Calculator Words

This list follows certain restrictions in order to cut down on redundancy.

• Though the letter L can be written as the number 1 (if lowercase) and 7 (if uppercase), this list uses only L = 7, letting I = 1.
• The same applies to the letter G, which can be written as 6 (if lowercase) and 9 (if uppercase). This list uses only G = 9.
• Pluralized words (those that have a brief suffix added) are not listed.
• Phrases and compound words are just groups of already listed words, making them redundant. For example, GO2HELL is made up of GO, 2, and HELL.

• bee = BEE = 338
• bell = BELL = 7738
• bello = BELLO = 0.7738
  Spanish and Italian word for “pretty”.
• Bellisle = BELLISLE = 37517738
  Arguably the longest surname that can be written on a calculator.
• Bilbo = BILBO = 0.8718
  Alluding to Bilbo Baggins from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit.
• bill = BILL = 7718
• bless = BLESS = 55378
• bliss = BLISS = 55178
• blob = BLOB = 8078
• Boise = BOISE = 35108
  The state capital of Idaho.
• boo = BOO = 0.08
• boob = BOOB = 8008
• boobies = BOOBIES = 5318008
• boobless = BOOBLESS = 55378008

• eel = EEL = 733
• egg = EGG = 993
• eggshell = EGGShELL = 77345993
• el = 73
• eligible = 37819173
• Eloise = ELOISE = 351073
• Esso = ESSO = 0.553
  Refers to Esso Oil Company. Also: 710.0553 = ESSO OIL.

• go = GO = 0.9
• goggles = GOGGLES = 5379909
• google = GOOGLE = 379009
• googol = GOOGOL = 709009
• gol = GOL = 0.709
  Spanish and Italian word for “goal”.

• he = hE = 34
• heel = hEEL = 7334
• Helios = hELIOS = 501734
• hell = hELL = 7734
• hellhole = hELLhOLE = 37047734
• hello = hELLO = 0.7734
• hi = hI = 14
• hill = hILL = 7714
• hillbillies = hILLBILLIES = 53177187714
  Supposedly the longest word that can be written using the calculator alphabet. It is too long to be written on standard 8-digit pocket calculators.
• ho = hO = 0.4
  Slang term for “prostitute” (specifically, a contraction of “whore”); also alludes to “ho ho ho.”
• hobo = hOBO = 0804
• hole = hOLE = 3704
• hollies = hOLLIES = 5317704 (the title of an album by The Hollies)
• hose = hOSE = 3504
• hedgehog = hEDGEHOG = 60436934

• Illegible = ILLEGIBLE = 378193771
  Too long to be written on standard 8-digit pocket calculators.
• isle = ISLE = 3751

• Lee = LEE = 337
• leg = LEG = 937
• lego = LEGO = 0.937
• Leo = LEO = 0.37
• lesbo = LESBO = 0.8537
  Slang term for “lesbian”.
• lie = LIE = 317
• lilies = LILIES = 531717
• lo = LO = 0.7
  Contraction of “low”.
• lob = LOB = 807
• LOL = LOL = 707
• loose = LOOSE = 35007
• lose = LOSE = 3507
• loss = LOSS = 5507

• o = O = 0
  Internet slang and contraction meaning “oh”.
• oboe = OBOE = 3080
• oh = Oh = 40
• Ohio = OhIO = 0.140
• oil = OIL = 710
• ol = OL = 70
  Contraction of “old”.
• ole = OLE = 310
  Pronounced “olé”.
• ooh = OOh = 400

• see = SEE = 335
• sell = SELL = 7735
• she = ShE = 345
• sheesh = ShEESh = 453345
• shell = ShELL = 77345
  Also: 710.77345 = SHELL OIL, referring to Royal Dutch Shell.
• shoe = ShOE = 3054
• shole = ShOLE = 31045
• silo = SILO = 0.715
• Sieg Heil = SIEGhEIL = 71349315
• so = SO = 0.5
• sol = 705
• soleil = SOLEIL = 713705
  French word for “Sun”.
• S.O.S. = SOS = 505
• Solo = SOLO = 0705
• SoHo `SOhO = 5040

• to/too = 2
  Homonyms of the number 2.

Other

• 707 + 707 = 1414, or LOL + LOL = HIHI. LOL is Internet slang (and Dutch for “fun”), and “hihi” is Dutch for “heehee.”
• 173 + 170 = 343, or ELI + OLI = EHE in German.
• Phonetically, 5201314 (wu er ling yi san yi si) = 我爱你一生一世 (wo ai ni yi sheng yi shi, or “I love you my entire life”) in Chinese.

In addition, certain words have elaborate stories (often crude) accompanying them:

• 6922251 * 8 = BOOBLESS, told as “She liked to 69, but her boobs were 2, 2, 2 big. In 5 hours 1 plastic surgeon reduced her bra size by 8 and left her boobless!” Also told as "There was a girl who was 13 years old. She had 84 centimetre long boobs but she wanted them 45 centimetres long. She went to the doctor, and the doctor said, ’Oh (0), take these pills twice (2) a day. Instead, she took them 4 times a day (multiplied by 4) and ended up boobless.
• 11669 * 3 = 35007 = LOOSE, told as “1 girl is 16 years old; she does 69, 3 times. What is she? She’s loose!”
• 2369 * 30 = 71070 = סרסור, told in Hebrew as “A whore gains 2369 dollars a day. Who gets all her monthly (30 days) gains? The pimp (סרסור [Sar-sur])!” or as "2 whores waited 3 hours from 6 to 9, a man came by and gave them 30 dollars each, who was the man? the pimp!! סרסור
• 7109179 – פרופסור – the hebrew word for professor