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The word 'alphabetically' is the the only word that is spelled 'alphabetically.'
No other words are spelled that way. (That is the riddle answer.)
On the other hand, many words are spelled with all their letters in alphabetical order.
Some examples:
3 letters: beg, box, few, hip, low, mop, not
4 letters: abet, bell, chin, clip, clop, drip, drop, felt, flux, gill, gilt, hill, lost, lust, most, must
5 letters: abbey, abhor, abort, begin, dotty, films, first, forty, ghost
6 letters: almost, biopsy, chintz
The longest word that has all its letters in alphabetical order is aegilops* (8 letters).
Aegilops is ...
(a) an eye ulcer, or
(b) the botanical name for a specific type of oat grass.
Because 'aegilops' is a medical or scientific term that has limited usage in the everyday vocabulary of most people, the word 'aegilops' is not listed in every dictionary.
*See Related links below.
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What is alphabetically the first word in the English language?
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What is the French word for the English word or?
The english word 'or' is spelled 'ou' in French.
What is spelled with the same letters as painless?
The only English language anagram of the word painless is spaniels.
Can the word victim be spelled with a U?
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Is discriptunated a word?
No, there is no word spelled 'discriptunated' in English.
Can the word 'ventricle' be spelled 'ventrical'?
According to the "Cassell English Dictionary", no, 'ventricle' is the only correct spelling.
Is the correct spelling totaling or totalling?
In British English, the word is spelled totalling. In American English, the word is spelled totaling.
What is the correct word - spelled or spelled?
Both are correct (according to Collins English dictionary). Examples... This it the way the word is spelt. The word is spelled this way.
What does poub mean in English?
There is no word in English spelled 'poub'.
What does the word glance spelled backwards mean?
"Glance" spelled backwards is "ecnalg," which is not a recognized word in English.
How can you use the word condicative?
There is no word spelled 'condicative' in English.
What is icary?
There is no word in English spelled "icary".
