Peg list

The peg list

The memory system’s own material — a settled Major System image for every two-digit pair. Learn it first; everything numeric assumes it.

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3
4
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9
0_
00SEESAW
01SUIT
02SUN
03SUMO
04SIRE
05SEAL
06SASH
07SOCK
08SAFE
09SOAP
1_
10TOES
11TIDE
12TIN
13TOMB
14TYRE
15TOOL
16DISH
17TACK
18TOFFEE
19TAP
2_
20NOSE
21NET
22NUN
23ENEMY
24NERO
25NAIL
26NOTCH
27NECK
28KNIFE
29KNOB
3_
30MOUSE
31MAT
32MOON
33MUMMY
34MOWER
35MULE
36MATCH
37MUG
38MOVIE
39MAP
4_
40ROSE
41ROAD
42RAIN
43RAM
44ROWER
45ROLL
46ROACH
47RAG
48ROOF
49ROPE
5_
50LASSO
51LID
52LION
53LAMB
54LYRE
55LILY
56LEASH
57LOG
58LOAF
59LIP
6_
60CHEESE
61SHEET
62CHAIN
63GYM
64CHAIR
65JELLY
66GEISHA
67SHACK
68CHEF
69SHIP
7_
70GOOSE
71GOAT
72CAN
73COMB
74CAR
75COAL
76COACH
77CAKE
78COFFEE
79CAP
8_
80VASE
81FOOT
82FAN
83FOAM
84FIRE
85FILE
86FISH
87FIG
88FIFE
89VAPE
9_
90BUS
91BEAD
92PAN
93PUMA
94BEAR
95BELL
96BUSH
97BOOK
98BEEHIVE
99PIPE

Read down for tens, across for units. Every code is re-derived from its spelling by akasha/major.py and checked against the number it is filed under, so a typo fails the build rather than quietly teaching you the wrong thing.

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Major System / 0-9

major.0major
Major System: what is the peg for 0?
Major System: which number is ZOO?
ZOO
peg · 0 = z, so z. ZOO
major.1major
Major System: what is the peg for 1?
Major System: which number is TIE?
TIE
peg · 1 = t, so t. TIE
major.2major
Major System: what is the peg for 2?
Major System: which number is NOAH?
NOAH
peg · 2 = n, so n. NOAH Monaco's area — an ark with no room for a second one.
major.3major
Major System: what is the peg for 3?
Major System: which number is EMU?
EMU
peg · 3 = m, so m. EMU
major.4major
Major System: what is the peg for 4?
Major System: which number is ARROW?
ARROW
peg · 4 = r, so r. ARROW The w is free.
major.5major
Major System: what is the peg for 5?
Major System: which number is EEL?
EEL
peg · 5 = l, so l. EEL
major.6major
Major System: what is the peg for 6?
Major System: which number is SHOE?
SHOE
peg · 6 = sh, so sh. SHOE
major.7major
Major System: what is the peg for 7?
Major System: which number is KEY?
KEY
peg · 7 = k, so k. KEY
major.8major
Major System: what is the peg for 8?
Major System: which number is IVY?
IVY
peg · 8 = v, so v. IVY The Vatican's population — a single strand on the wall.
major.9major
Major System: what is the peg for 9?
Major System: which number is BEE?
BEE
peg · 9 = b, so b. BEE Austria, Belarus and Switzerland's populations — the nine-million swarm.

Major System / 00-99

major.00major
Major System: what is the peg for 00?
Major System: which number is SEESAW?
SEESAW
peg · 0 = s and 0 = s, so s-s. SEESAW Both digits the same, both sounds the same. A seesaw goes back and forth like 0-0.
major.01major
Major System: what is the peg for 01?
Major System: which number is SUIT?
SUIT
peg · 0 = s and 1 = t, so s-t. SUIT
major.02major
Major System: what is the peg for 02?
Major System: which number is SUN?
SUN
peg · 0 = s and 2 = n, so s-n. SUN
major.03major
Major System: what is the peg for 03?
Major System: which number is SUMO?
SUMO
peg · 0 = s and 3 = m, so s-m. SUMO
major.04major
Major System: what is the peg for 04?
Major System: which number is SIRE?
SIRE
peg · 0 = s and 4 = r, so s-r. SIRE Used for 1804 — Napoleon crowning himself Sire.
major.05major
Major System: what is the peg for 05?
Major System: which number is SEAL?
SEAL
peg · 0 = s and 5 = l, so s-l. A SEAL balancing a beach ball on its nose. Chosen over SAIL because the x5 column ran SAIL, TAIL, NAIL, RAIL, JAIL — five pegs whose only difference was the first sound.
major.06major
Major System: what is the peg for 06?
Major System: which number is SASH?
SASH
peg · 0 = s and 6 = sh, so s-sh. SASH
major.07major
Major System: what is the peg for 07?
Major System: which number is SOCK?
SOCK
peg · 0 = s and 7 = k, so s-k. SOCK
major.08major
Major System: what is the peg for 08?
Major System: which number is SAFE?
SAFE
peg · 0 = s and 8 = f, so s-f. SAFE The strongbox, not the adjective — pegs must be things you can see.
major.09major
Major System: what is the peg for 09?
Major System: which number is SOAP?
SOAP
peg · 0 = s and 9 = p, so s-p. SOAP
major.10major
Major System: what is the peg for 10?
Major System: which number is TOES?
TOES
peg · 1 = t and 0 = s, so t-s. TOES Ten toes, which is the easiest one in the list. Greece and Hungary's populations, Iceland's area, and 1810.
major.11major
Major System: what is the peg for 11?
Major System: which number is TIDE?
TIDE
peg · 1 = t and 1 = d, so t-d. TIDE Czechia, Sweden and Portugal's populations; Bulgaria and Kosovo's areas.
major.12major
Major System: what is the peg for 12?
Major System: which number is TIN?
TIN
peg · 1 = t and 2 = n, so t-n. TIN Belgium's population.
major.13major
Major System: what is the peg for 13?
Major System: which number is TOMB?
TOMB
peg · 1 = t and 3 = m, so t-m. TOMB The b is silent, so t-m and not t-m-b. Cyprus's population, Greece's area.
major.14major
Major System: what is the peg for 14?
Major System: which number is TYRE?
TYRE
peg · 1 = t and 4 = r, so t-r. TYRE Estonia's population, Montenegro's area.
major.15major
Major System: what is the peg for 15?
Major System: which number is TOOL?
TOOL
peg · 1 = t and 5 = l, so t-l. A TOOL: one heavy spanner, the only thing in the box.
major.16major
Major System: what is the peg for 16?
Major System: which number is DISH?
DISH
peg · 1 = d and 6 = sh, so d-sh. DISH Kosovo's population, Liechtenstein's area.
major.17major
Major System: what is the peg for 17?
Major System: which number is TACK?
TACK
peg · 1 = t and 7 = k, so t-k. TACK Russia's area — one tack pinning down an eighth of the world.
major.18major
Major System: what is the peg for 18?
Major System: which number is TOFFEE?
TOFFEE
peg · 1 = t and 8 = f, so t-f. TOFFEE Double f is one sound. The Netherlands and North Macedonia's populations.
major.19major
Major System: what is the peg for 19?
Major System: which number is TAP?
TAP
peg · 1 = t and 9 = p, so t-p. TAP Romania at 19 million and Latvia at 1.9 million.
major.20major
Major System: what is the peg for 20?
Major System: which number is NOSE?
NOSE
peg · 2 = n and 0 = s, so n-s. NOSE Slovenia's area.
major.21major
Major System: what is the peg for 21?
Major System: which number is NET?
NET
peg · 2 = n and 1 = t, so n-t. NET Slovenia's population, Belarus's area.
major.22major
Major System: what is the peg for 22?
Major System: which number is NUN?
NUN
peg · 2 = n and 2 = n, so n-n. NUN
major.23major
Major System: what is the peg for 23?
Major System: which number is ENEMY?
ENEMY
peg · 2 = n and 3 = m, so n-m. An ENEMY sitting across the table, saying nothing. Chosen over GNOME, which needs you to remember the g is silent.
major.24major
Major System: what is the peg for 24?
Major System: which number is NERO?
NERO
peg · 2 = n and 4 = r, so n-r. NERO Moldova's population; the UK and Romania's shared area.
major.25major
Major System: what is the peg for 25?
Major System: which number is NAIL?
NAIL
peg · 2 = n and 5 = l, so n-l. NAIL
major.26major
Major System: what is the peg for 26?
Major System: which number is NOTCH?
NOTCH
peg · 2 = n and 6 = ch, so n-ch. NOTCH North Macedonia and Luxembourg's areas.
major.27major
Major System: what is the peg for 27?
Major System: which number is NECK?
NECK
peg · 2 = n and 7 = k, so n-k. NECK
major.28major
Major System: what is the peg for 28?
Major System: which number is KNIFE?
KNIFE
peg · 2 = n and 8 = f, so n-f. KNIFE Silent k. Albania's population.
major.29major
Major System: what is the peg for 29?
Major System: which number is KNOB?
KNOB
peg · 2 = n and 9 = b, so n-b. KNOB Silent k again. Lithuania's population, Albania's area.
major.30major
Major System: what is the peg for 30?
Major System: which number is MOUSE?
MOUSE
peg · 3 = m and 0 = s, so m-s. MOUSE Italy's area. Compare 03 SUMO — the mirror.
major.31major
Major System: what is the peg for 31?
Major System: which number is MAT?
MAT
peg · 3 = m and 1 = t, so m-t. MAT Poland and Belgium's areas — both flat, both crossed by everyone.
major.32major
Major System: what is the peg for 32?
Major System: which number is MOON?
MOON
peg · 3 = m and 2 = n, so m-n. MOON Bosnia's population, Malta's area.
major.33major
Major System: what is the peg for 33?
Major System: which number is MUMMY?
MUMMY
peg · 3 = m and 3 = m, so m-m. MUMMY 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act.
major.34major
Major System: what is the peg for 34?
Major System: which number is MOWER?
MOWER
peg · 3 = m and 4 = r, so m-r. MOWER San Marino's population; Finland and Moldova's areas.
major.35major
Major System: what is the peg for 35?
Major System: which number is MULE?
MULE
peg · 3 = m and 5 = l, so m-l. MULE
major.36major
Major System: what is the peg for 36?
Major System: which number is MATCH?
MATCH
peg · 3 = m and 6 = ch, so m-ch. MATCH Germany's area.
major.37major
Major System: what is the peg for 37?
Major System: which number is MUG?
MUG
peg · 3 = m and 7 = g, so m-g. MUG Hard g. Poland's population.
major.38major
Major System: what is the peg for 38?
Major System: which number is MOVIE?
MOVIE
peg · 3 = m and 8 = v, so m-v. MOVIE Ukraine's population — the one number actively changing.
major.39major
Major System: what is the peg for 39?
Major System: which number is MAP?
MAP
peg · 3 = m and 9 = p, so m-p. MAP Croatia 3.9m, Iceland 390k, Monaco 39k; Norway's area.
major.40major
Major System: what is the peg for 40?
Major System: which number is ROSE?
ROSE
peg · 4 = r and 0 = s, so r-s. ROSE Liechtenstein's population.
major.41major
Major System: what is the peg for 41?
Major System: which number is ROAD?
ROAD
peg · 4 = r and 1 = d, so r-d. A ROAD running dead straight to the horizon.
major.42major
Major System: what is the peg for 42?
Major System: which number is RAIN?
RAIN
peg · 4 = r and 2 = n, so r-n. RAIN The Netherlands' area.
major.43major
Major System: what is the peg for 43?
Major System: which number is RAM?
RAM
peg · 4 = r and 3 = m, so r-m. RAM Denmark's area.
major.44major
Major System: what is the peg for 44?
Major System: which number is ROWER?
ROWER
peg · 4 = r and 4 = r, so r-r. ROWER The w is free, so r-r.
major.45major
Major System: what is the peg for 45?
Major System: which number is ROLL?
ROLL
peg · 4 = r and 5 = l, so r-l. A bread ROLL, still warm, torn in half.
major.46major
Major System: what is the peg for 46?
Major System: which number is ROACH?
ROACH
peg · 4 = r and 6 = ch, so r-ch. ROACH
major.47major
Major System: what is the peg for 47?
Major System: which number is RAG?
RAG
peg · 4 = r and 7 = g, so r-g. A RAG — filthy, torn, and carrying something you cannot see. Chosen over RAKE, which rhymes with CAKE at 77, and over ROCK, which rhymed with SOCK and LOCK.
major.48major
Major System: what is the peg for 48?
Major System: which number is ROOF?
ROOF
peg · 4 = r and 8 = f, so r-f. ROOF Spain's population, and 1848 — the year the roof came off Europe.
major.49major
Major System: what is the peg for 49?
Major System: which number is ROPE?
ROPE
peg · 4 = r and 9 = p, so r-p. ROPE Slovakia and the Vatican's areas.
major.50major
Major System: what is the peg for 50?
Major System: which number is LASSO?
LASSO
peg · 5 = l and 0 = s, so l-s. LASSO Double s is one sound.
major.51major
Major System: what is the peg for 51?
Major System: which number is LID?
LID
peg · 5 = l and 1 = d, so l-d. LID Spain and Bosnia's areas.
major.52major
Major System: what is the peg for 52?
Major System: which number is LION?
LION
peg · 5 = l and 2 = n, so l-n. LION
major.53major
Major System: what is the peg for 53?
Major System: which number is LAMB?
LAMB
peg · 5 = l and 3 = m, so l-m. LAMB Silent b.
major.54major
Major System: what is the peg for 54?
Major System: which number is LYRE?
LYRE
peg · 5 = l and 4 = r, so l-r. LYRE Slovakia and Ireland's populations — and the harp is Ireland's state emblem.
major.55major
Major System: what is the peg for 55?
Major System: which number is LILY?
LILY
peg · 5 = l and 5 = l, so l-l. LILY France's area — the fleur-de-lis.
major.56major
Major System: what is the peg for 56?
Major System: which number is LEASH?
LEASH
peg · 5 = l and 6 = sh, so l-sh. LEASH Finland, Norway and Malta's populations; 1756.
major.57major
Major System: what is the peg for 57?
Major System: which number is LOG?
LOG
peg · 5 = l and 7 = g, so l-g. A LOG split open with the axe still standing in it.
major.58major
Major System: what is the peg for 58?
Major System: which number is LOAF?
LOAF
peg · 5 = l and 8 = f, so l-f. LOAF
major.59major
Major System: what is the peg for 59?
Major System: which number is LIP?
LIP
peg · 5 = l and 9 = p, so l-p. LIP Italy's population.
major.60major
Major System: what is the peg for 60?
Major System: which number is CHEESE?
CHEESE
peg · 6 = ch and 0 = s, so ch-s. CHEESE Denmark's population, Ukraine's area, and the 1760s.
major.61major
Major System: what is the peg for 61?
Major System: which number is SHEET?
SHEET
peg · 6 = sh and 1 = t, so sh-t. SHEET San Marino's area.
major.62major
Major System: what is the peg for 62?
Major System: which number is CHAIN?
CHAIN
peg · 6 = ch and 2 = n, so ch-n. CHAIN Montenegro's population.
major.63major
Major System: what is the peg for 63?
Major System: which number is GYM?
GYM
peg · 6 = j and 3 = m, so j-m. GYM Soft g is 6.
major.64major
Major System: what is the peg for 64?
Major System: which number is CHAIR?
CHAIR
peg · 6 = ch and 4 = r, so ch-r. CHAIR Bulgaria's population — the empty chair.
major.65major
Major System: what is the peg for 65?
Major System: which number is JELLY?
JELLY
peg · 6 = j and 5 = l, so j-l. A JELLY turned out of its mould and still wobbling.
major.66major
Major System: what is the peg for 66?
Major System: which number is GEISHA?
GEISHA
peg · 6 = j and 6 = sh, so j-sh. A GEISHA, white-faced, snapping a fan shut. Chosen over CHOO-CHOO, which is hyphenated and childish.
major.67major
Major System: what is the peg for 67?
Major System: which number is SHACK?
SHACK
peg · 6 = sh and 7 = k, so sh-k. SHACK Luxembourg's population.
major.68major
Major System: what is the peg for 68?
Major System: which number is CHEF?
CHEF
peg · 6 = ch and 8 = f, so ch-f. CHEF France's population, obviously.
major.69major
Major System: what is the peg for 69?
Major System: which number is SHIP?
SHIP
peg · 6 = sh and 9 = p, so sh-p. SHIP The UK's population, which is the whole of British history in one word.
major.70major
Major System: what is the peg for 70?
Major System: which number is GOOSE?
GOOSE
peg · 7 = g and 0 = s, so g-s. GOOSE Hard g. Ireland's area.
major.71major
Major System: what is the peg for 71?
Major System: which number is GOAT?
GOAT
peg · 7 = g and 1 = t, so g-t. A GOAT standing on something no goat should be standing on.
major.72major
Major System: what is the peg for 72?
Major System: which number is CAN?
CAN
peg · 7 = k and 2 = n, so k-n. CAN
major.73major
Major System: what is the peg for 73?
Major System: which number is COMB?
COMB
peg · 7 = k and 3 = m, so k-m. COMB Silent b.
major.74major
Major System: what is the peg for 74?
Major System: which number is CAR?
CAR
peg · 7 = k and 4 = r, so k-r. CAR
major.75major
Major System: what is the peg for 75?
Major System: which number is COAL?
COAL
peg · 7 = k and 5 = l, so k-l. COAL
major.76major
Major System: what is the peg for 76?
Major System: which number is COACH?
COACH
peg · 7 = k and 6 = ch, so k-ch. COACH 1776 — a stagecoach leaving without paying the bill.
major.77major
Major System: what is the peg for 77?
Major System: which number is CAKE?
CAKE
peg · 7 = k and 7 = k, so k-k. CAKE Serbia's area.
major.78major
Major System: what is the peg for 78?
Major System: which number is COFFEE?
COFFEE
peg · 7 = k and 8 = f, so k-f. COFFEE Czechia's area is 79 CAP, one along.
major.79major
Major System: what is the peg for 79?
Major System: which number is CAP?
CAP
peg · 7 = k and 9 = p, so k-p. CAP Czechia's area.
major.80major
Major System: what is the peg for 80?
Major System: which number is VASE?
VASE
peg · 8 = v and 0 = s, so v-s. VASE Andorra's population.
major.81major
Major System: what is the peg for 81?
Major System: which number is FOOT?
FOOT
peg · 8 = f and 1 = t, so f-t. FOOT
major.82major
Major System: what is the peg for 82?
Major System: which number is FAN?
FAN
peg · 8 = f and 2 = n, so f-n. FAN
major.83major
Major System: what is the peg for 83?
Major System: which number is FOAM?
FOAM
peg · 8 = f and 3 = m, so f-m. FOAM
major.84major
Major System: what is the peg for 84?
Major System: which number is FIRE?
FIRE
peg · 8 = f and 4 = r, so f-r. FIRE Germany's population and Austria's area — one image, two very different quantities.
major.85major
Major System: what is the peg for 85?
Major System: which number is FILE?
FILE
peg · 8 = f and 5 = l, so f-l. FILE
major.86major
Major System: what is the peg for 86?
Major System: which number is FISH?
FISH
peg · 8 = f and 6 = sh, so f-sh. FISH
major.87major
Major System: what is the peg for 87?
Major System: which number is FIG?
FIG
peg · 8 = f and 7 = g, so f-g. FIG Hard g.
major.88major
Major System: what is the peg for 88?
Major System: which number is FIFE?
FIFE
peg · 8 = f and 8 = f, so f-f. FIFE The flute.
major.89major
Major System: what is the peg for 89?
Major System: which number is VAPE?
VAPE
peg · 8 = v and 9 = p, so v-p. VAPE — a cloud of vapour with the digits hanging in it. The only /eɪ/ in a column that is otherwise all -ap, -ip and -ope.
major.90major
Major System: what is the peg for 90?
Major System: which number is BUS?
BUS
peg · 9 = b and 0 = s, so b-s. BUS
major.91major
Major System: what is the peg for 91?
Major System: which number is BEAD?
BEAD
peg · 9 = b and 1 = d, so b-d. A BEAD of glass held up to the light. Chosen over PET, which rhymes with NET at 21, and over BAT, which rhymed with MAT and CAT.
major.92major
Major System: what is the peg for 92?
Major System: which number is PAN?
PAN
peg · 9 = p and 2 = n, so p-n. PAN Portugal's area.
major.93major
Major System: what is the peg for 93?
Major System: which number is PUMA?
PUMA
peg · 9 = p and 3 = m, so p-m. PUMA Hungary and Cyprus's areas, and 1793.
major.94major
Major System: what is the peg for 94?
Major System: which number is BEAR?
BEAR
peg · 9 = b and 4 = r, so b-r. BEAR
major.95major
Major System: what is the peg for 95?
Major System: which number is BELL?
BELL
peg · 9 = b and 5 = l, so b-l. BELL
major.96major
Major System: what is the peg for 96?
Major System: which number is BUSH?
BUSH
peg · 9 = b and 6 = sh, so b-sh. BUSH
major.97major
Major System: what is the peg for 97?
Major System: which number is BOOK?
BOOK
peg · 9 = b and 7 = k, so b-k. BOOK
major.98major
Major System: what is the peg for 98?
Major System: which number is BEEHIVE?
BEEHIVE
peg · 9 = b and 8 = v, so b-v. BEEHIVE The h is free, so b-v and not b-h-v.
major.99major
Major System: what is the peg for 99?
Major System: which number is PIPE?
PIPE
peg · 9 = p and 9 = p, so p-p. PIPE 1799, Brumaire.