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What are some exceptional isograms, polygrams, pyramid words, etc.?

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Problem

What are some exceptional isograms, polygrams, pyramid words, etc.?
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  longest isogram  DERMATOGLYPHICS (15)
   pair of words  BLACKSMITH GUNPOWDERY (20)
   three words  HUMPBACKS, FROWZY, TINGLED (22)
  longest pair isogram (L14,128,1-201,4-136,142,5-25,111,205,6-13,212,7-33,
   15-136,16-156,219,18-140) SCINTILLESCENT 
  longest trio isogram  DEEDED (6)
  longest tetrad isogram  KUKUKUKU (8)
  longest polygram (all letters repeated)  UNPROSPEROUSNESSES (18)
  longest pyramid word  REMEMBERER (10)
  highest ratio length/letters  KUKUKUKU (4) SENSELESSNESSES (3.75)