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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Word Oddities for belMarduk #135866 12/10/04 02:44 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words17.html Ex.'s: BELLE-FAMILLE is the longest word consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet. PROTOTYPONS is the longest word consisting only of letters in the second half of the alphabet. The longest words consisting only of vowels are YOUYOU and AYEAYE. Here's one that reminded me of our Most Beautiful Word thread: The longest words with horizontal symmetry are COCCIDIE and DECOCHEE. The longest words consisting only of letters with vertical symmetry are TUYAUTAIT and VOUVOYAIT. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Oddities for belMarduk #135867 12/12/04 10:50 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 C callithump journeyman callithump journeyman C Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 What does COCCIDIE mean? Does it have something to do with COCCID? I’m learning English. If u find anywhere I can improve my composition, Pls do let me know. Bow. Do inform me if you see any corrections needed in my written English. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Oddities for belMarduk #135868 12/15/04 01:37 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 I don't know why, but this is the category that generally makes people "re-read" themselves a lot. You know, when you get the "that can,t be right" feeling. EEE is found in AGREEE, ANUCLEEE, BEEE, CAPEEE, CONGREEE, CREEE, DEGREEE, DELINEEE, ENUCLEEE, GREEE, GUEEE, INCREEE, MAUGREEE, MONONUCLEEE, NUCLEEE, PLURINUCLEEE, PROCREEE, RAGREEE, RECREEE, REEE, REGREEE, SUPPLEEE, TOREEE. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,316 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 342 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,533 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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