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How do I spell "hello" on a calculator?

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0.7734 spells "hello".

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How do you spell ocean?

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You can't. There is not a "C," "A," or "N" that can be made using numbers.

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How do I spell Laura on a calculator?

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You can't spell Laura on a calculator. There are no a, u, or r letters to write on the calculator.

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How would I write "too cute"?

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You cannot write "too cute" as the numbers do not align with the letters that you would need.

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Is there a number for M or B?

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There isn't one for M, but 8 can be used in place of B.

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How do I write "Giselle"?

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3113519 will look like "Giselle" if upside down. But you might struggle to see the difference between the I and L's. (Or, you can try 7 for L's.)

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How do I spell "Liam" on a calculator?

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One, One, Alpha y^x (may vary for calculators), Alpha M+ (may vary for calculators).

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How do I spell "Sophie" on a calculator?

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If you are using a normal 8-segment calculator, then you can't. There is no number for "P." If you are using a scientific calculator, then it's "314d02" in hexadecimal.

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Can I spell Leah on a calculator?

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No, you can't, as there is no symbol that represents A on the calculator. The closest word to Leah is typing 4037 on the calculator.

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How can I spell "Minecraft?"

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You cannot spell Minecraft on a calculator, as there are not numbers that will correspond to the letters that you need.

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How do I spell "WIKIHOW" on the calculator?

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There is no way to do a "K" on a calculator, but you can do "WIIHOW" by typing M0411M (if it has the M option).

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Is there a Y for "bye"?

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There is on a scientific calculator; to get it, you press Alpha then SD.

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How do I spell "Debbie" on a calculator?

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You cannot do the letter D on a calculator.

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How can I write ALEEM in a scientific calculator?

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On a scientific calculator use the alpha button to write the letters A,E,E and M and use the number 1 for the letter L.

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How do I say "I love u" on a calculator?

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You can't write I love u on a calculator because there is neither v nor u.

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Could you use 3 as an 'M' or 'W' if you turn it sideways?

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Yes, you can. You can also turn other numbers sideways, such as 2, which looks like an n.

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Do I have to rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise for letter w on my calculator?

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If you're asking about the numeral 3, turning it 90° counterclockwise (anti-clockwise) makes it an "m." Turning it 90° clockwise makes in a "w."

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What is the longest word you can write on a calculator?

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Babingtonites (13 letters) (they are minerals). When you turn a calculator upside down you can make words. For example, 0.7734 becomes HELLO, and 808 becomes BOB.

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It says on this that 0.7734 spells hello, but I find that 0.1134 is much better. Can you test it and tell me?

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Either one works. 1 looks like i, but it also works. 7 is a uppercase, while 1 can be lowercase or uppercase i

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How can I say Bryan or Nha on a calculator?

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You can' type "Bryan" because you can't type a or r. You can't type "Nha" for the same reason.

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How do you spell “hell” without letters?

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1134 should work. 7734 works also. (By the way, just do "hello" without the 0 and the decimal point.)

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How do you spell Lily or Lili?

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On the scientific calculator, you spell Lili as 1717. You can't spell Lily because there is no number for Y.

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Can you write book on a cauculator?

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No, because there is no number for K. If you want to spell Boo it is 0.08. There is no other way to spell the word book for a calculator.

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Can I spell cheese on a calculator?

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No. There is no number for C. But The closet combination is 353343. It is the only thing you can use.

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Can you spell hippo on a calculator?

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No you can't. There is no number for P. write 0.6614. That is the closet combination of numbers. You can only use that.

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How do I spell help on a calculator?

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6734, then flip it upside down, the p looks like a q (or 9) though.

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How do I spell angel?

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You can’t spell angel cause there aren’t the right letters on the calculator and you couldn’t flip it upside down.

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How do I spell "Lilly" on a calculator?

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67717 just cover up the top of the six and flip it! That's a way of using a Y like covering the bottom of the 8 to make an A .

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How do I spell "Alicia" with a calculator?

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You cannot spell "Alicia" on a calculator as the numbers that are needed to correspond to the letters are not there.

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What do I do if I don't have a hexadecimal button?

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Then you won't get certain letters. It doesn't really matter though, you just won't be able to do certain words, because some numbers won't work as letters.

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