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LNGEST WRD TXTD WIT 1 FNGR

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phoneThe question came up at work: what is the longest English word you can TXT using only a single key on your phone assuming no fancy predictive text?

Using a list of my favorite 147948 words (the same dictionary used in WordMap) and a few lines of python the answer is easy to find.

The longest word that can be typed with a single key is “deeded“.

Awesomely, second place is a tie between “abaca” (a species of banana) and “effed” which is not actually in any reputable dictionary but damn well should be.

There are nine 4 letter words: “tutu“, “noon“, “moon“, “mono“, “high“, “feed“, “deed“, “baba“, and “abba“.

Remember, knowledge is power.

WordMap Update

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I have made some small changes to the WordMap toy due to user feedback:

  • When doing the puzzles, the target word is now displayed along with the number of moves already taken.
  • When you reach the target word of a puzzle you get a nice message, especially nice if you have done it in the minimum number of moves.
  • Slightly rewritten the introduction page with a better explanation of what is going on, and less computer science.
  • A few more puzzles.
  • The URL is now obfuscated (look it up) to prevent cheating.