| Add-A-Gram |
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An "add-a-gram"
is a sequence of words formed by starting with a 3-letter word, adding
a letter and rearranging to form a 4-letter word, and so on. For example,
here are add-a-grams of the words "CREDENTIALS" and "ANACHRONISM":
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ail + s =
sail + n =
nails + e =
aliens + t =
salient + r =
entrails + c =
clarinets + e =
interlaces + d =
CREDENTIALS (length 11) |
mar + c
=
cram + h =
march + s =
charms + o =
chromas + n =
monarchs + i =
harmonics + a =
maraschino + n =
ANACHRONISM (length 11) |
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| Test
your own credentials: given the dictionary found here (1.66MB), what is the longest add-a-gram? |
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