1. What is the longest English word that can be formed using the letters A to M?

2. What is the longest English word that can be formed using the letters N to Z?

Notes:

(a) It is not necessary to use all the letters within the specified range. A given letter can occur more than once within a word.

(b) Words involving proper nouns, acronyms or abbreviations is not permissible.

(c) None of the generated words can be hyphenated. For example, words like A-bomb, X-Ray etc. are not allowed.

(In reply to solution by Dej Mar)

'Fiddledeedee' appears in both Alice through the Looking-Glass and Gone With the Wind as 'fiddle-dee-dee' so I am a bit suspicious about that one also.

 

Posted by broll on 2012-03-05 11:25:06