What are the word records for letters in alphabetical order?

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What are the word records for letters in alphabetical order?
(Spelling / Alphabetical Order / Entire Word)

  a.  longest [3-176]
  b.  longest with possible repeat [3-176]
  c.  all possible orders [11-246]

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]

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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

a.  longest [3-176]
        common words: biopsy, chinos, chintz, bijoux, abhors, almost, begins, chimps (6-t)
        uncommon word: aegilops (8)
b.  longest with possible repeat [3-176]
        common word: billowy (7)
        uncommon word: aegilops (8)
c.  all possible orders [11-246]

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com