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The longest word in English
smiles
'Was it a rat I saw?' is an example of a ...
palindrome
The shortest possible sentence in English is...
I am
'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs' is an example of a...
pangram
More words start with this letter than any other
'S'
The most common letter in English words is...
'E'
'Eleven plus two' and 'twelve plus one' are....
anagrams (or 13)
The longest word in English with no vowels is...
rhythms
The longest word with only one vowel is...
strengths
Which word is the same when you write it upside down?
swims
What is the longest word that you can make from the top row of keys on a typewriter?
typewriter
Which is the only planet not named after a god?
Earth
The collective noun for owls is...
A parliament
Cornish is a language of England which is spoken in...
Cornwall
