Comments on: Wordtastic!

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:26:47 +0000

Scree – ched or Screech – ed

Either way you pronounce it, I make that two syllables. Or is this your new American accent coming through?

Wayne — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:13:10 +0000

did I hit Gyles Brandreth’s blog by mistake? OK, I give you http://www.questrel.com/records.html#selected_lists_shortest_word_with_last_letter_next_in_alphabet_after_first_for_each_letter for your browsing pleasure. I also discovered that “screeched” can be joined by “strengths” as a 9-letter/1-syllable word…

Lowcountry Blogs » Blog Archive » Monday, Monday — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:52:45 +0000

[...] shows off his propensity toward logophilia: • ‘stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. (try it, [...]

expressqz » Wordtastic! — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:13:41 +0000

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Mikey — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:59:12 +0000

Tmesis. My favourite word.

Only word to begin TM, and means when you split up a word to put word(s) inside. Abso-f*ckin-lutely brilliant.

Paul — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:25:53 +0000

What about, Silver, Orange, Month and Purple – no word rhymes with them in the English language

ian (the benign dictator) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:28:24 +0000

Also, if you want to mix two of your facts, try annelidous (wormlike, or having a small arse)

ian (the benign dictator) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:26:10 +0000

typewriter is spelt using only the top row of a keyboard. It was also the cheat code in manic miner.

I type stewardesses, like every other word, with my right hand.

Yorkie — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:51:40 +0000

Queueing is the only English word with 5 consecutive vowels.