The variations must consist of a salutation, genitalia (usually male) and a potato product.

A variation of the same illusion (and the most common form in which it is seen today, see figure) consists of a set of arrow-like figures.

This variation consists mostly of heavy chords alternating with sections of brilliant arpeggios shared between the hands.

A variation of this overprint, consisting of the letters "Ε.

These variations must result in the same movement as the rest of the line, but may consist of additional or slightly different steps.

This variation consists of two statements of the consequent phrase from the original theme, instead of the typical a plus b phrases.

An informal variation of the game consists of the players exclusively submitting hilarious and outrageous definitions.

Another common variation consists of a request for the U.S. citizen's bank account information, purportedly to transfer money into the account.

Another variation, Alphaghetti, consists of letter-shaped pasta in a marinara or spaghetti sauce.