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Refined Morse Code Mnemonics
1. A (. -) — "A-go"
o Dot, Dash
2. B (- . . .) — "Big Bad Boom Boom"
o Dash, Dot, Dot, Dot
3. C (- . - .) — "Come Catch Cats"
o Dash, Dot, Dash, Dot
4. D (- . .) — "Ding Dong"
o Dash, Dot, Dot
5. E (.) — "Eek!"
o Dot
6. F (. . - .) — "Fun in the Sun"
o Dot, Dot, Dash, Dot
7. G (- - .) — "Great Goo!"
o Dash, Dash, Dot
8. H (. . . .) — "Hip Hop Hop Hop"
o Dot, Dot, Dot, Dot
9. I (. .) — "In It"
o Dot, Dot
10. J (. - - -) — "Jump Jump Jump!"
o Dot, Dash, Dash, Dash
11. K (- . -) — "King Ka-boom"
o Dash, Dot, Dash
12. L (. - . .) — "Light it Up"
o Dot, Dash, Dot, Dot
13. M (- -) — "Mo-oo"
o Dash, Dash
14. N (- .) — "Not Now"
o Dash, Dot
15. O (- - -) — "O-pen Door"
o Dash, Dash, Dash
16. P (. - - .) — "Pe-ter Pan"
o Dot, Dash, Dash, Dot
17. Q (- - . -) — "Qui-et, Qui-et"
o Dash, Dash, Dot, Dash
18. R (. - .) — "Ra-di-o"
o Dot, Dash, Dot
19. S (. . .) — "Su-per Star"
o Dot, Dot, Dot
20. T (-) — "Top"
o Dash
21. U (. . -) — "Up to You"
o Dot, Dot, Dash
22. V (. . . -) — "Vic-tor-y!"
o Dot, Dot, Dot, Dash
23. W (. - -) — "Win It All"
o Dot, Dash, Dash
24. X (- . . -) — "X-tra X-tra"
o Dash, Dot, Dot, Dash
25. Y (- . - -) — "Yes, You Can!"
o Dash, Dot, Dash, Dash
26. Z (- - . .) — "Zip Zap Zap"
o Dash, Dash, Dot, Dot
Here’s how you can group the letters by the number of dots and dashes they contain:
1 Signal
E (.) — "Eek!"
T (-) — "Top"
2 Signals
A (. -) — "A-go"
I (. .) — "In It"
M (- -) — "Mo-oo"
N (- .) — "Not Now"
3 Signals
D (- . .) — "Ding Dong"
G (- - .) — "Great Goo!"
K (- . -) — "King Ka-boom"
O (- - -) — "O-pen Door"
R (. - .) — "Ra-di-o"
S (. . .) — "Su-per Star"
U (. . -) — "Up to You"
W (. - -) — "Win It All"
4 Signals
B (- . . .) — "Big Bad Boom Boom"
C (- . - .) — "Come Catch Cats"
F (. . - .) — "Fun in the Sun"
H (. . . .) — "Hip Hop Hop Hop"
J (. - - -) — "Jump Jump Jump!"
L (. - . .) — "Light it Up"
P (. - - .) — "Pe-ter Pan"
Q (- - . -) — "Qui-et, Qui-et"
V (. . . -) — "Vic-tor-y!"
X (- . . -) — "X-tra X-tra"
Y (- . - -) — "Yes, You Can!"
Z (- - . .) — "Zip Zap Zap"
Let’s make some simple groups like “ET” and “AIMN” for each set to make them easier to
remember.
1 Signal
ET
2 Signals
AIMN
3 Signals
DGKORSUW
(Think: "DaRK SWOG U" or "DOGS KR WU")
4 Signals
BCFHJLPQVXYZ
(Think: "Big Cats Fly High, Jump Like Pumas, Quite Vivacious Xtra Youthful Zebras")