Wednesday, 26 December 2007

More on isograms

isogram - a word in which the letters turn up an equal number of times.

first-order isogram

  • each letter appears just once
  • as in dialogue, lexicography, ambidextrously and uncopyrightable.

second-order isogram

  • each letter appears twice only
  • as in deed, Vivienne, Caucasus and intestines

third-order isogram

  • each letter appears three times only
  • as in deeded and geggee

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