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Word-Letter Ladder
Second-rate spellingLongest Calculator Word?9 letter word decompositionWord ladder island (formerly dead-end)Find the longest string of words such that the (4 letter) end of one word is the start of the nextWhat is a Measured Word™?Change a letter, add a letterChallenge: Longest x-height word/sentenceWord list: 2 consonants 2 vowelsA word pronounced like lettersWord Rectangle #2
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Inspired by this
What is the longest word you can form by using other words arranged in alphabetical order, and making a ladder out of their letters.
Example: (8 letters - Identity)
icei
denticalid
eologyi
nerttestt
igerul
traz
ygote
Rules:
The width of the ladder (which refers to the largest index of any letter in the series. For example, in the above series, the width is 3) should lie between 2 and half the length of the word (for example if the word(to be made) has 9 digits, then the width can be 2, 3, or 4 only)
The words need to be taken from English language only.
You may refer dictionaries, but no programming allowed.
Use of abbreviations and proper names is not allowed
In case of a tie, the series in which the last word ("zygote" in the example) comes earlier will be the winner.
(After @AHKieran's answer) The letter's index should follow a pattern like 12321232123 or 1234543212345 or 34543212345432 only. You cannot have the same index used of the consecutive words, and it is not important to start with the first letter of the first word, but the indices should be from 1 to the width of the letter only (in order).
You can use one word only once, and the word you are trying to make cannot be used in the series. (In the example, I cannot use "Identity" in the series).
May the longest word win!
BONUS:
Try making pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (I haven't checked if it's possible or not, but even I'll try making this)
no-computers language english word-property word-problem
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Inspired by this
What is the longest word you can form by using other words arranged in alphabetical order, and making a ladder out of their letters.
Example: (8 letters - Identity)
icei
denticalid
eologyi
nerttestt
igerul
traz
ygote
Rules:
The width of the ladder (which refers to the largest index of any letter in the series. For example, in the above series, the width is 3) should lie between 2 and half the length of the word (for example if the word(to be made) has 9 digits, then the width can be 2, 3, or 4 only)
The words need to be taken from English language only.
You may refer dictionaries, but no programming allowed.
Use of abbreviations and proper names is not allowed
In case of a tie, the series in which the last word ("zygote" in the example) comes earlier will be the winner.
(After @AHKieran's answer) The letter's index should follow a pattern like 12321232123 or 1234543212345 or 34543212345432 only. You cannot have the same index used of the consecutive words, and it is not important to start with the first letter of the first word, but the indices should be from 1 to the width of the letter only (in order).
You can use one word only once, and the word you are trying to make cannot be used in the series. (In the example, I cannot use "Identity" in the series).
May the longest word win!
BONUS:
Try making pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (I haven't checked if it's possible or not, but even I'll try making this)
no-computers language english word-property word-problem
edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
1535
asked 3 hours ago
NatashaNatasha
47013
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In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
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– hexomino
3 hours ago
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is the word which defines the maximum index the one going across for that particular instance or the word going down that we're trying to complete?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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@AHKieran the width refers to how many indices the ladder formed spans. In the example, the letters used have indices 1, 2 and 3. So the width is 3.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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Inspired by this
What is the longest word you can form by using other words arranged in alphabetical order, and making a ladder out of their letters.
Example: (8 letters - Identity)
icei
denticalid
eologyi
nerttestt
igerul
traz
ygote
Rules:
The width of the ladder (which refers to the largest index of any letter in the series. For example, in the above series, the width is 3) should lie between 2 and half the length of the word (for example if the word(to be made) has 9 digits, then the width can be 2, 3, or 4 only)
The words need to be taken from English language only.
You may refer dictionaries, but no programming allowed.
Use of abbreviations and proper names is not allowed
In case of a tie, the series in which the last word ("zygote" in the example) comes earlier will be the winner.
(After @AHKieran's answer) The letter's index should follow a pattern like 12321232123 or 1234543212345 or 34543212345432 only. You cannot have the same index used of the consecutive words, and it is not important to start with the first letter of the first word, but the indices should be from 1 to the width of the letter only (in order).
You can use one word only once, and the word you are trying to make cannot be used in the series. (In the example, I cannot use "Identity" in the series).
May the longest word win!
BONUS:
Try making pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (I haven't checked if it's possible or not, but even I'll try making this)
no-computers language english word-property word-problem
edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
1535
asked 3 hours ago
NatashaNatasha
47013
$endgroup$
Inspired by this
What is the longest word you can form by using other words arranged in alphabetical order, and making a ladder out of their letters.
Example: (8 letters - Identity)
icei
denticalid
eologyi
nerttestt
igerul
traz
ygote
Rules:
The width of the ladder (which refers to the largest index of any letter in the series. For example, in the above series, the width is 3) should lie between 2 and half the length of the word (for example if the word(to be made) has 9 digits, then the width can be 2, 3, or 4 only)
The words need to be taken from English language only.
You may refer dictionaries, but no programming allowed.
Use of abbreviations and proper names is not allowed
In case of a tie, the series in which the last word ("zygote" in the example) comes earlier will be the winner.
(After @AHKieran's answer) The letter's index should follow a pattern like 12321232123 or 1234543212345 or 34543212345432 only. You cannot have the same index used of the consecutive words, and it is not important to start with the first letter of the first word, but the indices should be from 1 to the width of the letter only (in order).
You can use one word only once, and the word you are trying to make cannot be used in the series. (In the example, I cannot use "Identity" in the series).
May the longest word win!
BONUS:
Try making pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (I haven't checked if it's possible or not, but even I'll try making this)
no-computers language english word-property word-problem
no-computers language english word-property word-problem
edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
1535
asked 3 hours ago
NatashaNatasha
47013
edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
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asked 3 hours ago
NatashaNatasha
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edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
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edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
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edited 57 mins ago
Sanchises
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1535
asked 3 hours ago
NatashaNatasha
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asked 3 hours ago
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In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
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– hexomino
3 hours ago
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is the word which defines the maximum index the one going across for that particular instance or the word going down that we're trying to complete?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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@AHKieran the width refers to how many indices the ladder formed spans. In the example, the letters used have indices 1, 2 and 3. So the width is 3.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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2
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In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
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– hexomino
3 hours ago
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is the word which defines the maximum index the one going across for that particular instance or the word going down that we're trying to complete?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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@AHKieran the width refers to how many indices the ladder formed spans. In the example, the letters used have indices 1, 2 and 3. So the width is 3.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
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– hexomino
3 hours ago
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In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
$endgroup$
– hexomino
3 hours ago
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is the word which defines the maximum index the one going across for that particular instance or the word going down that we're trying to complete?
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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is the word which defines the maximum index the one going across for that particular instance or the word going down that we're trying to complete?
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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@AHKieran the width refers to how many indices the ladder formed spans. In the example, the letters used have indices 1, 2 and 3. So the width is 3.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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@AHKieran the width refers to how many indices the ladder formed spans. In the example, the letters used have indices 1, 2 and 3. So the width is 3.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Natasha
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14 letters (couldn't resist):
ALPHABETICALLY
alphabet
alter
capture
cash
diaspora
ebonyeccentric
eternal
friction
frictionless
ghastly
glowinglower
lynx
21 letters:
INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES
ibis
inaccurate
incarcerate
incompatible
incomplete
incomprehensible
incorrect
indeed
inheritance
lemurnatural
oscillate
painful
panbiogeography
panbiogeographical
pandalike
pandimensial
panther
prince
reststop
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
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This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, so long it's likely I made a mistake at some point)
amputee (3)
answer (2)
ear (1)
european (2)
familiar (3)
famously (4)
fecundation (5)
fictionalise (6)
floriculturist (7)
formalization (6)
fractional (5)
furrowing (4)
glance (3)
g-man (2) (not sure it counts as abbreviation)
ibis (1)
icon (2)
inroads (3)
intonation (4)
investment (5)
invincibility (6)
irreproachable (7)
irresponsive (6)
italicize (5)
junction (4)
justify (3)
kilogram (2)
lab (1)
libation (2)
license (3)
licorice (4)
malevolent (5)
meritocratic (6)
meticulousness (7)
microclimate (6)
miniaturize (5)
misnomer (4)
moonlight (3)
ocelot (2)
odd (1)
onion (2)
opiate (3)
opposition (4)
overshadowed (5)
oversimplify (6)
oversuspicious (7)
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
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Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
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– jafe
1 hour ago
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@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
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– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
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@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
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– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
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as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
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– AHKieran
52 mins ago
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@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
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– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
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I tried going big...
antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark
analysis
antidote
antimony
aphid
apnoeic
apposed
aqueduct
arsonist
atlasatlatl
ebbed
e-l
e--i
e---s
e----h
e---m
e--e
e-n
eta
But this is where it broke
Let's start off small:
CALCULATOR (10 letters)
aCtual
beArds
bLeak
caCkle
cUcumber
deLiminator
eAch
esTimate
fOster
Robots
This has a width of 3
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
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Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
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– Natasha
3 hours ago
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ah I understand now
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– AHKieran
2 hours ago
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Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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better? @Natasha
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– AHKieran
2 hours ago
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You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
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14 letters (couldn't resist):
ALPHABETICALLY
alphabet
alter
capture
cash
diaspora
ebonyeccentric
eternal
friction
frictionless
ghastly
glowinglower
lynx
21 letters:
INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES
ibis
inaccurate
incarcerate
incompatible
incomplete
incomprehensible
incorrect
indeed
inheritance
lemurnatural
oscillate
painful
panbiogeography
panbiogeographical
pandalike
pandimensial
panther
prince
reststop
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
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This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
14 letters (couldn't resist):
ALPHABETICALLY
alphabet
alter
capture
cash
diaspora
ebonyeccentric
eternal
friction
frictionless
ghastly
glowinglower
lynx
21 letters:
INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES
ibis
inaccurate
incarcerate
incompatible
incomplete
incomprehensible
incorrect
indeed
inheritance
lemurnatural
oscillate
painful
panbiogeography
panbiogeographical
pandalike
pandimensial
panther
prince
reststop
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
$endgroup$
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This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
14 letters (couldn't resist):
ALPHABETICALLY
alphabet
alter
capture
cash
diaspora
ebonyeccentric
eternal
friction
frictionless
ghastly
glowinglower
lynx
21 letters:
INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES
ibis
inaccurate
incarcerate
incompatible
incomplete
incomprehensible
incorrect
indeed
inheritance
lemurnatural
oscillate
painful
panbiogeography
panbiogeographical
pandalike
pandimensial
panther
prince
reststop
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
$endgroup$
14 letters (couldn't resist):
ALPHABETICALLY
alphabet
alter
capture
cash
diaspora
ebonyeccentric
eternal
friction
frictionless
ghastly
glowinglower
lynx
21 letters:
INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES
ibis
inaccurate
incarcerate
incompatible
incomplete
incomprehensible
incorrect
indeed
inheritance
lemurnatural
oscillate
painful
panbiogeography
panbiogeographical
pandalike
pandimensial
panther
prince
reststop
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
edited 1 hour ago
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
answered 2 hours ago
jafejafe
22.5k462224
22.5k462224
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This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
This was fast with all the rules followed. Great work. But I'll still wait for some more answers. Maybe you can make an even longer word?!
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, so long it's likely I made a mistake at some point)
amputee (3)
answer (2)
ear (1)
european (2)
familiar (3)
famously (4)
fecundation (5)
fictionalise (6)
floriculturist (7)
formalization (6)
fractional (5)
furrowing (4)
glance (3)
g-man (2) (not sure it counts as abbreviation)
ibis (1)
icon (2)
inroads (3)
intonation (4)
investment (5)
invincibility (6)
irreproachable (7)
irresponsive (6)
italicize (5)
junction (4)
justify (3)
kilogram (2)
lab (1)
libation (2)
license (3)
licorice (4)
malevolent (5)
meritocratic (6)
meticulousness (7)
microclimate (6)
miniaturize (5)
misnomer (4)
moonlight (3)
ocelot (2)
odd (1)
onion (2)
opiate (3)
opposition (4)
overshadowed (5)
oversimplify (6)
oversuspicious (7)
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
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Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
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– jafe
1 hour ago
1
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@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
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– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
1
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@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
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– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
1
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as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
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– AHKieran
52 mins ago
1
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@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
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– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, so long it's likely I made a mistake at some point)
amputee (3)
answer (2)
ear (1)
european (2)
familiar (3)
famously (4)
fecundation (5)
fictionalise (6)
floriculturist (7)
formalization (6)
fractional (5)
furrowing (4)
glance (3)
g-man (2) (not sure it counts as abbreviation)
ibis (1)
icon (2)
inroads (3)
intonation (4)
investment (5)
invincibility (6)
irreproachable (7)
irresponsive (6)
italicize (5)
junction (4)
justify (3)
kilogram (2)
lab (1)
libation (2)
license (3)
licorice (4)
malevolent (5)
meritocratic (6)
meticulousness (7)
microclimate (6)
miniaturize (5)
misnomer (4)
moonlight (3)
ocelot (2)
odd (1)
onion (2)
opiate (3)
opposition (4)
overshadowed (5)
oversimplify (6)
oversuspicious (7)
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
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1
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Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
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– jafe
1 hour ago
1
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@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
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– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
1
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@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
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– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
1
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as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
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– AHKieran
52 mins ago
1
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@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
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– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
|
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$begingroup$
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, so long it's likely I made a mistake at some point)
amputee (3)
answer (2)
ear (1)
european (2)
familiar (3)
famously (4)
fecundation (5)
fictionalise (6)
floriculturist (7)
formalization (6)
fractional (5)
furrowing (4)
glance (3)
g-man (2) (not sure it counts as abbreviation)
ibis (1)
icon (2)
inroads (3)
intonation (4)
investment (5)
invincibility (6)
irreproachable (7)
irresponsive (6)
italicize (5)
junction (4)
justify (3)
kilogram (2)
lab (1)
libation (2)
license (3)
licorice (4)
malevolent (5)
meritocratic (6)
meticulousness (7)
microclimate (6)
miniaturize (5)
misnomer (4)
moonlight (3)
ocelot (2)
odd (1)
onion (2)
opiate (3)
opposition (4)
overshadowed (5)
oversimplify (6)
oversuspicious (7)
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, so long it's likely I made a mistake at some point)
amputee (3)
answer (2)
ear (1)
european (2)
familiar (3)
famously (4)
fecundation (5)
fictionalise (6)
floriculturist (7)
formalization (6)
fractional (5)
furrowing (4)
glance (3)
g-man (2) (not sure it counts as abbreviation)
ibis (1)
icon (2)
inroads (3)
intonation (4)
investment (5)
invincibility (6)
irreproachable (7)
irresponsive (6)
italicize (5)
junction (4)
justify (3)
kilogram (2)
lab (1)
libation (2)
license (3)
licorice (4)
malevolent (5)
meritocratic (6)
meticulousness (7)
microclimate (6)
miniaturize (5)
misnomer (4)
moonlight (3)
ocelot (2)
odd (1)
onion (2)
opiate (3)
opposition (4)
overshadowed (5)
oversimplify (6)
oversuspicious (7)
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
answered 1 hour ago
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,0251334
3,0251334
1
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Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
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– jafe
1 hour ago
1
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@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
1
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as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
52 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
1
$begingroup$
Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
$endgroup$
– jafe
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
52 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
1
1
$begingroup$
Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
$endgroup$
– jafe
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Impressive! And we're only at the letter O so there would even be plenty of room to continue if the word was longer :)
$endgroup$
– jafe
1 hour ago
1
1
$begingroup$
@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
1 hour ago
1
1
$begingroup$
@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
$begingroup$
@NudgeNudge Given that word has 189,819 letters, and the English language only has 171,476 words (according to the OED), I believe that the pigeon-hole principle has mathematically disproved that one...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
52 mins ago
1
1
$begingroup$
as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
52 mins ago
$begingroup$
as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
52 mins ago
1
1
$begingroup$
@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
$begingroup$
@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
48 mins ago
|
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I tried going big...
antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark
analysis
antidote
antimony
aphid
apnoeic
apposed
aqueduct
arsonist
atlasatlatl
ebbed
e-l
e--i
e---s
e----h
e---m
e--e
e-n
eta
But this is where it broke
Let's start off small:
CALCULATOR (10 letters)
aCtual
beArds
bLeak
caCkle
cUcumber
deLiminator
eAch
esTimate
fOster
Robots
This has a width of 3
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
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Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
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– Natasha
3 hours ago
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ah I understand now
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– AHKieran
2 hours ago
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Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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better? @Natasha
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– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
I tried going big...
antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark
analysis
antidote
antimony
aphid
apnoeic
apposed
aqueduct
arsonist
atlasatlatl
ebbed
e-l
e--i
e---s
e----h
e---m
e--e
e-n
eta
But this is where it broke
Let's start off small:
CALCULATOR (10 letters)
aCtual
beArds
bLeak
caCkle
cUcumber
deLiminator
eAch
esTimate
fOster
Robots
This has a width of 3
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
I tried going big...
antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark
analysis
antidote
antimony
aphid
apnoeic
apposed
aqueduct
arsonist
atlasatlatl
ebbed
e-l
e--i
e---s
e----h
e---m
e--e
e-n
eta
But this is where it broke
Let's start off small:
CALCULATOR (10 letters)
aCtual
beArds
bLeak
caCkle
cUcumber
deLiminator
eAch
esTimate
fOster
Robots
This has a width of 3
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
$endgroup$
I tried going big...
antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark
analysis
antidote
antimony
aphid
apnoeic
apposed
aqueduct
arsonist
atlasatlatl
ebbed
e-l
e--i
e---s
e----h
e---m
e--e
e-n
eta
But this is where it broke
Let's start off small:
CALCULATOR (10 letters)
aCtual
beArds
bLeak
caCkle
cUcumber
deLiminator
eAch
esTimate
fOster
Robots
This has a width of 3
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
edited 2 hours ago
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
answered 3 hours ago
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5061143
5,5061143
$begingroup$
Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
Uhmm. You need to make a ladder, so the consecutive words cannot have the letter of same index used. I'm sorry I didn't specify that in the question, but I'll do it now.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Well.. You also need to include 1 in the order of the indices, as mentioned in the last point. So you can have the pattern like 23212321 but not 23232323.
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
You need to have a continuous pattern. So you need to have the index 1 throughout the pattern. Adding it at the last won't work. You can have the series of indices as 2321232312, not 2323232321
$endgroup$
– Natasha
2 hours ago
|
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In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
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– hexomino
3 hours ago
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is the word which defines the maximum index the one going across for that particular instance or the word going down that we're trying to complete?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
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– AHKieran
3 hours ago
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@AHKieran the width refers to how many indices the ladder formed spans. In the example, the letters used have indices 1, 2 and 3. So the width is 3.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago
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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Natasha
2 hours ago