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poliomyelitis
13 letters · 9 distinct letters
- noun
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Word history
Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + ῖτις (îtis, “itis”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 10 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.