Talk:Ways to spell Hanukkah

What ways to spell Hanukkah have you seen?

What is your preferred spelling of Hanukkah? Hanukkah Xanuka Hhanukkaah Chanuqa Honika Jannukka Januuka Chanika Chhanukkkkka

= Calculations = Unfortunately, we cannot list all the spellings of Hanukkah. But we can try to work it out.


 * The first letter can be any of the following: H, Ch, X, J.

This makes four possible letters.


 * The second letter can be any of the following: a, aa, o.

This makes three possible letters, for a total of 12 combinations.


 * The third letter can be any of the following: n, nn. This makes two letters (24 combinations).


 * The fourth letter can be: u, oo, i, a. This makes three letters and 96 combinations total.


 * The fifth letter can be k, kk, c, ck, q. This is five letters. This results in 480 possible combinations.


 * The sixth letter can be a or aa. That makes 960 total combinations.


 * There is an optional h at the end of the word, making a total of 1,920 spellings of Hanukkah.