Saturday, September 5, 2009

Alphabet Soup

I discovered this interesting article about 26 letters in English alphabet that form into string of wonderful words.
  • Aegilops is the longest word with letters in alphabetical order. Means goat grass
  • Queuing has the longest run of vowels
  • Swims is the longest word with 180 degree symmetry
  • Stressed & Desserts are the longest words reversible
  • Esophagographers is the longest word that repeat all the letters
  • Strength is the longest wor with only one vowel
  • Stewardesses is the longest word can be typed with left hand
  • Dermatoglyphics is the longest word without repeating letter
  • Latchstring has the longest string of consonants
  • Screeched is the longest one syllable word
  • Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest word to alternate consonants and vowels

Source : Readers Digest (February 2009)

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