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What are the word records for consonant string, longest?

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What are the word records for consonant string, longest?
(Spelling / Consonants / Subset of 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. ]

Sources: [L178,15-38,83]

common word: catchphrase (6)
uncommon word: hirschsprung (7)

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com