Words like "definition," "crabcake," and "worst" all have three consecutive letters that are also consecutive in the English alphabet (def, abc, and rst resp.). My question: are there any words with four?
2007-08-15 13:11:48 · 3 answers · asked by zigfreid_e 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
most have MNOP or RSTU
MNOP (12) --
cremnophobia,gymnopaedic, gymnophiona, gymnoplast, limnophile, limnophilous, limnophorid, limnoplankton, prumnopitys, semnopithecus, somnopathy, thamnophile
RSTU (11)--
bierstube, overstudious, overstudy, overstuff, overstumble, overstunk, superstud, superstuff,understudy, understuff, understumble
one with LMNO - Chelmno (a town in Poland
If the alphabet is treated as a continuous loop (YZAB) -- analyzable.
http://www.rinkworks.com/words/oddities.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_words_with_uncommon_properties
http://www.fun-with-words.com/word_consecutive_letters.html
2007-08-15 19:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UndeRSTUdy
That's the first one I could think of. I'm sure there are more.
2007-08-15 13:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by seahawksblitz8 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
imnopotent...darn, so close...that darn dyslexia...
2007-08-15 13:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by Lea A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋