What is the shortest word you can find with the most letters of the alphabet in order (Not necessarily together)

eg.
aback ABC
defrosting DEFG

What about in reverse?

eg.
feedback FEDC

Try to maximise the number of letters while minimizing the word length

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanokoniosis (ponmlk)

It is found in the Webster's, Random House, and Chamber's dictionaries, and means, "a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust."

Posted by David Shin on 2005-01-20 16:29:33