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Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):




aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta




In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.



Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!










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    Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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    Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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    @bazzilic No abbreviations. Otherwise you could make literally any two-letter combination usin one abbreviation or another...
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Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):




aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta




In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.



Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!










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    Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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    Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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    @bazzilic No abbreviations. Otherwise you could make literally any two-letter combination usin one abbreviation or another...
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Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):




aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta




In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.



Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!










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Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):




aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta




In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.



Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!







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    @bazzilic No abbreviations. Otherwise you could make literally any two-letter combination usin one abbreviation or another...
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– bazzilic
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
$endgroup$
– bazzilic
17 hours ago












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@bazzilic No abbreviations. Otherwise you could make literally any two-letter combination usin one abbreviation or another...
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– jafe
14 hours ago




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25 - antidisestablishmentarian




aardvark

antimony

attune

bisect

edict

eigenvector

ester

festive

issue

iterate

jackanapes

obelisk

oligarchy

picnic

psalm

rheumatism

smelly

tendency

unsavory

utilitarian

varied

vroom

witness

xanthan

ynambu







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    now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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    @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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    (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
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    6 hours ago










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    @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
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I believe I can get




antidisestablishmentarian




using the following...




a a rdvark
a n t
a t e
b i d
e d ucate
e i ght
e s sence
f e et
i s
i t
l a boratory
o b lique
o l factory
p i glet
p s oriasis
r h ododendron
s m all
t e nacious
u n wise
u t most
v a riable
v r oom
w i nner
x a nthophyll
y n ambu







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    did you just comment-snipe me? lol
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    @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
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    Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
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    @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
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    yesterday



















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Here's an 18:




INCONSEQUENTIALITY:

aimiable

angina

ecological

eosilophilia

gnat

ischaemic

jetstream

oquassa

outrageous

persimmon

pneumatic

ptarmigan

qi

random

slaughterhouse

titanium

uterus

zygote




And a 20:




UNCHARACTERISTICALLY:

authoritarian

cnidarian

echidna

eh

familiar

fraught

gastronomic

icicle

iterative

jeremiad

krypton

mismanagement

osculation

otiose

pigheadedness

scandium

tartrate

ullage

ultimate

zymurgy




And a 23: (Oops, no, there was an error in this one, pointed out by Rubio in TSL. Since I now have a longer one I shan't bother trying to fix it.



And a 24:




TETRAIODOPHENOLPHTHALEIN:

atropine

belladonna

ctenoid

dragoon

earldom

eigenvalue

eolithic

idempotent

ionization

ipecac

khazi

leucocyte

mnemonic

molybdenum

olfactory

opposition

phenolphthalein

pterodactyl

rhesus

sarcophagus

slatternly

teleological

timber

unimodal




The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...






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    I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
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    Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
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    I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
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    Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
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    yesterday










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    @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
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Not sure if this counts:



27 letters - Honorificabilitudinitatibus




a h old
a o rta
c n ida
c o ral
c r ane
d i ce
e f fect
e i ght
i c e
j a b
k b ar
k i ss
k l oof
l i ttle
n t h
n u ll
o d e
o i ntment
o n
p i tt
p t erodactyl
q a t
s t able
t i me
u b iquitous
v u g
y s laked







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    30 - pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism




    a p e
    a s ide
    b e come
    b u t
    e d ible
    e o n
    e p ilogue
    e s pecially
    f e ed
    f u el
    i d ol
    i o n
    k h an
    k y ar
    m p ret
    n o tice
    o p posite
    p a rt
    p r ey
    q a tar
    s t and
    t h at
    t y rant
    u r anium
    w o men
    x i phoid
    y d rad
    y i eld
    y s laked
    z m uda







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      thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
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      Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
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      Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
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      Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
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      and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
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    25 - antidisestablishmentarian




    aardvark

    antimony

    attune

    bisect

    edict

    eigenvector

    ester

    festive

    issue

    iterate

    jackanapes

    obelisk

    oligarchy

    picnic

    psalm

    rheumatism

    smelly

    tendency

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    varied

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      now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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      @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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      (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
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      @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
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    25 - antidisestablishmentarian




    aardvark

    antimony

    attune

    bisect

    edict

    eigenvector

    ester

    festive

    issue

    iterate

    jackanapes

    obelisk

    oligarchy

    picnic

    psalm

    rheumatism

    smelly

    tendency

    unsavory

    utilitarian

    varied

    vroom

    witness

    xanthan

    ynambu







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      now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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      @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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      (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
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      – Rubio
      6 hours ago










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      @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
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    aardvark

    antimony

    attune

    bisect

    edict

    eigenvector

    ester

    festive

    issue

    iterate

    jackanapes

    obelisk

    oligarchy

    picnic

    psalm

    rheumatism

    smelly

    tendency

    unsavory

    utilitarian

    varied

    vroom

    witness

    xanthan

    ynambu







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    25 - antidisestablishmentarian




    aardvark

    antimony

    attune

    bisect

    edict

    eigenvector

    ester

    festive

    issue

    iterate

    jackanapes

    obelisk

    oligarchy

    picnic

    psalm

    rheumatism

    smelly

    tendency

    unsavory

    utilitarian

    varied

    vroom

    witness

    xanthan

    ynambu








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      now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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      9 hours ago












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      @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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      (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
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      – Rubio
      6 hours ago










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      @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
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      now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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      – AHKieran
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      @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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      (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      6 hours ago










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      @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
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      – Punintended
      5 hours ago








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    now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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    9 hours ago






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    now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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    $begingroup$
    @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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    – Punintended
    8 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    @AHKieran It turns out that's not possible! If you break the word into alphabetical runs you get 25 distinct chunks, the last two of which are "ios" and "is". No words start with "zs" (for the last letter), so "is" have to belong to y. This means you need "xi-", "xo-" and "xs-" words, the last of which doesn't exist
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    (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    6 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    (Notice that this isn't even "antidisestablishmentarianism", which for similar reasons doesn't appear to be possible.)
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    6 hours ago












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    @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
    $endgroup$
    – Punintended
    5 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    @Rubio "Antidisestablishmentarianism" only has 13 alphabetical chunks, which gives you a lot more flexibility. I'll take your word for it, but I find that pretty surprising
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    – Punintended
    5 hours ago











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    I believe I can get




    antidisestablishmentarian




    using the following...




    a a rdvark
    a n t
    a t e
    b i d
    e d ucate
    e i ght
    e s sence
    f e et
    i s
    i t
    l a boratory
    o b lique
    o l factory
    p i glet
    p s oriasis
    r h ododendron
    s m all
    t e nacious
    u n wise
    u t most
    v a riable
    v r oom
    w i nner
    x a nthophyll
    y n ambu







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      did you just comment-snipe me? lol
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      @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
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      – El-Guest
      yesterday










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      Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
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      – Rubio
      yesterday










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      @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
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      – El-Guest
      yesterday
















    7












    $begingroup$

    I believe I can get




    antidisestablishmentarian




    using the following...




    a a rdvark
    a n t
    a t e
    b i d
    e d ucate
    e i ght
    e s sence
    f e et
    i s
    i t
    l a boratory
    o b lique
    o l factory
    p i glet
    p s oriasis
    r h ododendron
    s m all
    t e nacious
    u n wise
    u t most
    v a riable
    v r oom
    w i nner
    x a nthophyll
    y n ambu







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      @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
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      Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
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      yesterday










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      @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
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    I believe I can get




    antidisestablishmentarian




    using the following...




    a a rdvark
    a n t
    a t e
    b i d
    e d ucate
    e i ght
    e s sence
    f e et
    i s
    i t
    l a boratory
    o b lique
    o l factory
    p i glet
    p s oriasis
    r h ododendron
    s m all
    t e nacious
    u n wise
    u t most
    v a riable
    v r oom
    w i nner
    x a nthophyll
    y n ambu







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    I believe I can get




    antidisestablishmentarian




    using the following...




    a a rdvark
    a n t
    a t e
    b i d
    e d ucate
    e i ght
    e s sence
    f e et
    i s
    i t
    l a boratory
    o b lique
    o l factory
    p i glet
    p s oriasis
    r h ododendron
    s m all
    t e nacious
    u n wise
    u t most
    v a riable
    v r oom
    w i nner
    x a nthophyll
    y n ambu








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    answered yesterday









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      did you just comment-snipe me? lol
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
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      @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday


















    • $begingroup$
      did you just comment-snipe me? lol
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday
















    $begingroup$
    did you just comment-snipe me? lol
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    did you just comment-snipe me? lol
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
    $endgroup$
    – El-Guest
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
    $endgroup$
    – El-Guest
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
    $endgroup$
    – El-Guest
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
    $endgroup$
    – El-Guest
    yesterday











    6












    $begingroup$

    Here's an 18:




    INCONSEQUENTIALITY:

    aimiable

    angina

    ecological

    eosilophilia

    gnat

    ischaemic

    jetstream

    oquassa

    outrageous

    persimmon

    pneumatic

    ptarmigan

    qi

    random

    slaughterhouse

    titanium

    uterus

    zygote




    And a 20:




    UNCHARACTERISTICALLY:

    authoritarian

    cnidarian

    echidna

    eh

    familiar

    fraught

    gastronomic

    icicle

    iterative

    jeremiad

    krypton

    mismanagement

    osculation

    otiose

    pigheadedness

    scandium

    tartrate

    ullage

    ultimate

    zymurgy




    And a 23: (Oops, no, there was an error in this one, pointed out by Rubio in TSL. Since I now have a longer one I shan't bother trying to fix it.



    And a 24:




    TETRAIODOPHENOLPHTHALEIN:

    atropine

    belladonna

    ctenoid

    dragoon

    earldom

    eigenvalue

    eolithic

    idempotent

    ionization

    ipecac

    khazi

    leucocyte

    mnemonic

    molybdenum

    olfactory

    opposition

    phenolphthalein

    pterodactyl

    rhesus

    sarcophagus

    slatternly

    teleological

    timber

    unimodal




    The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...






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      I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
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      Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
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      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










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      I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
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      – Rubio
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday
















    6












    $begingroup$

    Here's an 18:




    INCONSEQUENTIALITY:

    aimiable

    angina

    ecological

    eosilophilia

    gnat

    ischaemic

    jetstream

    oquassa

    outrageous

    persimmon

    pneumatic

    ptarmigan

    qi

    random

    slaughterhouse

    titanium

    uterus

    zygote




    And a 20:




    UNCHARACTERISTICALLY:

    authoritarian

    cnidarian

    echidna

    eh

    familiar

    fraught

    gastronomic

    icicle

    iterative

    jeremiad

    krypton

    mismanagement

    osculation

    otiose

    pigheadedness

    scandium

    tartrate

    ullage

    ultimate

    zymurgy




    And a 23: (Oops, no, there was an error in this one, pointed out by Rubio in TSL. Since I now have a longer one I shan't bother trying to fix it.



    And a 24:




    TETRAIODOPHENOLPHTHALEIN:

    atropine

    belladonna

    ctenoid

    dragoon

    earldom

    eigenvalue

    eolithic

    idempotent

    ionization

    ipecac

    khazi

    leucocyte

    mnemonic

    molybdenum

    olfactory

    opposition

    phenolphthalein

    pterodactyl

    rhesus

    sarcophagus

    slatternly

    teleological

    timber

    unimodal




    The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...






    share|improve this answer











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    • $begingroup$
      I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
      $endgroup$
      – Brandon_J
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










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      @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday














    6












    6








    6





    $begingroup$

    Here's an 18:




    INCONSEQUENTIALITY:

    aimiable

    angina

    ecological

    eosilophilia

    gnat

    ischaemic

    jetstream

    oquassa

    outrageous

    persimmon

    pneumatic

    ptarmigan

    qi

    random

    slaughterhouse

    titanium

    uterus

    zygote




    And a 20:




    UNCHARACTERISTICALLY:

    authoritarian

    cnidarian

    echidna

    eh

    familiar

    fraught

    gastronomic

    icicle

    iterative

    jeremiad

    krypton

    mismanagement

    osculation

    otiose

    pigheadedness

    scandium

    tartrate

    ullage

    ultimate

    zymurgy




    And a 23: (Oops, no, there was an error in this one, pointed out by Rubio in TSL. Since I now have a longer one I shan't bother trying to fix it.



    And a 24:




    TETRAIODOPHENOLPHTHALEIN:

    atropine

    belladonna

    ctenoid

    dragoon

    earldom

    eigenvalue

    eolithic

    idempotent

    ionization

    ipecac

    khazi

    leucocyte

    mnemonic

    molybdenum

    olfactory

    opposition

    phenolphthalein

    pterodactyl

    rhesus

    sarcophagus

    slatternly

    teleological

    timber

    unimodal




    The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...






    share|improve this answer











    $endgroup$



    Here's an 18:




    INCONSEQUENTIALITY:

    aimiable

    angina

    ecological

    eosilophilia

    gnat

    ischaemic

    jetstream

    oquassa

    outrageous

    persimmon

    pneumatic

    ptarmigan

    qi

    random

    slaughterhouse

    titanium

    uterus

    zygote




    And a 20:




    UNCHARACTERISTICALLY:

    authoritarian

    cnidarian

    echidna

    eh

    familiar

    fraught

    gastronomic

    icicle

    iterative

    jeremiad

    krypton

    mismanagement

    osculation

    otiose

    pigheadedness

    scandium

    tartrate

    ullage

    ultimate

    zymurgy




    And a 23: (Oops, no, there was an error in this one, pointed out by Rubio in TSL. Since I now have a longer one I shan't bother trying to fix it.



    And a 24:




    TETRAIODOPHENOLPHTHALEIN:

    atropine

    belladonna

    ctenoid

    dragoon

    earldom

    eigenvalue

    eolithic

    idempotent

    ionization

    ipecac

    khazi

    leucocyte

    mnemonic

    molybdenum

    olfactory

    opposition

    phenolphthalein

    pterodactyl

    rhesus

    sarcophagus

    slatternly

    teleological

    timber

    unimodal




    The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...







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    edited yesterday

























    answered yesterday









    Gareth McCaughanGareth McCaughan

    64k3163250




    64k3163250












    • $begingroup$
      I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
      $endgroup$
      – Brandon_J
      yesterday










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      Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










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      I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      yesterday










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      Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










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      @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday


















    • $begingroup$
      I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
      $endgroup$
      – Brandon_J
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
      $endgroup$
      – Rubio
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
      $endgroup$
      – Gareth McCaughan
      yesterday










    • $begingroup$
      @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
      $endgroup$
      – El-Guest
      yesterday
















    $begingroup$
    I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
    $endgroup$
    – Brandon_J
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
    $endgroup$
    – Brandon_J
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday




    $begingroup$
    Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday












    $begingroup$
    @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
    $endgroup$
    – El-Guest
    yesterday




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    27 letters - Honorificabilitudinitatibus




    a h old
    a o rta
    c n ida
    c o ral
    c r ane
    d i ce
    e f fect
    e i ght
    i c e
    j a b
    k b ar
    k i ss
    k l oof
    l i ttle
    n t h
    n u ll
    o d e
    o i ntment
    o n
    p i tt
    p t erodactyl
    q a t
    s t able
    t i me
    u b iquitous
    v u g
    y s laked







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      27 letters - Honorificabilitudinitatibus




      a h old
      a o rta
      c n ida
      c o ral
      c r ane
      d i ce
      e f fect
      e i ght
      i c e
      j a b
      k b ar
      k i ss
      k l oof
      l i ttle
      n t h
      n u ll
      o d e
      o i ntment
      o n
      p i tt
      p t erodactyl
      q a t
      s t able
      t i me
      u b iquitous
      v u g
      y s laked







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        3








        3





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        27 letters - Honorificabilitudinitatibus




        a h old
        a o rta
        c n ida
        c o ral
        c r ane
        d i ce
        e f fect
        e i ght
        i c e
        j a b
        k b ar
        k i ss
        k l oof
        l i ttle
        n t h
        n u ll
        o d e
        o i ntment
        o n
        p i tt
        p t erodactyl
        q a t
        s t able
        t i me
        u b iquitous
        v u g
        y s laked







        share|improve this answer








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        Not sure if this counts:



        27 letters - Honorificabilitudinitatibus




        a h old
        a o rta
        c n ida
        c o ral
        c r ane
        d i ce
        e f fect
        e i ght
        i c e
        j a b
        k b ar
        k i ss
        k l oof
        l i ttle
        n t h
        n u ll
        o d e
        o i ntment
        o n
        p i tt
        p t erodactyl
        q a t
        s t able
        t i me
        u b iquitous
        v u g
        y s laked








        share|improve this answer








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        answered 18 hours ago









        JerryJerry

        1514




        1514




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            30 - pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism




            a p e
            a s ide
            b e come
            b u t
            e d ible
            e o n
            e p ilogue
            e s pecially
            f e ed
            f u el
            i d ol
            i o n
            k h an
            k y ar
            m p ret
            n o tice
            o p posite
            p a rt
            p r ey
            q a tar
            s t and
            t h at
            t y rant
            u r anium
            w o men
            x i phoid
            y d rad
            y i eld
            y s laked
            z m uda







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            • $begingroup$
              thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              12 hours ago












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              Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
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              – jafe
              9 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
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              – Jerry
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
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              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago
















            2












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            30 - pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism




            a p e
            a s ide
            b e come
            b u t
            e d ible
            e o n
            e p ilogue
            e s pecially
            f e ed
            f u el
            i d ol
            i o n
            k h an
            k y ar
            m p ret
            n o tice
            o p posite
            p a rt
            p r ey
            q a tar
            s t and
            t h at
            t y rant
            u r anium
            w o men
            x i phoid
            y d rad
            y i eld
            y s laked
            z m uda







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            • $begingroup$
              thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              12 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
              $endgroup$
              – jafe
              9 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
              $endgroup$
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              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
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              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago














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            2





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            30 - pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism




            a p e
            a s ide
            b e come
            b u t
            e d ible
            e o n
            e p ilogue
            e s pecially
            f e ed
            f u el
            i d ol
            i o n
            k h an
            k y ar
            m p ret
            n o tice
            o p posite
            p a rt
            p r ey
            q a tar
            s t and
            t h at
            t y rant
            u r anium
            w o men
            x i phoid
            y d rad
            y i eld
            y s laked
            z m uda







            share|improve this answer











            $endgroup$



            Here's a...



            30 - pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism




            a p e
            a s ide
            b e come
            b u t
            e d ible
            e o n
            e p ilogue
            e s pecially
            f e ed
            f u el
            i d ol
            i o n
            k h an
            k y ar
            m p ret
            n o tice
            o p posite
            p a rt
            p r ey
            q a tar
            s t and
            t h at
            t y rant
            u r anium
            w o men
            x i phoid
            y d rad
            y i eld
            y s laked
            z m uda








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            • $begingroup$
              thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              12 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
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              – jafe
              9 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
              $endgroup$
              – Jerry
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago


















            • $begingroup$
              thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              12 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
              $endgroup$
              – jafe
              9 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
              $endgroup$
              – Jerry
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
              $endgroup$
              – Omega Krypton
              2 hours ago
















            $begingroup$
            thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
            $endgroup$
            – Omega Krypton
            12 hours ago






            $begingroup$
            thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
            $endgroup$
            – Omega Krypton
            12 hours ago














            $begingroup$
            Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
            $endgroup$
            – jafe
            9 hours ago




            $begingroup$
            Nice work! I wonder about ydrad and yslaked. Are those still valid English? At least in Wiktionary they're marked as "obsolete" forms. I've never heard of either word, but then again the same goes for many other words in these solutions which are still perfectly valid :P
            $endgroup$
            – jafe
            9 hours ago












            $begingroup$
            Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
            $endgroup$
            – Jerry
            8 hours ago






            $begingroup$
            Impressive! I can't find any hits for zmuda, which I was curious about though? Is that a real word? I only found it as a name
            $endgroup$
            – Jerry
            8 hours ago














            $begingroup$
            Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
            $endgroup$
            – Omega Krypton
            2 hours ago




            $begingroup$
            Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
            $endgroup$
            – Omega Krypton
            2 hours ago












            $begingroup$
            and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
            $endgroup$
            – Omega Krypton
            2 hours ago




            $begingroup$
            and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
            $endgroup$
            – Omega Krypton
            2 hours ago


















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