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Thread #129988   Message #2922912
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
08-Jun-10 - 05:47 AM
Thread Name: so many consonants in a row esp. in songs
Subject: RE: so many consonants in a row esp. in songs
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.

The longest word without a vowel is Twyndyllyngs which, although being Welsh and meaning 'twin', is in the OED.

Cheers

DeG