Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)

[colinprince]

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/395382/which-word-begins-with-y-and-looks-like-an-axe-in-this-picture

[clort]

I was intrigued, since it was mentioned in the answer that a HN commenter had helped, meaning it was on HN before.. previous discussion (from 30 June 2017) here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14670306

[tapland]

I have no idea why someone suggested the swedish word for axe. That would make a whole lot of the other letters not match their pictures.

[moioci → tapland]

Dan Bron's accepted answer is rather lengthy and surprisingly interesting, given the subject matter. I find it very persuasive.

[mjw1007 → tapland]

For example, a Swedish company might have made an English version of an existing Swedish ball and mistakenly failed to change one image.