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Jai Ganesh

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Word puzzles

1. Can you think of a word that contains all the vowels?

2. Can you think of a word that contains two consecutive u's?

3. Can you think of five words beginining with X?

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soha

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i think the first 1 is

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luca-deltodesco

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4. can you think of a word that contains too consecutive aa's?

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Obviously.

Can you think of a word with two consecutive i's?

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Devantè

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6. What is the longest word containing absolutely no vowels?

Toast

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7. Which word contains the most pairs of consecutive letters?

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Devantè

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Good, but not the longest word with no vowels...

luca-deltodesco

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technically, the y's in gypsy are vowels, not consesants.

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What word has the largest amount of "Zs"

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mathsyperson

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Devanté's answer for 5 is questionable, because it's a proper noun. Actually, I suppose it's not. It's still a word, and it's not like we're playing Scrabble or anything.

To luca, if we're saying that the y's in this case count as vowels, then there probably aren't any words with none in. Unless you count things like Mrs, but then it's debatable as to whether abbreviations count as words, so we can't really win.

If we're using the less strict definition of vowels, then here's one that beats the current record:

To Rida: ?

8: What's the longest word you can think of that contains no repeated letters?

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luca-deltodesco

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its not a case of counting it as a vowel, by the very defintion of a vowel, the y is a vowel in this context, and youre correct, there is no word that doesnt have a vowel, for without a vowel, it couldn't be spoken, vowels make the sound, the consenants alter the sound made, basicly.

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JaneFairfax

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9. Give an English word that contains the vowels UIEAO in that order (each vowel exactly once).

John E. Franklin

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Hmm...Universalo, Tuciferapo, Pumilemalo, Undiscrematon, this is hard, Julieano, Unisextanto, Unintegratobl, I guess this is too hard for me, I'll wait for others.

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JaneFairfax

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Well, here’s a hint (for the word I have in mind): it’s relevant to maths.

John E. Franklin

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Untie-a-knot, UIEAO, UnitedPassport, funIsWellMathNo?,
Is it a famous mathematician?  How many syllables?
How many consonants?

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JaneFairfax

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Well, it's a difficult one, so if you give up

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I’m sorry that one was so hard. This one will be slightly easier, I promise.

10. Give an English word that contains the vowels UAEIO in that order (each vowel exactly once).

John E. Franklin

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unableion, unamelior, ukalehiho, supraeigon, tubamelido, time for bed, I give up.

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landof+

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What word has the largest amount of "Zs"

is it

10. How many 9 letter 'Q no u' words are there? (I am referring to words that U's do not follow Q's immediately.)

This one's difficult.

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Devantè

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JaneFairfax

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What word has the largest amount of "Zs"

is it

landof+

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Devante #10: I asked for a number. and also, I asked for 9 letter no u q words. so... wrong! :P;):D:)::cool:

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1. Eunoia, facetious
2. Vacuum, Continuum
3. Xanthic, Xenon, Xanthaphobia, Xanthaphobic, Xylophone
4. AA
5. radii, taxiing, skiing
6. twllydyngs or somethin like that
7. Zenzizenzizenzic
8. Uncycloanindess?
10. Qatariest is the only 1

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