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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):
a
i
m
an
swer
ec
centric
fo
ld
im
plore
ip
silateral
ir
idium
je
ster
kh
aki
le
g
on
e
os
trich
pi
g
ub
iquitous
ul
terior
ve
ndetta
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!
word no-computers english open-ended
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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):
a
i
m
an
swer
ec
centric
fo
ld
im
plore
ip
silateral
ir
idium
je
ster
kh
aki
le
g
on
e
os
trich
pi
g
ub
iquitous
ul
terior
ve
ndetta
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!
word no-computers english open-ended
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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– jafe
yesterday
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– 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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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):
a
i
m
an
swer
ec
centric
fo
ld
im
plore
ip
silateral
ir
idium
je
ster
kh
aki
le
g
on
e
os
trich
pi
g
ub
iquitous
ul
terior
ve
ndetta
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!
word no-computers english open-ended
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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):
a
i
m
an
swer
ec
centric
fo
ld
im
plore
ip
silateral
ir
idium
je
ster
kh
aki
le
g
on
e
os
trich
pi
g
ub
iquitous
ul
terior
ve
ndetta
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!
word no-computers english open-ended
word no-computers english open-ended
asked yesterday
jafejafe
22.2k462223
22.2k462223
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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– jafe
yesterday
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– 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
add a comment |
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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– jafe
yesterday
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– 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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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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– jafe
yesterday
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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– jafe
yesterday
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– bazzilic
17 hours ago
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– 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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@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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5 Answers
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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
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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– Punintended
8 hours ago
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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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– 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♦
yesterday
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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
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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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– Brandon_J
yesterday
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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
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Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
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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– El-Guest
yesterday
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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
New contributor
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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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thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
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– 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
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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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– Jerry
8 hours ago
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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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– Omega Krypton
2 hours ago
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and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
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– Omega Krypton
2 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
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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– Punintended
8 hours ago
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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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– Punintended
5 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
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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– Punintended
8 hours ago
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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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– Punintended
5 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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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
answered yesterday
Rubio♦Rubio
29.1k565179
29.1k565179
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now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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– AHKieran
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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– Punintended
8 hours ago
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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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– Punintended
5 hours ago
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1
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now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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– AHKieran
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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– Punintended
8 hours ago
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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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– Punintended
5 hours ago
1
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now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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– AHKieran
9 hours ago
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now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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– AHKieran
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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– Punintended
8 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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– Punintended
8 hours ago
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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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(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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– Punintended
5 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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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♦
yesterday
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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
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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♦
yesterday
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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
add a comment |
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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
answered yesterday
El-GuestEl-Guest
19.6k24388
19.6k24388
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did you just comment-snipe me? lol
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– Rubio♦
yesterday
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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
add a comment |
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did you just comment-snipe me? lol
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– Rubio♦
yesterday
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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
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did you just comment-snipe me? lol
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– Rubio♦
yesterday
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did you just comment-snipe me? lol
$endgroup$
– Rubio♦
yesterday
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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
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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
$begingroup$
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
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@Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
yesterday
add a comment |
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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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– 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
$begingroup$
@Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
yesterday
|
show 2 more comments
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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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$begingroup$
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
$begingroup$
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
|
show 2 more comments
$begingroup$
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...
$endgroup$
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...
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
64k3163250
64k3163250
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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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– 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
$begingroup$
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
|
show 2 more comments
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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
$begingroup$
@Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
yesterday
|
show 2 more comments
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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
New contributor
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
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
New contributor
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
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
New contributor
$endgroup$
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
New contributor
New contributor
answered 18 hours ago
JerryJerry
1514
1514
New contributor
New contributor
add a comment |
add a comment |
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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
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– 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
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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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– Jerry
8 hours ago
$begingroup$
Hi @Jerry thank you for you question. I believe an American surname would suffice as an English word?
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– Omega Krypton
2 hours ago
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and may I know the reason why this was downvoted? thanks!
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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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
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
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
add a comment |
$begingroup$
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
$endgroup$
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
edited 12 hours ago
Annosz
4897
4897
answered 12 hours ago
Omega KryptonOmega Krypton
4,6482441
4,6482441
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thanks for the spoilering!@Annosz
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– 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
$endgroup$
– jafe
9 hours ago
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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
$endgroup$
– 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
add a comment |
$begingroup$
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
add a comment |
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Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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– jafe
yesterday
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Are abbreviations allowed? E.g., USA, CPU, GCD?
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– 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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14 hours ago