Letter pair 1 syllable words/sounds
The Method:
For the 2x2x2 and 3x3x3 I use letter pair 1 syllable words. For this method I use solely my auditory memory to remember the locations of the pieces. Each sticker has a letter and I cycle pieces on the cube using sticker cycles, similar to Stefan Pochmann's method, only I use commutators to solve. I combine two letters into a 1 syllable word, and I have a prepared word for every possible combination of letters I can see. I do not use all combinations of letters possible because some letters are on my buffer corner or edge, or on the same piece that I am cycling to, and these combinations are impossible for me to see in the course of a blindfolded solve. I will not list the letter combinations I do not have, but simply the ones I do. The list on this page includes all letters necessary for me to memorize either edges or corners using this technique.

When memorizing I either speak these words out loud softly, or I say them to myself in my head. I then use my auditory memory to remember the order of the words and the sounds that they make. I do not try to visualize any meaningful phrases or interactions, I simply hear the sounds. Below you will find my list of prepared words for all combinations of letters. All words are pronouncable using only 1 syllable when pronounced in American English in my, partially southern, but mostly standard English dialect. I have tried to give pronunciation tips on certain words to aid in this.

BCBic (lighter brand)
BDbed
BEbelt
BFBuff (strong)
BGBorg (Star Trek)
BHBah (the sound "bah")
BIbi- (prefix for the following word)
BJbadge
BKbook
BLbell
BNbone
BObo (Little Bo Peep)
BPbeep
BRbear
BSboss
BTboot
BUbus
BVBev (nickname for Beverly)
BWbow (verb: to bow)
BXbox
CBcab
CDcod
CEchi (ch-ee)
CFcuff
CGcog
CHcheer
CIciao
CJcage
CKcake
CLclown
CNcone
COcoat
CPcop
CQcheque
CRcross
CScash
CTcot
CUcup
CVcave
CWcow
CXcox
DBdab
DCdice
DEdef- (prefix for the following word)
DFduff (simpsons, duff beer)
DGdog
DHdough
DIdig
DJdodge
DKduck
DLdoll
DNdune
DOdoe
DPdeep
DQdork
DRdry
DSdiss
DTdot
DUduke
DVdove
DWdew
DXdocks (noun: plural of dock)
EBebb (ebb and flow)
ECecc (sound: the first sound of echo)
EDEd
EFeft (life cycle phase of the newt)
EGegg
EHeh ("eh?")
EIein (German determiner)
EJedge
EKeek ("eek!")
ELelf
ENten
EOfeoff (Old English noun for fief)
EPeep ("eep!")
EQcheek
ERear
ESyes
ETyet
EUeuch (German dative informal plural pronoun)
EVev (nickname for the band Evanescence)
EWeew ("eew!")
EXsex
FBfab (slang for "fabulous")
FCface
FDfood
FEfee
FGfag
FHfah (do re mi fa so la ti do)
FIfie
FJfudge
FKfork
FLfly
FNphone
FOfoe
FPfap
FQfreak
FRfridge (slang for "refrigerator")
FSfish
FTFett (Boba Fett)
FUfuck
FVfive
FWfew
FXfox
GBgob
GCgack (slime)
GDGod
GEgeek
GFgift
GHgah ("gah!")
GIgin
GJgauge
GKGreek
GLglobe
GNgun
GOgo
GPgrape
GQgleek (to spray spit out of your mouth)
GRgrad (short for "graduate")
GSghost
GTgoat
GUgull
GVglove
GWgown
GXglocks (noun: plural for "glock", a type of pistol)
HBhob (hob knob)
HChick
HDhard
HEhe
HFhuff
HGhang
HIhi
HJhedge
HKhook
HLhell
HNhon (short for "honey")
HOhose
HPhip
HQhock (verb: to hock, i.e. to spit)
HRher
HShis
HThut
HUhunt
HVhive
HWhow
IBbib
ICick ("ick!")
IDId (from Freud)
IEice
IFif
IGgig
IHih ("ih" the short i vowel sound)
IJidge ("idge" sounds like "fridge")
IKink
ILLil (nickname for Lillian)
INNIN ("nin" short form of "Nine Inch Nails")
IOyo ("yo" say it, it sounds like "ee-o")
IPpip (from backgammon)
IQIke (I like Ike)
IRsir
ISis
ITit
IUyuh ("yuh" say it, it sounds like "ee-uh")
IVI've
IWyow ("yow" say it, it sounds like "ee-ow")
IXyaks (noun: plural for yak; say it, it sounds like "ee-ax")
JBjab
JCjuice
JDJed (name)
JEJeebs (character from the movie Men in Black)
JFJeff
JGjug
JHjah ("Jah" say it with the same vowel sound as "cat")
JIjig
JKJake
JLJill
JNJon
JOJoe
JPjeep
JQJack
JRjar
JSjest
JTjet
JUJudd (Ashley Judd)
JVjive
JWjaw
JXjacks (the game)
KBKrebb (Krebb cycle)
KCKase (short way to pronounce the nickname K.C.)
KDkid
KEkey
KFKraft (the brand name)
KGKong (King Kong)
KHKai (Jiptner)
KIKite
KJKrage (crazy + rage = krage)
KLkill
KNknight
KOKlo (German for toilet, or "the can")
KPkeep
KQclique
KRcrypt
KSkiss
KTKate
KUkoosh (the fuzzyish toy)
KV-clave (suffix word-part: autoclave, enclave)
KWKlaw (Mr. Klaw from Inspector Gadget)
LBlab
LClick
LDlead (noun)
LELee
LFlaugh (verb)
LGleg
LHlah (do re mi fa so la tee do)
LIlist
LJlodge
LKlock
LNLAN (Local Area Network)
LOLeyan Lo, Dan Lo
LPlap
LQleak
LRLar (character from the movie Caveman)
LSLass (Bonnie Lass)
LTlot
LUlute
LVlove
LWlawn
LXlax
NBnab
NCNick
NDnude
NENe (The knights who say "Ne!")
NFknife
NGnag
NHnah ("nah!", pronounce with the same vowel as cat)
NInice
NJnudge
NKneck
NLnil
NOno
NPnap
NQNerf (relates to my NQ letter pair image)
NRNord (noun: as in Norse or Nordic)
NSnest
NTnet
NUnuke (verb)
NVknave
NWnow
NXNicks (basketball team)
OBmob
OCOc (Doc Oc)
ODode
OEMoe
OFOaf
OGmog (verb)
OHoath
OIoil
OJMoj (word-sound, first part of "Mojo")
OKmock (verb/adjective)
OLold
ONon
OP-op (word-part suffix, similar to back-op or clandestine)
OQOak
ORorb
OSHoss (slang for horse)
OTtot (tater tot)
OUouch ("ouch!")
OVcove
OWowl
OXox
PBpub
PCpeace
PDpod
PEpez (candy brand name)
PFpuff (verb)
PGpig
PHphat (slang)
PIpie
PJPidge (nickname from "The Lady and the Tramp")
PKpick (noun, as in ice-pick)
PLply
PNPan (Peter Pan)
POpost
PQpique
PRpro
PSpiss
PTpot
PUpun
PVpave
PWpow ("POW!")
PXPax (K-Pax)
QCquaich
QDquid
QEcute
QFqueef (verb)
QGquag (noun)
QHKaw (pantomime for the sound of a crow)
QIquite
QJsqueedge (verb: word-part, from squeegee)
QKquark
QLquail
QNQuinn (Lewis)
QOKo (the position in Go)
QPquip
QRqueer
QSquest
QTquart
QUcoup (de tat)
QVquiv (word-part, from quiver)
QWquick (relates to my QW letter pair image)
QXquicks (word-part, from quicksand)
RBrob (verb)
RCRick
RDrod
RERen (Ren and Stimpy)
RFrough
RGrig (noun)
RHRa (the Egyptian sun god)
RIride (verb)
RJrage
RKrake
RLreal
RNRon (van Bruchem)
ROrook
RPrap (verb)
RQrack (word-part, from raquetball)
RSRoss
RTrot (verb)
RURu (name from Whinney the Pooh)
RVrave (noun)
RWrow (verb)
RXRex
SBsub
SCscythe
SDsad
SEsaid (say it, the vowel sound is a short "e")
SFsafe
SGsag
SHshoe
SIsai
SJsludge
SKsky
SLseal
SNson
SOso
SPspa
SQsquish
SRSARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
STstar
SUsum
SVstarve
SWswat (verb)
SXsax
TBtub
TCtick
TDtoad
TEtent
TFtough
TGtag
THThor
TItire
TJtredge (5x5x5 tredge)
TKtruck
TLtool
TNtin
TOtomb
TPtap
TQtack
TRtrap
TStoss
TUtut (King Tut, Tutankhamen)
TVtrove
TWtow
TXTex
UBbub
UCmuck
UDmud
UESue
UFmuff
UGmug
UHuh ("uh...")
UIMuir (Muir woods)
UJhuge
UKmook
ULmull
UNun- (prefix applied to the following word)
UOwhoa (say it, sounds like "w-oo-O")
UPup
UQChuck (Chuck Norris)
URurn
USus
UTbutt
UVmove (verb)
UWjew
UXtux
VBvibe
VCvac (word-part, from vacuum)
VDvid
VEvend
VFwirf (German imperative singular verb for "to throw")
VGVogue
VHvah ("vah", as in va va va voom)
VIvice
VJverge
VKvike (word-part, from viking)
VLVlad
VNvan
VOvo ("vo")
VPvamp (verb, to become vampire like)
VQvleck ("vleck" similar to "blech")
VRveer
VSvase
VTvault
VUVu (last name)
VWvow
VXvex
WBweb
WCwitch
WDweed
WEwe
WFWarf (character from Star Trek)
WGwig
WHwhip
WIwine
WJwedge
WKwok
WLwall
WNwin
WOwolf
WPweep
WQweak
WRwar
WSwas
WTwet
WUWurm (Worm-tongue, from LOTR)
WVweave
WXwax
XBbitch
XCcunt
XDdamn
XEearth
XFfool
XGgimp
XIimp
XJjerk
XKKhan
XLLord (similar to my XL letter pair image)
XNnerd
XOStorm (similar to my XO letter pair image)
XPpimp
XQqueen
XRRogue (from X-men)
XSslut
XTtramp
XUZool (from Ghostbusters)
XVveal
XWwimp


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