The Amercan Forces Network Radio heard here in Japan presented a puzzle. What is an English words inclusing three consecutive double letters. "bookkeeper" or "bookkeeping" satisfy the condition. Do you know any other words?
2007-07-13 22:59:21 · 4 answers · asked by Taro K 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mississippi.
This was all I could come up with though according to your conditions it is not correct.
2007-07-14 04:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Wonder Girl♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are only 3 words in the English language that contain 3 sets of consecutive double letters. They are:
bookkeeper
bookkeeping
sweettooth
There are others that contain 3 sets of double letters but not consecutively. Some are:
assessee
keelless
Mississippi
committee
keenness
addressee
2007-07-14 00:33:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bookkeeper(s) via the way, did you be responsive to that St Leger is the buyer saint of Bookkeepers and Accountants? that's why the super books used for conserving song of financial expenditure are noted as Ledgers)
2016-11-09 07:12:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hooffooted
Sweettoothed
Technically not though as they should be hyphenated!
2007-07-13 23:04:26 · answer #4 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋