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The Most Letters (Posted on 2004-10-03)

What everyday word from the English language uses the highest number of differing letters? I am after the shortest word with the most letters.

eg.
KNIFE has 5, where SPOON only has 4. so KNIFE is better.
The word SPINES has 5 differing letters but is 6 letters long so KNIFE would be better here also.
The word POSTERS has 6 differing letters, even though it is 7 letters long, this will beat KNIFE.

Submitted by Juggler

Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Well done to all those who answered,
"Superacknowledgement" was pretty much the best, but it's not really common.
Of all the answers I like "Semiautobiographical" the most, it is a relatively common word

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Subject	Author	Date
Word thoughts	K Sengupta	2008-03-09 12:03:51
CHRYSANTHEMUM	Nathan Hirtz	2004-12-06 18:59:13
Possible solution	Celeste Wallace	2004-10-10 23:31:01
re(2): Profanity	Penny	2004-10-04 10:30:53
re: Profanity	Charlie	2004-10-04 09:47:18
Profanity	RandyOrton	2004-10-04 07:30:12
re: Solution (VB program used)	Penny	2004-10-03 18:50:16
re: How far down the list...	Penny	2004-10-03 16:28:58
How far down the list...	Charlie	2004-10-03 15:59:20
Solution (VB program used)	Penny	2004-10-03 15:51:54
Most letters, then least repitition	Gamer	2004-10-03 13:46:54
Tough to beat 9	Corey	2004-10-03 13:42:55

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