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darkstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:28 PM
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"latchstring" is an intersting word...6 consonants in a row...any others?
Edited on Mon Oct-08-07 07:37 PM by darkstar
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:32 PM
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1. szxdfgh
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:33 PM
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2. ahem
Only 6 consonants in a row.
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darkstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:36 PM
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3. What in the world are you talking about?
:blush:

Thanks.....
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:39 PM
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4. No sweat!
Glad you got in for the edit before you couldn't!

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dpbrown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:45 PM
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5. Archchronicler, catchphrase, eschscholtzia, lengthsman, and postphthisic

Archchronicler, catchphrase, eschscholtzia, latchstring, lengthsman, and postphthisic each have six consonants in a row. Borschts has six consonants in a row in just one syllable.

Words with five consecutive consonants include angstrom, angsts, birthplace, dumbstruck, eighths, heartthrob, lengths, postscript, strengths, thumbscrew, twelfths, warmths, and witchcraft.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 09:32 PM
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6. Qwlghm
the fictional island off Scotland in the works of Neal Stephenson. If the 'w' is not being used as a vowel, that is.
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QueenOfCalifornia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 09:41 PM
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7. WATCHSTRAP
I hurt myself thinking about this....
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 10:13 PM
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8. Do names count?
Mr. Mxyzptlk:


Joe Btfsplk:
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