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Another Couple 2 (Posted on 2023-08-20)

(Ia) Determine the longest common word/words with precisely four consonants in a row.
(Ib) Determine the shortest common word/words with precisely four consonants in a row.

(II) Extend (I) to cover the case of archaic/esoteric words.

*** No slangs, abbreviations/acronyms/proper names. Also, NO hyphenated words like X-ray, A-Bomb.

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The shortest is among:
4 brrr 4 cwms 4 pfft 4 psst 4 tsks 5 angst 5 ankhs 5 schmo 5 schwa
The length 5 were included as the ones without a vowel are suspect. The longest:
21 anthropomorphizations 21 counterdemonstrations 21 straightforwardnesses 21 undemonstrativenesses
For an explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Charlie in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
different wordlist	Larry	2023-08-20 11:42:19
from my wordlist	Charlie	2023-08-20 09:30:04

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