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Three of These and Three of Those (Posted on 2005-07-14)

The word Longing contains the letters 'N' and 'G' exactly twice.

What is the shortest word in the English language that contains two different letters exactly three times?

See The Solution Submitted by Erik O.

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re: The longest word

| Comment 10 of 19 |

(In reply to The longest word by Penny)

Curious. I memorized this word (and its spelling) years ago, as simply the longest word in the English language. Amazing that it happens to fit this puzzle's solution...

Posted by Ken Haley on 2005-07-14 05:33:01

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