The Canadian Radio Call Letters Project

Several years ago, while still in high school a question struck me. How many actual words can be formed from Canadian radio call letters. The rules are simple. All radio stations in Canada have a four-letter call word, starting with the letter C. So words like CRAB, CARS and CALL are all game.

I wasn't going to use any abbreviations or words that you couldn't find in the dictionary, so words like CANT, CADD, CARB or COXT wouldn't count. Also, names such as CHAN, CREE or CARL wouldn't count. Here's a recently re-started list. I've cross-referenced definitions on dictionary.com.


Update - Nov 25, 2004 - I think I might have to re-examine the
rules. Talked to Shanna about it and she felt that CREE should be allowed, and frankly I'm inclined to agree (mostly because I have about 15 friends who are Cree and I don't want a tomohawk in the head... right Edward?). It also solves my dilemna about putting in CZAR. I've also alphabetized the list and added a shitload I found at this page.

There are 231 real words of 15600 possible letter arrangement combinations.



Next part of the project will be to cross reference this list with actual radio stations in Canada. I'd like to put a link by every word that has an actual radio station. Anyone up to some Googling?! Or we could find them with http://www.radio-locator.com/

CABS, CACA, CADE, CADI, CADS, CAFE,CAFF, CAGE, CAGY, CAID, CAIN, CAKE, CAKY, CALF, CALK, CALL, CALM, CALO, CALX, CAME, CAMP, CAMS, CANE, CANS, CANT, CAPE, CAPH, CAPO, CAPS, CARB, CARD, CARE, CARK, CARL, CARN, CARP, CARR, CARS, CART, CASA, CASE, CASH, CASK, CAST, CATE, CATS, CAUL, CAVE, CAVY, CAWS, CAYS, CECA, CEDE, CEDI, CEES, CEIL, CELL, CELS, CELT, CENT, CEPE, CEPS, CERE, CERO, CESS, CETE, CHAD, CHAM, CHAO, CHAP, CHAR, CHAT, CHAW, CHAY, CHEF, CHEW, CHEZ, CHIA, CHIC, CHID, CHIN, CHIP, CHIS, CHIT, CHON, CHOP, CHOW, CHUB, CHUG, CHUM, CIAO, CINE, CION, CIRE, CIST, CITE, CITY, CLAD, CLAG, CLAM, CLAN, CLAP, CLAW, CLAY, CLEF, CLEW, CLIP, CLOD, CLOG, CLON, CLOP, CLOT, CLOY, CLUB, CLUE, COAL, COAT, COAX, COBB, COBS, COCA, COCK, COCO, CODA, CODE, CODS, COED, COFF, COFT, COGS, COHO, COIF, COIL, COIN, COIR, COKE, COLA, COLD, COLE, COLS, COLT, COLY, COMA, COMB, COME, COMP, CONE, CONI, CONK, CONN, CONS, CONY, COOF, COOK, COOL, COON, COOP, COOS, COOT, COPE, COPS, COPY, CORD, CORE, CORF, CORK, CORM, CORN, CORY, COSH, COSS, COST, COSY, COTE, COTS, COUP, COVE, COWL, COWS, COWY, COXA, COYS, COZY, CRAB, CRAG, CRAM, CRAP, CRAW, CREE, CREW, CRIB, CRIS, CROC, CROP, CROW, CRUD, CRUS, CRUX, CUBE, CUBS, CUDS, CUED, CUES, CUFF, CUIF, CUKE, CULL, CULM, CULT, CUNT, CUPS, CURB, CURD, CURE, CURF, CURL, CURN, CURR, CURS, CURT, CUSK, CUSP, CUSS, CUTE, CUTS, CWMS, CYAN, CYMA, CYME, CYST, CZAR

Please feel free
to e-mail me more suggestions at info@pilotsworld.tk
Originally published Nov 2004 on the original Pilot's World webpage.