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From: des0mpw@colman.newcastle.ac.uk (M.P. Ward)
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Subject: words words words
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Date: 17 Dec 90 17:05:41 GMT
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Well, it's the time of year when word games are popular. Here's the results
of my researches with perl and a 70,000 word dictionary. Any improvements
from people with larger dictionaries are welcome! Devising the appropriate
perl scripts is left as an exercise for the reader :-)

One each of all vowels (including y) in order:	abstemiously

Word which appears last in an anagram dictionary (sort the letters in
each word, then sort the words): tutu or tux (anyone know what "tux" means?)

Longest word with letters in alphabetical order: billowy

Longest "palindromic" word: deified or reviver or rotator

Longest word consisting of two equal components: beriberi or froufrou

Longest word with no repeated letters: ambidextrously

Longest word which is also a word when read backwards: stressed

Email any improvements/additions and I'll summarise!

		Martin.

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