Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?

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Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?

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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?
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can you use the same letter twice? If so, then I'll go for BEEFILY
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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
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Thanks for that Chaps. :)
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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)
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FACETIOUS and ABSTEMIOUS come to mind. The second clearly isn't a niner though.
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FWIW, the Countdown-valid word with the most consonants in alphabetical order is CHAMPERTY.
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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
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CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Good story or what?
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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.
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Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.
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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.)
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Haha, excellent.
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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.
Oh, cackwires!
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Haha, excellent.
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