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8 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a humorous play on words

    I do it for the pun of it

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 million words.
In the spelling bee
Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.

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