Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet.
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet.
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet.
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't >definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of >non-contrivedness.
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet.
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't >definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of >non-contrivedness.
-- Richard
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet.
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.'' >>>>> PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't
definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of
non-contrivedness.
-- Richard
The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the alphabet is only three letters long.
L. Flynn
On 20/07/2021 19:27, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote: >>>>> Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet."Sussus Amogus" technically counts
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.'' >>>>> PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't
definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of >>> non-contrivedness.
-- Richard
The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the alphabet is only three letters long.Vowels are mighty scarce, sir - *mighty* scarce!
L. Flynn
--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:05:41 PM UTC-4, Richard Heathfield wrote:For the even letters, some resources give "brrr" as a word.
On 20/07/2021 19:27, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote: >>>>> Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet. >>>>> I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the >>> time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't >>> definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of
non-contrivedness.
-- Richard
And no help even from the Welsh...The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the alphabet is only three letters long.Vowels are mighty scarce, sir - *mighty* scarce!
L. Flynn
--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within
Why you could look through almost the entire dictionary before finding it. L. Flynn
On 20/07/2021 19:27, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair
wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet.
I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was
``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at
the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course
isn't
definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of
reassurance of
non-contrivedness.
The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the
alphabet is only three letters long.
Vowels are mighty scarce, sir - *mighty* scarce!
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> writes:
On 20/07/2021 19:27, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair
wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet. >>>>>> I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was
``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at
the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course
isn't
definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of
reassurance of
non-contrivedness.
The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the
alphabet is only three letters long.
Vowels are mighty scarce, sir - *mighty* scarce!Pfft! When's that stopped a rec.puzzler from cheating.
Nonwords do come to the rescue. "Brr" is probably just
on the right side of the line to count. "Blvd." almost
certainly isn't. But that doesn't matter, as I obviously
have a better 4.
Phil
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On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 12:49:49 PM UTC-4, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:05:41 PM UTC-4, Richard Heathfield wrote:
On 20/07/2021 19:27, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote: >>>>> Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet. >>>>> I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't
definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of
non-contrivedness.
-- Richard
The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the alphabet is only three letters long.Vowels are mighty scarce, sir - *mighty* scarce!
L. Flynn
--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within
And no help even from the Welsh...
Why you could look through almost the entire dictionary before finding it. L. Flynn
For the even letters, some resources give "brrr" as a word.
I was thinking of "zzz" . There is also "nth".
L. Flynn
Re: longest word using a, c, e, g, ...Not unless you think that 23 is even.
On Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 7:35:36 AM UTC-7, leflynn wrote:
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 12:49:49 PM UTC-4, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:05:41 PM UTC-4, Richard Heathfield wrote:
On 20/07/2021 19:27, leflynn wrote:
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article <sd4pmr$jpp$1...@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <r...@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
On 19/07/2021 16:49, Alex MacDonald wrote:"squamaceous" is a perfectly cromulent word.
On Monday, June 28, 1993 at 10:38:25 PM UTC-7, Charles Blair wrote:
Last week NPR's puzzle feature asked what the longest non-"Sussus Amogus" technically counts
contrived word was using only alternate letters of the alphabet. >>>>> I missed the answer. The best I could come up with was ``successes.''
PS I know this can be done using unix tools, but I'm lazy.
That looks like two words to me.
I offer: "gammacismus", for 11 letters. Unlike your offerings, at the
time of writing it has its own Wiktionary page, which of course isn't
definitive but does at least provide a certain amount of reassurance of
non-contrivedness.
-- Richard
The longest word that I find using only the even elements of the alphabet is only three letters long.Vowels are mighty scarce, sir - *mighty* scarce!
L. Flynn
--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within
And no help even from the Welsh...
Why you could look through almost the entire dictionary before finding it.
L. Flynn
For the even letters, some resources give "brrr" as a word.i see... we can't use M
I was thinking of "zzz" . There is also "nth".
L. Flynn
otherwise, we could 've (maybe) picked words in ending in WM
And no help even from the Welsh...
BWM, cwm, DWM, GWM, PWM, SWM, BWWM
oh... BWWM is only an acroynym.
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