| First four alphabets |
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| First four letters |
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| First four letters |
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| Multiple choice quartet |
Newsday |
15 Jun 2025 |
| Four before E |
New York Times Mini |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Options on some tests |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2025 |
| ___ E... |
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| Starting quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Alphabet starter |
Premier Sunday |
24 Nov 2024 |
| First four alphabets |
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| First four letters |
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| First four letters |
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| Starting letters in a kindergarten song |
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| Beginning of a tot's song |
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| First four letters in the alphabet |
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| Starting quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Oct 2024 |
| First four alphabets |
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| First four letters |
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| Series sung to the same melody as "twinkle, twinkle" |
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| Alphabet quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2024 |
| Multiple choice options, often |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2024 |
| First 4 of 26 |
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| Alphabet start |
Newsday |
21 May 2024 |
| Starting lineup? |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Apr 2024 |
| First four of a noted series |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Starting quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Mar 2024 |
| Test-question options, often |
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| Alphabet start |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Multiple choice optons, Often |
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| Multiple choice options, often |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2024 |
| ''. . . Millionaire'' choices |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2023 |
| Passing grades |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Starting lineup? |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Scantron choices |
Universal |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Alphabet quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Jan 2023 |
| Letters sung to the same tune as "Twinkle, twinkle" |
Universal |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Starting lineup? |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Oct 2022 |
| Alphabet quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Sep 2022 |
| Common trivia quiz choices |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Start of a grade school recitation |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2022 |
| Opening foursome |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Multiple choice test options, often |
The Washington Post |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Multiple choice test options, often |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Alphabet starters |
Newsday |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Passing options |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2020 |
| It's sung to the same tune as 'Twinkle, twinkle' |
The Washington Post |
07 Oct 2020 |
| It's sung to the same tune as "Twinkle, twinkle" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Oct 2020 |
| Starting lineup? |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Common exam choices |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2020 |
| Alphabet quartet |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Front four? |
Canadiana |
30 Sep 2019 |
| Alternative lyrics to 'Twinkle, twinkle' |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Aug 2019 |
| Multiple choice choices |
Universal |
02 Apr 2019 |
| Multiple choice choices |
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| Alternative lyrics to "Twinkle, twinkle" |
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| Multiple choice test options |
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| What the ten longest answers have in common |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2018 |
| Alphabet beginning |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Sequence sung like "Twinkle twinkle" |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Sequence sung like 'Twinkle twinkle' |
The Washington Post |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Alphabet opening |
Premier Sunday |
20 May 2018 |
| Alphabet run |
Canadiana |
07 May 2018 |
| Starting quartet |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2018 |
| Starting quartet |
The Washington Post |
29 Apr 2018 |
| Alphabet start |
Newsday |
16 Jan 2018 |
| Sequence sung like "Twinkle twinkle" |
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| Starting quartet |
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| Multiple choice test options, often |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Preschool song opener |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2017 |
| Preschool song opener |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2017 |
| Start of a preschool song |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2017 |
| Start of a preschool song |
The Washington Post |
05 Apr 2017 |
| Start of a preschool song |
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| Preschool song opener |
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| Start of a nursery school ditty |
The Washington Post |
15 Jun 2016 |
| Multiple choice list |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Apr 2016 |
| First string? |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2016 |
| Opening of a kid's song |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Opening of a kid's song |
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| "The Alphabet Song" opening |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2015 |
| "The Alphabet Song" opening |
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| Opening run |
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| Starting quartet |
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| "The Alphabet Song" start |
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| Letter openers? |
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| "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" options |
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| Set of choices, often |
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| Pre-K song start |
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| ". . . Millionaire" choices |
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| Run before E |
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| Start of a tots' song |
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| Letter openers? |
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| Start of a tots' song |
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| Opening letters |
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| Start of a learning song |
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| Start of a nursery rhyme |
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| Children's tune starter |
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| The front four |
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| Alphabet beginning |
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| Passing grades |
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| Start of a childhood learning song |
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| Children's song start |
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| Start of an alphabet song |
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| Start of a childhood learning song |
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| Kindergarten song starter |
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| Starting lineup? |
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| Start of a common run |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2009 |
| Lyric segment with the same melody as "Twinkle, twinkle" |
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| Alphabet intro |
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| Introductory letters |
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| Nursery school song opener |
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| Nursery school song opener |
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| Start of a traditional school song |
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| Start of a common run |
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| Multiple choice list, often |
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| Start of a preschool song |
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| Introductory letters? |
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| Start of "The Alphabet Song" |
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| Start of a tots' song |
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| Multiple-choice choices |
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| "The Alphabet Song" beginning |
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| Alphabetical run |
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| Children's tune starter |
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| Opening run |
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| Opening foursome |
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| Letter openers? |
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| Start of a tot's tune |
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| "The Alphabet Song" start |
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| Children's song start |
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| Opening lyrics of a children's tune |
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| Alphabet opener |
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| Letter openers? |
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| Start of a tot's song |
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| Start of a common run |
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| Children's tune starter |
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| Tot's song start |
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| Start of a nursery-school song |
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| Start of Series I |
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| Introductory letters? |
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| "Alphabet Song" start |
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| Opening alphabet letters |
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| Alphabetical quartet |
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| Opening run |
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| Starting four |
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| Letters of introduction? |
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| Start of a song that ends "Won't you come and sing with me" |
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| Leading four |
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| Starting lineup |
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| Passing grades |
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| Start of a kindergarten song |
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| See 38 Across |
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| Alphabet start |
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| Opening run |
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| "Fastest Finger" answer, maybe |
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| Four to start with |
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| Kindergarten quartet |
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| Kindergarten song opening |
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| Start of a classroom chant |
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| Alphabet start |
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| Kid's song start |
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| Free verse rhyme scheme |
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| Start of a toddler's song |
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| Initial foursome |
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| Kiddies' song starter |
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| Kiddie song start |
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| Initial sequence |
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| See 26 Across |
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| Opening letters |
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| Alphabetical start |
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| Multiple choice choices |
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| Passing grades |
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| "The Alphabet Song" beginning |
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| Free verse rhyme scheme? |
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| Free verse rhyme scheme |
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| Quartet for first graders |
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| Opening four |
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| Alphabetical start |
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| Black verse rhyme scheme |
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| Start of a children's rhyme |
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| "Alphabet Song" start |
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| Alphabetic starters |
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| Alphabet starters |
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| Alphabetic quartet |
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| Initial letters |
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| Initial quartet |
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| Start of a tot's chant |
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| Start of a kindergarten chant |
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| Initial alphabetic sequence |
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| Start of a series |
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| First four rows |
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| Start of a kindergarten chorus |
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| Start of 26 |
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| Starting quartet |
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| Well-known beginning |
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| Alphabetic sequence |
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| Basic quartet |
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| Report-card foursome |
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| Alphabet quartet |
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| E antecedents |
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| Start of a well-known series |
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| "___ goldfish" |
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| First four rows at the Met |
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| Opening quartet |
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| Four of a series |
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| Alphabet vanguard |
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| Alphabet start |
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| Start of learning song |
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| Initial foursome. |
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| First of the 26. |
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| Opening in a popular song for kindergartners |
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| "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" choices |
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| First four rows. |
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| Black verse rhyme scheme |
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| Beginning of a nursery rhyme. |
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| Start of a learning song |
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| Block letters. |
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