Major System Word List

Every number 00 to 99. One vivid word. One matching emoji. All phonetically verified.

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The 10 rules

0S, ZZero starts with Z

1T, DT has one downstroke

2NN has two downstrokes

3MM has three downstrokes

4RfouR ends in R

5LL = 50 in Roman numerals

6J, SH, CHJ is a 6 rotated

7K, G, CK looks like two 7s

8F, Vf has two loops like 8

9P, Bp looks like 9, b is 9 flipped

Vowels, H, W and Y are always silent. The letter used in the word is shown in the sounds column Bomb uses B (not P), both are digit 9.

Pi's First 24 Digits as Pairs

Pi = 3.14159265358979323846264... Starting from the leading 3, split into two-digit pairs to look up three words per group. Each group of six digits = one numpad shape + one three-image scene.

#	Pair	E	Word	Sounds
1	31	🧤	Mitt	M + T
2	41	🛣️	Road	R + D
3	59	💋	Lip	L + P
4	26	🌮	Nacho	N + CH
5	53	🍋	Lime	L + M
6	58	🍃	Leaf	L + F
7	97	📚	Book	B + K
8	93	💣	Bomb	B + M
9	23	🧙	Gnome	N + M
10	84	🧥	Fur	F + R
11	62	⛓️	Chain	CH + N
12	64	🌊	Shore	SH + R

How to learn these

Do not try to learn all 100 at once. Learn the 10s group by group, starting with the ones pi actually uses first: 31, 41, 59, 26, 53, 58, 97, 93. Eight pairs covers the first 16 decimal digits.

All 100 Words by Group

00s Digit 0 = S and Z sounds

🍝

Sauce

S + S

🌱

Seed

S + D

☀️

Sun

S + N

🧵

Seam

S + M

🩹

Sore

S + R

⛵

Sail

S + L

🌿

Sage

S + J

🧦

Sock

S + K

🔒

Safe

S + F

🍲

Soup

S + P

10s Digit 1 = T and D sounds

🦶

Toes

T + S

🐸

Toad

T + D

🥫

Tin

T + N

⚰️

Tomb

T + M

🗼

Tower

T + R

🛁

Towel

T + L

🍽️

Dish

D + SH

🦆

Duck

D + K

🕊️

Dove

D + V

🛀

Tub

T + B

20s Digit 2 = N sounds

👃

Nose

N + S

🕸️

Net

N + T

⛪

Nun

N + N

🧙

Gnome

N + M

👩‍⚕️

Nurse

N + R

🔨

Nail

N + L

🌮

Nacho

N + CH

📿

Neck

N + K

⚓

Navy

N + V

💤

Nap

N + P

30s Digit 3 = M sounds

🐭

Mouse

M + S

🧤

Mitt

M + T

🌙

Moon

M + N

🧟

Mummy

M + M

🐴

Mare

M + R

🦔

Mole

M + L

🔥

Match

M + CH

☕

Mug

M + G

🎩

Mafia

M + F

🗺️

Map

M + P

40s Digit 4 = R sounds

🌹

Rose

R + S

🛣️

Road

R + D

🌧️

Rain

R + N

🐏

Ram

R + M

🐊

Roar

R + R

🚂

Rail

R + L

⛰️

Ridge

R + J

🪨

Rock

R + K

🏠

Roof

R + F

🪢

Rope

R + P

50s Digit 5 = L sounds

🤠

Lasso

L + S

🅿️

Lot

L + T

🦁

Lion

L + N

🍋

Lime

L + M

🎣

Lure

L + R

💐

Lily

L + L

🐛

Leech

L + CH

🔐

Lock

L + K

🍃

Leaf

L + F

💋

Lip

L + P

60s Digit 6 = SH, CH and J sounds

🏃

Chase

CH + S

🐆

Cheetah

CH + T

⛓️

Chain

CH + N

🐒

Chimp

CH + M

🌊

Shore

SH + R

🐚

Shell

SH + L

⚖️

Judge

J + J

⚡

Shock

SH + K

🪒

Shave

SH + V

🚢

Ship

SH + P

70s Digit 7 = K, G and C sounds

🪿

Goose

G + S

🐱

Cat

K + T

🪙

Coin

K + N

🪮

Comb

K + M

🐦‍⬛

Crow

K + R

🖤

Coal

K + L

📣

Coach

K + CH

🎂

Cake

K + K

🕳️

Cave

K + V

🚕

Cab

K + B

80s Digit 8 = F and V sounds

😊

Face

F + S

👟

Foot

F + T

🌀

Fan

F + N

🫧

Foam

F + M

🧥

Fur

F + R

📁

File

F + L

🐟

Fish

F + SH

🌫️

Fog

F + G

🎉

Viva

V + V

🎶

Vibe

V + B

90s Digit 9 = P and B sounds

🚌

Bus

B + S

🦇

Bat

B + T

🦴

Bone

B + N

💣

Bomb

B + M

🐻

Bear

B + R

🔔

Bell

B + L

🏖️

Beach

B + CH

📚

Book

B + K

🥩

Beef

B + F

🪠

Pipe

P + P

Using Your Own Words

These words are a verified starting point, not a mandate. Any word that correctly encodes its pair works just as well. The only rule: check the phonetics before committing.

How to verify any word

Write out every consonant in the word. Cross out any that are silent (trailing -MB, leading GN-, KN-, WR-). Cross out all vowels, H, W, Y.
Map each remaining consonant to its digit: S/Z=0, T/D=1, N=2, M=3, R=4, L=5, J/SH/CH=6, K/G/C=7, F/V=8, P/B=9.
The first two digits must match the pair you are encoding. Extra consonants beyond the first two do not matter.

Examples

Bomb → consonants: B, M (final B is silent) → 9, 3 → 93 ✓
Comb → consonants: K, M (final B is silent) → 7, 3 → 73 ✓
Tomb → consonants: T, M (final B is silent) → 1, 3 → 13 ✓
Duck → consonants: D, K → 1, 7 → 17 ✓
Road → consonants: R, D → 4, 1 → 41 ✓

Tips for choosing words

Concrete nouns first. A mat, a bomb, a nurse things you can see and touch. Abstract words like "notion" are harder to picture.
Pick unusual images. Two entries with similar images will bleed into each other during recall. A gnome and a nurse are far more distinct than two animals.
Personalise where you can. A word you already associate strongly with a number will always beat a generic list entry. Use these words as defaults until you find something better.
Stay consistent. Once a word is locked in, do not change it. Even a suboptimal word is better than two competing options.

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The Major System is a mnemonic technique dating to the 17th century. This verified 00-99 word list and the Major Pincode System were compiled by Christoffer De Geer.