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What four-letter word listed in an English dictionary can be correctly pronounced as a six-syllable word?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
What four-letter word listed in an English dictionary can be correctly pronounced as a six-syllable word?

wait & weight

Originally posted by wolfgang59
wait & weight

No. Six-syllable word.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
No. Six-syllable word.

Crikey.
Must be a "trick".
Doesn't a 6 syllable word have to have a minimum of 5 vowels?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Crikey.
Must be a "trick".
Doesn't a 6 syllable word have to have a minimum of 5 vowels?

No trick. Two vowels.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
What four-letter word listed in an English dictionary can be correctly pronounced as a six-syllable word?

ASAP ?
as soon as possible abbreviated ?

Originally posted by roma45
ASAP ?
as soon as possible abbreviated ?

In that case NATO is 10 syllables!

Originally posted by roma45
ASAP ?
as soon as possible abbreviated ?

No, but you're getting warm.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
In that case NATO is 10 syllables!

No.

Hint: The correct answer is an acronym.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Hint: The correct answer is an acronym.

The clues so far...............

An acronym that is so common that it has passed into common usage as a word in its own right.


It has 2 vowels. (So not RSVP)

Like "asap" (which I thought was a good effort)

edit: BUT IT HAS TO BE A SINGLE WORD not a phrase?

There are certainly acronyms which have more syllables if you pronounce the names of letters; for example, "AWOL" (where "W" can have three syllables).
There are also words like "book" where you might say "b-double-O-k" to add syllables.
The problem is that those pronunciations aren't actually pronunciations of *words*, so such answers don't seem in the spirit of the question.

Originally posted by Bloodnok
There are certainly acronyms which have more syllables if you pronounce the names of letters; for example, "AWOL" (where "W" can have three syllables).
There are also words like "book" where you might say "b-double-O-k" to add syllables.
The problem is that those pronunciations aren't actually pronunciations of *words*, so such answers don't seem in the spirit of the question.

The answer is awol (A.W.O.L.), listed in dictionaries in both forms as words. Good work, Bloodnok!

Originally posted by HandyAndy
The answer is awol (A.W.O.L.), listed in dictionaries in both forms as words. Good work, Bloodnok!

Good puzzle but frankly never heard anyone pronounce it as individual letters.

More please!!!

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(Easier)