English Word with Three Consecutive Double Letters
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper (or bookkeeping). An alternate, tricky, answer could be Woollen (where W is a “double u”).
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74 Comments on "English Word with Three Consecutive Double Letters"
Karim fattal says
September 14, 2016 @ 17:51
Committee
Dan says
September 14, 2016 @ 18:27
They’re not consecutive – there’s an i between the mm and ttee.
Noel says
October 30, 2016 @ 00:17
Aside from bookkeeper and bookkeeping, the following words with three consecutive double letters are allowed though you may not find them in the dictionary: bookkeepers, bookkeepings, bookkeep ( v. infinitive form), bookkeeps ( v. s- form). Should these be considered, bookkeepings is the longest English word with three consecutive double letters and the bookkeep is the shortest.
razard says
November 2, 2016 @ 10:06
expand the question to 3 sets of double letters and take out proper names. “committee,” “unsuccessfully,” “successfully” and “whippoorwill” would be included.
Gene Callahan says
December 11, 2016 @ 17:51
“heel-footed.”
Huh? It doesn’t even have three double letters!
Gene Callahan says
December 11, 2016 @ 17:53
@Luke: “However It’s still not a word”
Who says? I find it in several dictionaries.
Niky says
January 4, 2017 @ 12:38
I think it could be all of the words with 3 double letters .?
Mizanur Rahman says
January 4, 2017 @ 14:55
Addressee
Dan says
January 4, 2017 @ 20:50
We may need a lesson on the meaning of consecutive…
Leon the Professional says
January 24, 2017 @ 17:23
I said CONSECUTIVE!!! *mumbled* guy wouldn’t know art if it bit him in the face…
TROGDOR STRIKES AGAIN!
Omid says
February 3, 2017 @ 01:47
Tennessee
Whitney says
February 23, 2017 @ 16:05
whippoorwill or Mississippi
Whitney says
February 23, 2017 @ 16:05
sorry not consecutive
Colleen says
April 20, 2017 @ 19:27
I can’t believe how many people aren’t paying attention to the consecutive part?
Ed Bresnan says
August 14, 2017 @ 11:04
Everyone missed the bookkeeper’s assistant: the subbookkeeper. And the guy who takes chances while repairing your roof: the rooffool. And the guy not using caution when diving into Australia’s coral: a reeffool.
Landon says
February 6, 2018 @ 11:50
Sweettooth
Bookkeeper
Ken says
April 18, 2018 @ 05:48
Sadly, sweet tooth is two words.
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