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Couple of Words II (Posted on 2022-11-03) Difficulty: 3 of 5
(I) Determine the longest common English word you can spell by repeating:
(a) Precisely 1 letter.
(b) Precisely 2 letters.
(II) Extend (I) to include archaic/esoteric words.

Note: No proper names/slangs/acronyms/abbreviations, nor hyphenated words like A-bomb, X-ray etc.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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alt soln | Comment 3 of 8 |
Given SH's interpretation, which makes more sense to me, there are
lots of 15 letter words with just 1 or just 2 repeating letters. There are even some with no repeating letters. The list below includes esoteric words.... The number of repeating letters is given before the word.
The program is here.   The complete list is here. Below in the start of the list:
2    ABORIGINALITIES
2    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2    ACQUIRABILITIES
2    ACTINOBIOLOGIES
2    ADMISSIBILITIES
2    ADRENALECTOMIES
1    ALEXIPHARMAKONS
2    AMARYLLIDACEOUS
2    AMBASSADORSHIPS
2    ANDROMONOECIOUS
1    ANTHROPOBIOLOGY
2    ANTIAPHRODISIAC
2    ANTITUBERCULOUS
2    APPROPINQUITIES
2    ARCHEOZOOLOGIES
1    ARCHEOZOOLOGIST
2    ARTIFICIALISING
2    ARTIFICIALIZING
2    ASSERTIVENESSES
2    ATMOSPHERICALLY
2    AUDIOMETRICIANS
2    AUTODESTRUCTING
2    AUTOGRAPHICALLY
2    AUTOSCHEDIAZING
2    AZIDOTHYMIDINES
2    BACTERIOPHAGOUS
2    BALNEOTHERAPIES
2    BEARDLESSNESSES
2    BIDIRECTIONALLY
2    BLAMEWORTHINESS
2    BLASPHEMOUSNESS
2    BOULEVERSEMENTS
1    BOUSTROPHEDONIC
2    BOWDLERIZATIONS
1    BRACHYDIAGONALS
2    BRACHYPINAKOIDS
2    BREMSSTRAHLUNGS
2    BROKENHEARTEDLY
2    BRONCHODILATORS
2    BRONCHOSCOPICAL
2    CARAMELIZATIONS
2    CAUSELESSNESSES
2    CEASELESSNESSES
2    CENTRIFUGALISED
2    CENTRIFUGALIZED
2    CENTRIFUGALIZES
2    CHEERLESSNESSES
2    CHLORPROMAZINES
2    CHOLESTYRAMINES
2    CHOLINESTERASES
2    CHRONOBIOLOGIES
2    CHRONOBIOLOGIST
2    CINEMATOGRAPHED
2    CLIMATOGRAPHIES
1    CODIFIABILITIES
2    COMBATIVENESSES
2    COMBINABILITIES
2    COMMISERATINGLY
2    COMPARABILITIES
2    COMPATIBILITIES
2    COMPLEMENTARIES
2    COMPLEMENTIZERS
2    COMPLEXEDNESSES
1    COMPREHENSIVELY
2    COMPREHENSIVIZE
2    COMPRESSIBILITY
2    COMPUTABILITIES
2    COMPUTERPHOBIAS
2    COMRADELINESSES
2    CONCEPTUALIZERS
2    CONFUSABILITIES
2    CONGLOMERATIONS
2    CONSIDERATIVELY
2    CONSIMILARITIES
2    CONTEMPTIBILITY
2    CONTRACLOCKWISE
2    CORINTHIANISING
2    CORINTHIANIZING
2    CORRIGIBILITIES
2    CORROBORATIVELY
2    COSIGNIFICATIVE
2    COUNTERCYCLICAL
1    COUNTEREXAMPLES
2    COUNTERMELODIES
2    COUNTERPLEADING
2    COUNTERSHADINGS
2    COUNTERWEIGHTED
1    CRYPTOZOOLOGIES
2    CRYPTOZOOLOGIST
2    CUSTOMARINESSES
2    CYBERSQUATTINGS
2    CYPROHEPTADINES
1    CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
2    CYTOPATHOLOGIES
2    DACTYLOGRAPHERS
1    DACTYLOGRAPHIES
2    DAGUERREOTYPERS
2    DAGUERREOTYPIES
2    DEATHLESSNESSES
1    DECARBOXYLATING
2    DECARBOXYLATION
2    DECASUALIZATION
2    DECEITFULNESSES
2    DECEIVABILITIES
2    DECEPTIVENESSES
2    DECIMALIZATIONS
2    DECIPHERABILITY
2    DECOLORIZATIONS
2    DECOLOURISATION
2    DECOLOURIZATION
2    DECOMPOSABILITY
2    DECRIMINALISING
2    DECRIMINALIZING
2    DEFECTIVENESSES
2    DEFIBRILLATIONS
2    DEFORMABILITIES
2    DELETERIOUSNESS
2    DEMOBILIZATIONS
2    DEMOGRAPHICALLY
2    DEMONSTRABILITY
2    DEMONSTRATIVELY
1    DEMULSIFICATION
2    DEMYSTIFICATION
2    DEMYTHOLOGIZERS
0    DERMATOGLYPHICS
2    DERMATOGRAPHIAS

Edited on November 4, 2022, 7:43 am
  Posted by Steven Lord on 2022-11-04 07:40:05

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