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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)




  1. ice


  2. identical


  3. ideology


  4. inert


  5. test


  6. tiger


  7. ultra


  8. zygote



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)






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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
    Mar 12 at 10:51










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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
    Mar 12 at 11:00










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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
    Mar 12 at 11:07










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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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    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:11










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    Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:12
















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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)




  1. ice


  2. identical


  3. ideology


  4. inert


  5. test


  6. tiger


  7. ultra


  8. zygote



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)






word no-computers language english







share|improve this question











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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'
    $endgroup$
    – hexomino
    Mar 12 at 10:51










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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
    Mar 12 at 11:00










  • $begingroup$
    In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:07










  • $begingroup$
    @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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:11










  • $begingroup$
    Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:12














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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)




  1. ice


  2. identical


  3. ideology


  4. inert


  5. test


  6. tiger


  7. ultra


  8. zygote



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)






word no-computers language english







share|improve this question











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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)




  1. ice


  2. identical


  3. ideology


  4. inert


  5. test


  6. tiger


  7. ultra


  8. zygote



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)






word no-computers language english




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    In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
    $endgroup$
    – hexomino
    Mar 12 at 10:51










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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
    Mar 12 at 11:00










  • $begingroup$
    In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:07










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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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:11










  • $begingroup$
    Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:12














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
    $endgroup$
    – hexomino
    Mar 12 at 10:51










  • $begingroup$
    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
    Mar 12 at 11:00










  • $begingroup$
    In your new example, you use the first letter of a word, i thought it had to be at least the second letter?
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:07










  • $begingroup$
    @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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:11










  • $begingroup$
    Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:12








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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
Mar 12 at 10:51




$begingroup$
In the example, the words are not in alphabetical order. 'rotten' and 'symbol' should come before 'test'
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 12 at 10:51












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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
Mar 12 at 11:00




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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
Mar 12 at 11:00












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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
Mar 12 at 11:07




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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
Mar 12 at 11:07












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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.
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:11




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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.
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:11












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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:12




$begingroup$
Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Akari
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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)
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oversuspicious (7)







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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 I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
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    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 12:51






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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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    Mar 12 at 13:17






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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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






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    @AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
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    – NudgeNudge
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14 letters (couldn't resist):




ALPHABETICALLY

alphabet

alter

capture

cash

diaspora

ebony
eccentric

eternal

friction

frictionless

ghastly

glowing
lower

lynx




21 letters:




INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES

ibis

inaccurate

incarcerate

incompatible

incomplete

incomprehensible

incorrect

indeed

inheritance

lemur
natural

oscillate

painful

panbiogeography

panbiogeographical

pandalike

pandimensial

panther

prince

rest
stop







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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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    Mar 12 at 11:26



















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I tried going big...




antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark

analysis

antidote

antimony

aphid

apnoeic

apposed

aqueduct

arsonist

atlas
atlatl

ebbed

e-l

e--i

e---s

e----h

e---m

e--e

e-n

et
a

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







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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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    Mar 12 at 11:08










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    ah I understand now
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    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:12










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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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    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:18










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    better? @Natasha
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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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    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:25












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ear (1)
european (2)
familiar (3)
famously (4)
fecundation (5)
fictionalise (6)
floriculturist (7)
formalization (6)
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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)
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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)
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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
    Mar 12 at 12:48






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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
    Mar 12 at 12:51






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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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






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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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






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    @AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
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    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 13:21
















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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)







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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 :)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    Mar 12 at 12:48






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    @jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
    $endgroup$
    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 12:51






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    @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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






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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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






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    @AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
    $endgroup$
    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 13:21














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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)







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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)
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answered Mar 12 at 12:32









NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge

3,4981437




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  • 2




    $begingroup$
    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
    Mar 12 at 12:48






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
    $endgroup$
    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 12:51






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    @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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 13:17






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
    $endgroup$
    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 13:21














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    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
    Mar 12 at 12:48






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
    $endgroup$
    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 12:51






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    @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
    Mar 12 at 13:17






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 13:17






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
    $endgroup$
    – NudgeNudge
    Mar 12 at 13:21








2




2




$begingroup$
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
Mar 12 at 12:48




$begingroup$
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
Mar 12 at 12:48




2




2




$begingroup$
@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
Mar 12 at 12:51




$begingroup$
@jafe I could go for this one next! awesci.com/titin-protein-the-longest-word-in-english
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
Mar 12 at 12:51




3




3




$begingroup$
@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
Mar 12 at 13:17




$begingroup$
@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
Mar 12 at 13:17




1




1




$begingroup$
as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 13:17




$begingroup$
as impressive as this is I don't think the one you labelled as abbreviated is in the dictionary :(
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 13:17




1




1




$begingroup$
@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
Mar 12 at 13:21




$begingroup$
@AHKieran Was showing on Oxford online for me! en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/g-man
$endgroup$
– NudgeNudge
Mar 12 at 13:21











8












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14 letters (couldn't resist):




ALPHABETICALLY

alphabet

alter

capture

cash

diaspora

ebony
eccentric

eternal

friction

frictionless

ghastly

glowing
lower

lynx




21 letters:




INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES

ibis

inaccurate

incarcerate

incompatible

incomplete

incomprehensible

incorrect

indeed

inheritance

lemur
natural

oscillate

painful

panbiogeography

panbiogeographical

pandalike

pandimensial

panther

prince

rest
stop







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  • $begingroup$
    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?!
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:26
















8












$begingroup$

14 letters (couldn't resist):




ALPHABETICALLY

alphabet

alter

capture

cash

diaspora

ebony
eccentric

eternal

friction

frictionless

ghastly

glowing
lower

lynx




21 letters:




INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES

ibis

inaccurate

incarcerate

incompatible

incomplete

incomprehensible

incorrect

indeed

inheritance

lemur
natural

oscillate

painful

panbiogeography

panbiogeographical

pandalike

pandimensial

panther

prince

rest
stop







share|improve this answer











$endgroup$













  • $begingroup$
    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?!
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:26














8












8








8





$begingroup$

14 letters (couldn't resist):




ALPHABETICALLY

alphabet

alter

capture

cash

diaspora

ebony
eccentric

eternal

friction

frictionless

ghastly

glowing
lower

lynx




21 letters:




INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES

ibis

inaccurate

incarcerate

incompatible

incomplete

incomprehensible

incorrect

indeed

inheritance

lemur
natural

oscillate

painful

panbiogeography

panbiogeographical

pandalike

pandimensial

panther

prince

rest
stop







share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



14 letters (couldn't resist):




ALPHABETICALLY

alphabet

alter

capture

cash

diaspora

ebony
eccentric

eternal

friction

frictionless

ghastly

glowing
lower

lynx




21 letters:




INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES

ibis

inaccurate

incarcerate

incompatible

incomplete

incomprehensible

incorrect

indeed

inheritance

lemur
natural

oscillate

painful

panbiogeography

panbiogeographical

pandalike

pandimensial

panther

prince

rest
stop








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edited Mar 12 at 12:37

























answered Mar 12 at 11:23









jafejafe

26k475255




26k475255












  • $begingroup$
    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?!
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:26


















  • $begingroup$
    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?!
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:26
















$begingroup$
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?!
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:26




$begingroup$
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?!
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:26











1












$begingroup$

I tried going big...




antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark

analysis

antidote

antimony

aphid

apnoeic

apposed

aqueduct

arsonist

atlas
atlatl

ebbed

e-l

e--i

e---s

e----h

e---m

e--e

e-n

et
a

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







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$endgroup$













  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:08










  • $begingroup$
    ah I understand now
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:12










  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:18










  • $begingroup$
    better? @Natasha
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:21










  • $begingroup$
    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
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:25
















1












$begingroup$

I tried going big...




antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark

analysis

antidote

antimony

aphid

apnoeic

apposed

aqueduct

arsonist

atlas
atlatl

ebbed

e-l

e--i

e---s

e----h

e---m

e--e

e-n

et
a

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







share|improve this answer











$endgroup$













  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:08










  • $begingroup$
    ah I understand now
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:12










  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:18










  • $begingroup$
    better? @Natasha
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:21










  • $begingroup$
    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
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:25














1












1








1





$begingroup$

I tried going big...




antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark

analysis

antidote

antimony

aphid

apnoeic

apposed

aqueduct

arsonist

atlas
atlatl

ebbed

e-l

e--i

e---s

e----h

e---m

e--e

e-n

et
a

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







share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



I tried going big...




antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)
aardvark

analysis

antidote

antimony

aphid

apnoeic

apposed

aqueduct

arsonist

atlas
atlatl

ebbed

e-l

e--i

e---s

e----h

e---m

e--e

e-n

et
a

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








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edited Mar 12 at 12:07

























answered Mar 12 at 11:06









AHKieranAHKieran

5,5651144




5,5651144












  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:08










  • $begingroup$
    ah I understand now
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:12










  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:18










  • $begingroup$
    better? @Natasha
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:21










  • $begingroup$
    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
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:25


















  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:08










  • $begingroup$
    ah I understand now
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:12










  • $begingroup$
    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.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:18










  • $begingroup$
    better? @Natasha
    $endgroup$
    – AHKieran
    Mar 12 at 11:21










  • $begingroup$
    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
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 12 at 11:25
















$begingroup$
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.
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:08




$begingroup$
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.
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:08












$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 11:12




$begingroup$
ah I understand now
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 11:12












$begingroup$
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.
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:18




$begingroup$
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.
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:18












$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 11:21




$begingroup$
better? @Natasha
$endgroup$
– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 11:21












$begingroup$
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
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:25




$begingroup$
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
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:25


















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