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ROUND THIRTY-FOUR
I am looking at words with the same letter repeated at regular intervals.
For example, the word EXCELLENCE has the letter E four times, each with a gap of two clear letters: E-1-2-E-1-2-E-1-2-E.
What I am looking for is, for THREE different letters of the alphabet, the longest string of such an arrangement. The scoring will be as follows:
Each letter scores one point. So you would score 4 for EXCELLENCE; then you might have another word like GANGING which would score 3 for G, and BANANA which would score 3 for A.
In the case of a tie, the length of gap will be considered, with the number of letters in one gap in each word will be totalled, the higher/highest getting priority.
If there is still a tie, the earlier/earliest post shall win.
Here are a couple more rules:
The COMPLETE word must follow the gaps – so, for example, you cannot use the word CRITICISING, claiming a score of 4 for I, as the gap between each I is one letter but the 'gap' before the first I (and after the last) is more than one. The word BANANAS is allowed because the 'gap' at the start/end of the word is not longer than in the middle.
The letter MAY appear in the gaps as well – so, you can have a word like GAGGING, even though a fourth G appears in one of the gaps.
No hyphens or apostrophes allowed; words must be English and listed in a reputable English dictionary without requiring a capital letter. Any accents (é etc.) will be ignored and will be treated as if they were the letter without an accent. The final decision on eligibility of words will be mine.
Best bid by 12:00 noon GMT on Thursday 18 January 2007 will be declared the winner. Please list your three words in a single post. You may post another answer at any time without waiting for someone else to reply.
I am looking at words with the same letter repeated at regular intervals.
For example, the word EXCELLENCE has the letter E four times, each with a gap of two clear letters: E-1-2-E-1-2-E-1-2-E.
What I am looking for is, for THREE different letters of the alphabet, the longest string of such an arrangement. The scoring will be as follows:
Each letter scores one point. So you would score 4 for EXCELLENCE; then you might have another word like GANGING which would score 3 for G, and BANANA which would score 3 for A.
In the case of a tie, the length of gap will be considered, with the number of letters in one gap in each word will be totalled, the higher/highest getting priority.
If there is still a tie, the earlier/earliest post shall win.
Here are a couple more rules:
The COMPLETE word must follow the gaps – so, for example, you cannot use the word CRITICISING, claiming a score of 4 for I, as the gap between each I is one letter but the 'gap' before the first I (and after the last) is more than one. The word BANANAS is allowed because the 'gap' at the start/end of the word is not longer than in the middle.
The letter MAY appear in the gaps as well – so, you can have a word like GAGGING, even though a fourth G appears in one of the gaps.
No hyphens or apostrophes allowed; words must be English and listed in a reputable English dictionary without requiring a capital letter. Any accents (é etc.) will be ignored and will be treated as if they were the letter without an accent. The final decision on eligibility of words will be mine.
Best bid by 12:00 noon GMT on Thursday 18 January 2007 will be declared the winner. Please list your three words in a single post. You may post another answer at any time without waiting for someone else to reply.
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