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11-21-2005, 09:53 AM

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SleepyBob

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Longest word with no repeats

What's the longest word you can think of that doesn't use any letters more than once? Brains only today, googling allowed tomorrow.

My best so far:
unthreads
questions
comparing

9 letters

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11-21-2005, 05:33 PM

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Uther

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Big Bird sings about this great word:

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

All 26 letters! You'll have to go to another alphabet to beat that one!

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11-22-2005, 12:03 AM

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Hot4Bo

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Ummm....am I missing something? Doesn't the word "questions" use "s" twice?

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11-22-2005, 12:06 AM

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slydog75

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hot4Bo

Ummm....am I missing something? Doesn't the word "questions" use "s" twice?

LOL, I was gona point that out too

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11-22-2005, 12:23 AM

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11-22-2005, 06:55 AM

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SUBDERMATOGLYPHIC

See http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words.html

for loads of word trivia.

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11-22-2005, 09:28 AM

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11-22-2005, 04:45 PM

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11-22-2005, 04:54 PM

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Nfuego

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SleepyBob

What's the longest word you can think of that doesn't use any letters more than once? Brains only today, googling allowed tomorrow.

My best so far:
unthreads
questions
comparing

9 letters

Looking over at my cup from lunch -

McDonald's

9 with the 's.

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12-10-2005, 05:36 AM

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AliaDoh

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nfuego

Looking over at my cup from lunch -

McDonald's

9 with the 's.

Except for the two Ds

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12-13-2005, 11:15 AM

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MikeMar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by balboa dave

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That is the longest one you can do w/o repeats

and

I know that 'stewardessess' is the longest word you can type w/ one hand

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