Word facts for Anagram solvers

in #anagram7 years ago

Essential word facts for anagram solvers!

Most common 2 letter consonant clusters anywhere in a word is "NG" (RING, SING, DOING, GONG)

Most common 3 letter consonant clusters anywhere in a word is "LLY" (REALLY, ACTUALLY, USUALLY, JELLY)

Most common 2 letter vowel clusters anywhere in a word is "IE" (DIE, CHIEF, ALIEN, ARMIES)

Most common 3 vowel clusters anywhere in a word is "IOU" (PIOUS, ANXIOUS, TEDIOUS, LUSCIOUS)

Longest sequence of consonants in an English word?

7 consonants in sequence is the maximum, there are 3 instances;

"NCRYPTS" (ENCRYPTS)

"NRHYTHM" (NONRHYTHMIC)

"STRYCHN" (STRYCHNINE)

Many more essential word facts in this awesome article: https://thewordsaboutus.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/word-patterns-for-anagrams/

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