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Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):

aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta

In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.

Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!

word no-computers english open-ended

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$begingroup$

Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):

aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta

In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.

Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!

word no-computers english open-ended

share|improve this question

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22.1k462220

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  Inspired by @SlowMagic's recent "human-only" puzzles :)
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  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

Find the longest word which can be spelled with the second letters of a group words in alphabetical order. An example with incomprehensible (16 letters):

aim

answer

eccentric

fold

implore

ipsilateral

iridium

jester

khaki

leg

one

ostrich

pig

ubiquitous

ulterior

vendetta

In the case of a tie, the winner is the solution whose last word (here, vendetta) comes first in alphabetical order.

Checking a dictionary for words (online or offline) is fine, but no programming or other automated solutions. May the best human win!

word no-computers english open-ended

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22.1k462220

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Here's an 18:

aimiable

angina

ecological

eosilophilia

gnat

ischaemic

jetstream

oquassa

outrageous

persimmon

pneumatic

ptarmigan

qi

random

slaughterhouse

titanium

uterus

zygote

And a 20:

authoritarian

cnidarian

echidna

eh

familiar

fraught

gastronomic

icicle

iterative

jeremiad

krypton

mismanagement

osculation

otiose

pigheadedness

scandium

tartrate

ullage

ultimate

zymurgy

And a 23:

attrition

bromine

calcium

cnidarian

csardas

cuprate

ebullience

esurient

etalon

fauxbourdon

gnash

itemize

jilt

kappa

otology

pierogi

polonium

snatch

tantalum

tlaco [note: this one is a borrowing from Spanish and a bit iffy]

titanium

usher

yttrium

And a 24:

atropine

belladonna

ctenoid

dragoon

earldom

eigenvalue

eolithic

idempotent

ionization

ipecac

khazi

leucocyte

mnemonic

molybdenum

olfactory

opposition

phenolphthalein

pterodactyl

rhesus

sarcophagus

slatternly

teleological

timber

unimodal

The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...

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edited 51 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

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  I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
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  Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
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  I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
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  – Rubio♦
  29 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
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I believe I can get

antidisestablishmentarian

using the following...

a a rdvark
a n t
a t e
b i d
e d ucate
e i ght
e s sence
f e et
i s
i t
l a boratory
o b lique
o l factory
p i glet
p s oriasis
r h ododendron
s m all
t e nacious
u n wise
u t most
v a riable
v r oom
w i nner
x a nthophyll
y n ambu

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answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

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  did you just comment-snipe me? lol
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  – Rubio♦
  23 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  21 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  19 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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2

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25 - antidisestablishmentarian

aardvark

antimony

attune

bisect

edict

eigenvector

ester

festive

issue

iterate

jackanapes

obelisk

oligarchy

picnic

psalm

rheumatism

smelly

tendency

unsavory

utilitarian

varied

vroom

witness

xanthan

ynambu

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answered 25 mins ago

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3

$begingroup$

Here's an 18:

aimiable

angina

ecological

eosilophilia

gnat

ischaemic

jetstream

oquassa

outrageous

persimmon

pneumatic

ptarmigan

qi

random

slaughterhouse

titanium

uterus

zygote

And a 20:

authoritarian

cnidarian

echidna

eh

familiar

fraught

gastronomic

icicle

iterative

jeremiad

krypton

mismanagement

osculation

otiose

pigheadedness

scandium

tartrate

ullage

ultimate

zymurgy

And a 23:

attrition

bromine

calcium

cnidarian

csardas

cuprate

ebullience

esurient

etalon

fauxbourdon

gnash

itemize

jilt

kappa

otology

pierogi

polonium

snatch

tantalum

tlaco [note: this one is a borrowing from Spanish and a bit iffy]

titanium

usher

yttrium

And a 24:

atropine

belladonna

ctenoid

dragoon

earldom

eigenvalue

eolithic

idempotent

ionization

ipecac

khazi

leucocyte

mnemonic

molybdenum

olfactory

opposition

phenolphthalein

pterodactyl

rhesus

sarcophagus

slatternly

teleological

timber

unimodal

The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...

share|improve this answer

edited 51 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan

63.9k3163250

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  I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
  $endgroup$
  – Brandon_J
  47 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  41 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  29 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

$begingroup$

Here's an 18:

aimiable

angina

ecological

eosilophilia

gnat

ischaemic

jetstream

oquassa

outrageous

persimmon

pneumatic

ptarmigan

qi

random

slaughterhouse

titanium

uterus

zygote

And a 20:

authoritarian

cnidarian

echidna

eh

familiar

fraught

gastronomic

icicle

iterative

jeremiad

krypton

mismanagement

osculation

otiose

pigheadedness

scandium

tartrate

ullage

ultimate

zymurgy

And a 23:

attrition

bromine

calcium

cnidarian

csardas

cuprate

ebullience

esurient

etalon

fauxbourdon

gnash

itemize

jilt

kappa

otology

pierogi

polonium

snatch

tantalum

tlaco [note: this one is a borrowing from Spanish and a bit iffy]

titanium

usher

yttrium

And a 24:

atropine

belladonna

ctenoid

dragoon

earldom

eigenvalue

eolithic

idempotent

ionization

ipecac

khazi

leucocyte

mnemonic

molybdenum

olfactory

opposition

phenolphthalein

pterodactyl

rhesus

sarcophagus

slatternly

teleological

timber

unimodal

The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...

share|improve this answer

edited 51 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan

63.9k3163250

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  $begingroup$
  I got to the 24th letter of antidisestablishmentarianism with "xanthan, but I couldn't make it further.
  $endgroup$
  – Brandon_J
  47 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Yeah, I can get that far but no further.
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  41 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  I get through antidisestablishmentarian (25) with ynambu, but I had to scan the dictionary to find that one.
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  29 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Scanning the dictionary is explicitly permitted. Go ahead and post your winning answer!
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Rubio if you want to post yours, I can delete mine -- I just saw this after posting!
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

Here's an 18:

aimiable

angina

ecological

eosilophilia

gnat

ischaemic

jetstream

oquassa

outrageous

persimmon

pneumatic

ptarmigan

qi

random

slaughterhouse

titanium

uterus

zygote

And a 20:

authoritarian

cnidarian

echidna

eh

familiar

fraught

gastronomic

icicle

iterative

jeremiad

krypton

mismanagement

osculation

otiose

pigheadedness

scandium

tartrate

ullage

ultimate

zymurgy

And a 23:

attrition

bromine

calcium

cnidarian

csardas

cuprate

ebullience

esurient

etalon

fauxbourdon

gnash

itemize

jilt

kappa

otology

pierogi

polonium

snatch

tantalum

tlaco [note: this one is a borrowing from Spanish and a bit iffy]

titanium

usher

yttrium

And a 24:

atropine

belladonna

ctenoid

dragoon

earldom

eigenvalue

eolithic

idempotent

ionization

ipecac

khazi

leucocyte

mnemonic

molybdenum

olfactory

opposition

phenolphthalein

pterodactyl

rhesus

sarcophagus

slatternly

teleological

timber

unimodal

The dictionary file on my computer has no words longer than that other than "antidisestablishmentarianism", which I think can't be done -- but of course it isn't exhaustive...

share|improve this answer

edited 51 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan

63.9k3163250

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edited 51 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan

63.9k3163250

answered 1 hour ago

Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan

63.9k3163250

answered 1 hour ago

Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan

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3

$begingroup$

I believe I can get

antidisestablishmentarian

using the following...

a a rdvark
a n t
a t e
b i d
e d ucate
e i ght
e s sence
f e et
i s
i t
l a boratory
o b lique
o l factory
p i glet
p s oriasis
r h ododendron
s m all
t e nacious
u n wise
u t most
v a riable
v r oom
w i nner
x a nthophyll
y n ambu

share|improve this answer

answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

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  did you just comment-snipe me? lol
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  23 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  21 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  19 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

$begingroup$

I believe I can get

antidisestablishmentarian

using the following...

a a rdvark
a n t
a t e
b i d
e d ucate
e i ght
e s sence
f e et
i s
i t
l a boratory
o b lique
o l factory
p i glet
p s oriasis
r h ododendron
s m all
t e nacious
u n wise
u t most
v a riable
v r oom
w i nner
x a nthophyll
y n ambu

share|improve this answer

answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  did you just comment-snipe me? lol
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  23 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Rubio I'm so sorry, I did not see your answer or your comment before I had finished mine! I guess great minds think alike...?
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Clearly :) Nice find. My comment, your answer, and my answer were all within like 4 minutes (and in that order).
  $endgroup$
  – Rubio♦
  21 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Rubio Thanks! Good find to you too :)
  $endgroup$
  – El-Guest
  19 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

I believe I can get

antidisestablishmentarian

using the following...

a a rdvark
a n t
a t e
b i d
e d ucate
e i ght
e s sence
f e et
i s
i t
l a boratory
o b lique
o l factory
p i glet
p s oriasis
r h ododendron
s m all
t e nacious
u n wise
u t most
v a riable
v r oom
w i nner
x a nthophyll
y n ambu

share|improve this answer

answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

$endgroup$

share|improve this answer

answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

answered 26 mins ago

El-GuestEl-Guest

19.4k24387

2

$begingroup$

25 - antidisestablishmentarian

aardvark

antimony

attune

bisect

edict

eigenvector

ester

festive

issue

iterate

jackanapes

obelisk

oligarchy

picnic

psalm

rheumatism

smelly

tendency

unsavory

utilitarian

varied

vroom

witness

xanthan

ynambu

share|improve this answer

answered 25 mins ago

Rubio♦Rubio

29k565178

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2

$begingroup$

25 - antidisestablishmentarian

aardvark

antimony

attune

bisect

edict

eigenvector

ester

festive

issue

iterate

jackanapes

obelisk

oligarchy

picnic

psalm

rheumatism

smelly

tendency

unsavory

utilitarian

varied

vroom

witness

xanthan

ynambu

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25 - antidisestablishmentarian

aardvark

antimony

attune

bisect

edict

eigenvector

ester

festive

issue

iterate

jackanapes

obelisk

oligarchy

picnic

psalm

rheumatism

smelly

tendency

unsavory

utilitarian

varied

vroom

witness

xanthan

ynambu

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