What is the only word in the English language that has three consecutive double letters in its name?
An example is Balloon, which has two - ll and oo.
2006-11-26 00:11:17 · 13 answers · asked by Bob F 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There are 3:
- bookkeeper
- bookkeeping
- tattooee
2006-11-26 00:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
There's a suburb in Sydney, Australia, called Woolloomooloo. This has 3 sets of consecutive double letters. The original spelling was Woolloommooloo. This would have been FOUR sets!!! But this spelling has been obsolete for many years.
Feeddoor has three sets also.
2006-11-26 00:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bookkeeper
bookkeeping
sweet-toothed
good-deed
as a bonus, here's a four consecutive double letter word:
sub-bookkeeper
:)
2006-11-26 00:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by Lilliana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you already know, but did anyone know that "queueing" is the only word with 5 consecutive vowels?
2006-11-26 00:39:45 · answer #4 · answered by Roy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buffoon ff oo
2006-11-26 00:15:00 · answer #5 · answered by braveheart321 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mississippi?
2006-11-26 00:12:55 · answer #6 · answered by Caitlin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THREE -- consecutive -- double
Not rocket science is it to understand that, yet how many have offered twos, and non-consecs - do they read I ask myself....
Look: b-OO-KK-EE-per.........
I rest my case.
2006-11-26 00:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Dover Soles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roompeelsteetskeen has 4
2006-11-26 00:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by b-overit 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
coffee
2006-11-26 06:32:59 · answer #9 · answered by Deonte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mississippi
2006-11-26 00:13:00 · answer #10 · answered by sunnymommy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋