Word-Letter Ladder
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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)
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)
word no-computers language english
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
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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)
word no-computers language english
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
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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)
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)
word no-computers language english
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
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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)
word no-computers language english
word no-computers language english
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
edited Mar 12 at 19:06
Deusovi♦
62.9k6216270
62.9k6216270
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
asked Mar 12 at 10:48
AkariAkari
677223
677223
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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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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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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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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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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.
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– 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.
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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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Btw thanks @hexomino for pointing out the error.
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– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:12
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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 Mar 12 at 12:32
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
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
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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 Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
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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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– Akari
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
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 Mar 12 at 11:06
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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– Akari
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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– AHKieran
Mar 12 at 11:21
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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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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 Mar 12 at 12:32
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
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)
answered Mar 12 at 12:32
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
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
3
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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
1
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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)
answered Mar 12 at 12:32
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,4981437
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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 Mar 12 at 12:32
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,4981437
answered Mar 12 at 12:32
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
3,4981437
answered Mar 12 at 12:32
NudgeNudgeNudgeNudge
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answered Mar 12 at 12:32
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
Mar 12 at 12:48
2
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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
3
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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
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
Mar 12 at 13:17
1
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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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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
2
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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
3
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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
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
Mar 12 at 13:17
1
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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
2
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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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
2
2
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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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@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
3
3
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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...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
Mar 12 at 13:17
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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...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
Mar 12 at 13:17
1
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
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
1
1
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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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@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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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 Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
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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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– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:26
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 Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
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
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 Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
$endgroup$
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 Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
edited Mar 12 at 12:37
answered Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
answered Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
answered Mar 12 at 11:23
jafejafe
26k475255
26k475255
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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?!
$endgroup$
– Akari
Mar 12 at 11:26
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?!
$endgroup$
– 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
add a 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 Mar 12 at 11:06
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5651144
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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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– Akari
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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– 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
|
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 Mar 12 at 11:06
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5651144
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
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
|
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 Mar 12 at 11:06
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5651144
$endgroup$
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 Mar 12 at 11:06
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5651144
edited Mar 12 at 12:07
answered Mar 12 at 11:06
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5651144
answered Mar 12 at 11:06
AHKieranAHKieran
5,5651144
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
|
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.
$endgroup$
– 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
|
show 1 more comment
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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