Friday Riddle Answer

nudgie
nudgie Member Posts: 1,478 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
RIDDLE: "Duo" is the shortest word with "uo" in it. What is the longest word you can find with "uo" in it? There is at least one with 12 letters in it.

ANSWER: "Fluoridation" has 12 letters, and some dictionaries carry "fluoridization," with 14 letters, as a synonym. The word "duotrigintillion" is in some English dictionaries. It is the name for a very large number (10 to the 99th power), and it has 16 letters.

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  • PGLGreg
    PGLGreg Member Posts: 731
    #2
    neon356's word is longer
    "inconspicuousness" is in several dictionaries that I checked. It's clearly a better answer.
    --Greg
  • Cheryl Z
    Cheryl Z Member Posts: 36
    #3
    How about
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from the movie with Julie Andrews? I can remember this word but not the name of the movie lol
    Cheryl
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #4
    Cheryl Z said:

    How about
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from the movie with Julie Andrews? I can remember this word but not the name of the movie lol
    Cheryl

    Can't Remember Either
    I can't remember the movie either, but I think the word had to be "uo" not "ou". That is one heck of a long word - well if it is considered a word.

    Kim
  • PamPam2
    PamPam2 Member Posts: 370 Member
    #5
    Mary Poppins
    The movie was Mary Poppins. Also with **** Van ****. Remember it had the song, Just a little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down, in it too.
    Pam
    Ha ha, so funny, site won't allow his last name.

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