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doh! 
Strange Words: Puzzles and Challenges
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The discussion revolves around various word puzzles and challenges, focusing on finding words that meet specific criteria. Participants share their answers and thoughts on the puzzles, which include finding words with unusual letter combinations, specific lengths, or unique vowel and consonant arrangements. Some notable responses include "syzygy" for a six-letter word with no vowels, "gaggings" for an eight-letter word with four G's, and "dreamt" for a word ending in 'mt'. Other participants contribute answers like "facetiously" for a word containing all six vowels in sequence and "strengthlessness" for a 16-letter word with only 'e' as a vowel. The conversation also touches on the playful nature of language and wordplay, with some members expressing frustration or amusement at the difficulty of certain challenges. Overall, the thread highlights a collaborative effort to solve linguistic puzzles while encouraging creativity and exploration of the English language.
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Evo said:I count 5 vowels.At least you're not cheating!
LOL
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vertigo said:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch (although it has six Os (<---- No apostrophe ) and 7 consonants in a row).
You may not count it but hex that is life.
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loseyourname
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What the heck is that? Welsh? Elvish?
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I believe it is a Welsh town.
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loseyourname said:
Njorl said:
Indeed it is a town in the north of Wales. It don't quite fit the criteria because it has one too many Os and one too many constants in a row. But it is a quality word. You do know that there was a song written about it, right?
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Oh well, here's my answer for '6. Find a word of 16 letters (at least) with no vowels other than 'e' (and no 'y')
strengthlessness
And here's the page where you can find the answers and more questions:
http://www.creativepuzzels.nl/spel/speel1/puzzel23-2.htm
strengthlessness
And here's the page where you can find the answers and more questions:
http://www.creativepuzzels.nl/spel/speel1/puzzel23-2.htm
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I am annoyed now. I should have got some of those. 
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