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Symmetrical words (Posted on 2004-05-21)

Can you think of words...

with horizontal symmetry?
with vertical symmetry?
with 180 degrees rotation symmetry?

What are the LONGEST words in each category? (Common words are preferred.)

See The Solution Submitted by Federico Kereki

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Puzzle Solution

Comment 18 of 18 |

(1) Longest word with horizontal symmetry: CHECKBOOK, DIOXIDE

(2) Longest words with vertical symmetry: MA'AM, MIXOMITA, MAHIMAHI, MATAMATA, MOTIVITY, THATAWAY etc.

(3) Longest words with 180 degrees rotational symmetry: ZOONOSIS, SWIMS

Edited on July 10, 2024, 1:59 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-08-19 22:51:25

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