The 'original' attributed example of calculator spelling which dates from the 1970s, is 5318008, which when turned over spells "BOOBIES". Using a scientific calculator with hex capability, this can be further improved, with the A–F keys and the "!" sign, to spell "b00b1E5!", without needing to rotate the display (a practice known as hexspeak); however, many calculators that use the seven-segment automatically calculate the factorial product when the "!" key is pressed... In Portuguese, 50135 (upside down 'SEIOS'), means 'breasts', and is directly analogous to the English "58008/BOOBS".

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And to think that I was going to go to my bed then evening without that knowledge to comfort me!

amazing alex....any other foreign calculator words we should be aware of? i'm so bored with 07734

Thru the magic of programming, here's a list of all the words you can spell on your calculator.

BEG, BEGO, BEGS, BEL, BELS, BES, BESIGH, BEZ
BEZIL, BEZILS, BHEL, BHELS, BIG, BIGOS, BIGS, BILE
BILES, BILGE, BILGES, BIO, BIOG, BIOGS, BIOS, BIS
BISE, BISH, BIZ, BIZE, BIZES, BOG, BOGIE, BOGIES
BOGLE, BOGLES, BOGS, BOH, BOHS, BOIL, BOILS, BOLE
BOLES, BOLSHIE, BOS, BOSH, EGIS, EGO, EGOS, EHS, ELHI
ELS, GEL, GELS, GEO, GEOS, GHI, GHIS, GIB, GIBE, GIBEL
GIBELS, GIBES, GIBS, GIE, GIES, GIO, GIOS, GIS, GLEI
GLEIS, GLIB, GLIBS, GLOB, GLOBE, GLOBES, GLOBS, GLOZE
GLOZES, GOB, GOBIES, GOBS, GOE, GOEL, GOELS, GOES
GOLE, GOLES, GOS, GOSH, HEIL, HEILS, HELI, HELIO
HELIOS, HELIS, HELO, HELOS, HES, HIB, HIBS, HIE, HIES
HIS, HOB, HOBS, HOE, HOES, HOG, HOGS, HOI, HOISE
HOLE, HOLES, HOLIES, HOLS, HOS, HOSE, HOSEL, IBO
IBOS, IGBO, IGBOS, IGE, IOS, ISH, ISLE, ISO, ISOHEL
LBO, LBOS, LEG, LEGS, LEI, LEIS, LEISH, LEO, LEOS
LES, LESBO, LEZ, LIB, LIBS, LIE, LIES, LIG, LIGS, LIS
LOB, LOBE, LOBES, LOBI, LOBS, LOG, LOGE, LOGES, LOGIE
LOGIES, LOGS, LOS, LOSE, LOSH, LSI, OBE, OBELI, OBES
OBI, OBIE, OBIES, OBIS, OBLIGE, OBLIGES, OBS, OES
OGLE, OGLES, OHS, OIL, OILS, OLE, OLES, OSE, OZES
SEG, SEGHOL, SEGO, SEGOL, SEI, SEIL, SEL, SEZ, SHE
SHEOL, SHIEL, SHOE, SHOG, SHOGI, SIB, SIGH, SILE
SILO, SIZE, SIZEL, SLEIGH, SLOB, SLOE, SLOG, SOB
SOG, SOH, SOIL, SOL, SOLE, SOLEI, SOLI, ZEL, ZELIG
ZELIGS, ZELS, ZHO, ZHOS, ZIG, ZIGS, ZOS

When I was a kid, I discovered, by accident on my mom's calc. that was as big as a dictionary, 55378008.

BOOBLESS

Right! My algorithm only uses the letters once! It was written for a kiddie game I made once.

Yes, BG, those are words. They're in an unabridged dictionary I d/loaded some years ago.

I like the Groovie Goolies!

I just showed this to my son and handed him an old calculator ... he'll be entertained for days. Thanks!

It always comes back to 58008.

Or on 58008 KW. You can't forget that!

shell is another one. we used to play around with spelling words on the calculator when i was a kid too.

Okay, I'm lost. I was talking about the band Groovie Ghoulies. I have been spelling it wrong all along.
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/groovie_ghoulies

excellent nerd #1!

"Bobsleighless" to be without a bobsleigh (13).
5537461375808

(Also "bobsleighish" like a bobsleigh (12), "bibliologies" multiple lists of written works (12), and "glossologies" multiple studies of changes to language (12).)

as usual dumbfounded, you are the best!