What are the word records for letters in order minus not, longest?

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What are the word records for letters in order minus not, longest?
(Spelling / Alphabetical Order / Entire Word)

[ 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. ]

common words: begrudgingly, acquaintanceship, biodegradability (7-t)
uncommon words: acquaintanceships, biopsychologist, intersubstitutability (8-t)
hyphenated word: north-northwestwardly (9)
phrase: developmental psychologist (10)

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com