What are the word records for logogram (word whose letters can be regrouped to form smaller words), longest...

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What are the word records for logogram (word whose letters can be regrouped to form smaller words), longest ratio words to length?
(Spelling / Relations to Other Words / 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. ]

Sources: [5-141,12-170]

common words: fires : fire & ires & fir & ire & res & es & fi & ir & re & s (2.8)
uncommon words: minorates : minorate & norates & minora & norate & orates & minor & orate & rates & ates & mino & rate & ate & ino & min & nor & ora & rat & tes & at & es & in & mi & no & or & ra & te & t (3.88-t)
uncommon words: romanises : romanise & manises & anises & omanis & romani & anise & manis & omani & roman & anis & ises & mani & oman & roma & ani & man & nis & rom & ses & an & es & is & ma & ni & om & ro & se & s (3.88-t)
uncommon words: ketamines : etamines & ketamine & etamine & tamines & amines & etamin & tamine & amine & mines & tamin & amin & keta & mine & ami & eta & ine & ket & min & tam & am & es & et & in & ke & mi & ne & ta & t (3.88-t)
phrases: cast oned : astoned & astone & cast on & stoned & aston & stone & toned & as to & cast & oned & tone & ast & cas & ned & one & sto & ton & as & ca & ed & ne & on & st & to & t (4)

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com