# Long monosyllabic word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-monosyllabic-word/35674>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2000, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-monosyllabic-word/35674 "2000-10-04T20:35:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-monosyllabic-word/35674/1 "2000-10-04T20:35:12Z")

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Trying to think of the longest word in the English language with one syllable. I can think of a few with nine letters, e.g., strengths. Is there a ten-letter word out there?

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-monosyllabic-word/35674/2 "2000-10-04T21:06:04Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=9184](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=9184)

BTW, I had no recollection that I had such a frivolous first reply to that thread.

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**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-monosyllabic-word/35674/3 "2000-10-04T21:14:15Z")

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Thanks, I really should search before I type…