What common 6-letter word uses only two successive letters of the alphabet?
How about a 6-letter word that uses only four successive letters of the alphabet?
Below are some results. The first two are the two cases asked in the puzzle, the others are just playing around with number of sequential letters and word lengths. The program is
here.
lord@rabbit 12486 % range sequential letter count, word letter count?
4 6
POMPON
STRUTS
STURTS
TRUSTS
TUSSUR
22157 processed
sequential letter count, word letter count?
2 6
DEEDED
22157 processed
sequential letter count, word letter count?
4 7
POMPOON
TUSSURS
32909 processed
sequential letter count, word letter count?
5 6
CABBED
22157 processed
sequential letter count, word letter count?
3 3
BAC
CAB
DEF
FED
FEG
GHI
MON
NOM
UTS
1292 processed
sequential letter count, word letter count?
3 4
ABAC
CABA
CEDE
FEED
HIGH
MONO
MOON
NOOP
POON
TUTS
UTUS
5454 processed
sequential letter count, word letter count?
0 0
lord@rabbit 12486 %
Edited on November 30, 2021, 9:51 am
soln
