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As AEGILOPS is not permitted in Lexplorer, surely there is a longer word than ALMOST that is in alphabetical order.
But what is it?

can you use the same letter twice? If so, then I'll go for BEEFILY

ODE word list 30/10/09

With repeated letters:

• BEEFILY
  BILLOWY
  DIKKOPS

Without:

• ABHORS
  ALMOST
  BEGINS
  BIJOUX
  BIOPSY
  CHIMPS
  CHINOS
  CHINTZ
  DEHORS
  DHIKRS

CSW Word list

With repeats:

• ADDEEMS
  BEEFILY
  BILLOWY
  DIKKOPS
  GIMMORS

Without:

• CHIKORS

Thanks for that Chaps.

Without looking at lexplorer, can anyone tell me a word which uses all 5 vowels once and has them in alphabetical order? (I have two nines in mind)

FACETIOUS and ABSTEMIOUS come to mind. The second clearly isn't a niner though.

FWIW, the Countdown-valid word with the most consonants in alphabetical order is CHAMPERTY.

Jon Corby wrote:FACETIOUS and ABSTEMIOUS come to mind. The second clearly isn't a niner though.

It might not be a niner but it sure is a cool word.

The other nine I had in mind was ARSENIOUS if anyone was interested

CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Good story or what?

Charlie Reams wrote:CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Good story or what?

If the story had been "CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Then I went outside and it was raining" then I would say it was a good story, but as it stands it doesn't quite do it for me.

Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.

Matt Morrison wrote:Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.

IS: ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order.

(It's only four short of ALMOST - that's almost in my books.)

Haha, excellent.

Matt Morrison wrote:Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.

Of course it isn't. H is before W. Sorry, someone had to.

Haha, excellent.