mom
MP: Map
MQ: Mannequin
MR: Mirror
MS: Mouse
MT: Matt (person I know)
MU: Mummy
MV: Movie
MW: Mow (lawnmower), Mew (pokemon)
MX: Max (max and ruby)
NA: North America, Nanny
NB: Nebula
NC: Nick Cage
ND: Ned Bigby (Ned's Declassified)
NE: Neo (matrix)
NF: Nephew
NG: Nugget
NH: Noah (me)
NI: Bill Nye
NJ: Nudge
NK: Neck
NL: Nail
NM: Nemo (finding nemo)
NO: No (expression)
NP: Nipple
NQ: Nyquil
NR: Nero (roman emperor)
NS: Ness (super smash bros)
NT: Net
NU: Nun
NV: Nova
NW: Narwhal
NX: Nexus
OA: Oatmeal
OB: Obi-Wan Kenobi
OC: Ocean
OD: Overdose
OE: Optical Effect
OF: Office
OG: Ogre
OH: One Handed
OI: Oi (expression), Oink (pig)
OJ: Orange Juice
OK: Okay (thumbs up)
OL: Oliver (from some disney show I used to watch), Old (person)
OM: Om nom nom (eating)
ON: Onision (youtuber)
OP: Opossum
OQ: Old Quill
OR: Ore (paddle)
OS: Ostrich
OT: Otter
OU: Ouch
OV: Ovaries, Overwatch
OW: Owen (brother)
OX: Oxen
PA: Papa
PB: PB&J
PC: Personal Computer
PD: Pudding
PE: Physical Education
PF: Poof (fairly odd parents)
PG: Peggy (person I know)
PH: Phone
PI: Pie
PJ: Pajamas
PK: Pike (weapon)
PL: Pole
PM: Pom Poms
PN: Pan
PO: Poop
PQ: Pacquiou
PR: Poor (person)
PS: Pass, Playstation
PT: Pot
PU: Puppy
PV: Pavement
PW: Pow
PX: Pixels
QA: Q&A (question and answer)
QB: Quarterback
QC: Quaich
QD: Quidditch
QE: Qeue
QF: Quaffle (Quidditch)
QG: Quagmire
QH: Don Quixote (idk)
QI: QiYi (cube)
QJ: Squeegee
QK: Quack (duck)
QL: Quail
QM: Quantum Mechanics (atoms)
QN: Queen
QO: Quotient
QP: Cupid
QR: QR Code
QS: Quest
QT: Quit / Cutie
QU: Quarry
QV: Quiver (either the action or the thing you put arrows in)
QW: Quality of Water (imagine contaminated water)
QX: Quix (for some reason this came to be imagining a cereal brand, idk)
RA: Ra (egyptian god)
RB: Ruby
RC: Rubik's Cube (ayy)
RD: Road
RE: Reeee (Pepe)
RF: Roof / Referee
RG: Rag
RH: Rhino
RI: Rye
RJ: Reggie (from Nintendo)
RK: Rake
RL: Rail / Railing
RM: Ram
RN: Runner
RO: Roux / Rook
RP: Rope
RQ: Racquet
RS: Ross (from some TV show)
RT: Rat
RU: Neville from iCarly (you will rue this day)
RV: RV (vehicle)
RW: Row
RX: Rex (toy story)
SA: Sasha (the walking dead), South America
SB: Saber (lightsaber)
SC: Scythe
SD: Soda
SE: Seesaw
SF: Safe
SG: Signature
SH: Shhh (expression) / Shake
SI: SI-7 Agent (hearthstone)
SJ: Social Justice Warrior
SK: Ski / Sick
SL: Sail
SM: Sam (person I know), Sumo
SN: Sun
SO: Significant Other (imagine whoever comes to mind), SOS (stranded)
SP: Spy
SQ: Square
SR: Sarah (person I know), Sore
ST: Sit / Star
SU: Sue (action or person)
SV: Save (soccer)
SW: Saw
SX: Sex, Saxophone
TA: Tattoo
TB: Tobuscus
TC: Tic Tac
TD: Toad
TE: Tee (Yogscast), Tether
TF: Tiffany (imagine whoever comes to mind), Tough
TG: Tigger
TH: Thor
TI: TIE-Fighter
TJ: Taj Mahal
TK: Tick Tock (clock), Tick (bug)
TL: Tall (person), Tail
TM: Timmy Turner (fairly oddparents)
TN: Tuna, Tan
TO: Toto (band)
TP: Top / Toilet Paper
TQ: Tequila
TR: Tree
TS: Taser
TU: Tutu
TV: Television
TW: Tow
TX: Texas
UA: UnderArmor
UB: U-Boat
UC: UCLA (basketball players)
UD: Udder (cows)
UE: UEFA (soccer organization)
UF: UFO
UG: Ugly / Uggs
UH: Uhh (expression)
UI: User Interface
UJ: U-Jumper (superhero I came up with)
UK: Ukelele
UL: Ulysses S. Grant
UM: Umbrella
UN: Uno, University
UO: Uh-Oh (expression)
UP: UPS (truck)
UQ: Unqualified
UR: Urine
US: USA, Usain Bolt
UT: Utopia, University of Tennessee (football players in orange)
UV: UV Rays
UW: University of Washington (football players in blue)
UX: Tuxedo
VA: Virginia
VB: Vibes
VC: Vicky (fairly odd parents)
VD: Video
VE: Vee (map on a game I used to play), Vevo (singers)
VF: Venus Flytrap
VG: Vagina, Vegetables
VH: Van Helsing
VI: Vihart
VJ: Vaj, Virgil
VK: Viking
VL: Vlad the Impaler
VM: Vampire
VN: Van
VO: Volcano
VP: Vape
VQ: Ventriloquist
VR: Virtual Reality
VS: Vase
VT: Vet
VU: Vulture, Vuvuzela
VW: Volkswagen
VX: Vox (reporters)
WA: Waaaah (crying)
WB: Web
WC: World Cup
WD: Wood
WE: WWE (wrestling)
WF: Wife (imagine whatever comes to mind), Waifu (anime)
WG: Wagon
WH: Whale
WI: Wii (gaming console)
WJ: Wedge (either being wedged into something or a cheese wedge)
WK: Wake Up, Wikipedia
WL: Wall
WM: Wombat
WN: Win
WO: Woo (expression)
WP: Whip
WQ: Wicker
WR: War
WS: Washington Post, Wish
WT: Water / Waiter
WU: Aunt Wu (wizard 101)
WV: Weave
WX: Wax
(honestly don't do them the way I did)
XA: Electric Apple
XB: Electric Banana
XC: Electric Candle
XD: Electric Dog
XE: Electric Ear
XF: Electric Fence
XG: Electric Gun
XH: Electric Hammer
XI: Electric Iris
XJ: Electric Josh (drake and josh)
XK: Electric Kite
XL: Electric Lion
XM: Electric Monkey
XN: Electric Nun
XO: Electric Orangutan
XP: Electric Panda
XQ: Electric Quail
XR: Electric Rhino
XS: Electric Sandal
XT: Electric T-Rex
XU: Electric Unicorn
XV: Electric Van
XW: Electric Walrus
Oh my gosh I did it. That was an adventure.
