Using only a,s,d,f,g,h,j,k,l - the keyboard's center row, what it the longest word one can type?

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Using only a,s,d,f,g,h,j,k,l - the keyboard's center row, what it the longest word one can type?

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Last updated Oct 15 2016.

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lanfranco
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lanfranco
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The longest word sing only the middle row is "Shakalshas," a people said to have colonized Sicily.

Shakalshas, ten letters long, is the longest English word that can be typed using only those letters in the middle row of a typewriter. Nine letter words with this property include flagfalls, hadassahs, and haggadahs. Eight letter words with this property include alfalfas, galagala, galahads, and haskalah.

http://www.rinkworks.com/words/oddities.shtml

Response last updated by Terry on Oct 15 2016.
Feb 25 2007, 11:52 AM

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skysmom65
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That's it!

SHAKALSHAS (10 letters) is the longest word which can be typed using only the middle row of letters on the keyboard. Others include HAGGADAHS, FLAGFALLS, HADASSAHS, GALAGALA, GALAHADS, HASKALAH, and ALFALFAS.

Feb 25 2007, 11:55 AM

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Shoot. Shakalshas was my next guess, too. (not really)

Feb 25 2007, 4:05 PM

Using only a,s,d,f,g,h,j,k,l - the keyboard's center row, what it the longest word one can type?

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