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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Longest" Words #188876 01/22/2010 1:47 PM Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 New Jersey Marc C stranger Marc C stranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 New Jersey I have often wondered about the longest word in the English language that uses any letter only once. For example, the word "facetiously" is 11 letters long and meets the criteria (it also happens, as many people know, to be one of the few words to use all the vowels IN ORDER). But I imagine there must be other long words that only use letters once. Any thoughts or remembrances? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Longest" Words Marc C #188881 01/22/2010 4:53 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass abstemiously has twelve(12) letters with all the vowels in order (I think). [and it is heterological!] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Longest" Words tsuwm #188948 01/26/2010 4:56 AM Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Topher stranger Topher stranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 The longest English isogram I know is 'pneumoventriculography.' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Longest" Words Topher #188950 01/26/2010 12:12 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh he longest English isogram I know is 'pneumoventriculography.' The e is repeated, as are the n, o, and r. The Wikipedia article (link) goes over some of the well-formed contenders. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Longest" Words zmjezhd #188967 01/27/2010 9:40 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Isogram –noun Meteorology, Geography. a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc. Also called isoline. See how confusing this world can be. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Longest" Words BranShea #188973 01/28/2010 12:58 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I dug through all the links on onelook and I only found Topher's definition of isogram in one dictionary. The ever reliable Wiktionary@ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Longest" Words Faldage #189404 02/19/2010 1:44 PM Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 New Jersey Marc C stranger Marc C stranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 New Jersey To all who answered this question, THANK YOU! What wonderful words there are out there...I had never thought of "ambidextrously", which is at 14 letters is awfully good. Uncopyrightables is even better at 16. These are words one might even see in real life, depending on one's profession. "Subdermatoglyphic" is more sublime! But thanks for the Wiki link. I am a happy wordsmith now! 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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