# The longest word u can create on the top row of a QWERTY keyboard is.............. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2002, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342 "2002-07-11T00:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/21 "2002-07-12T05:48:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SkipMagic \* > \*\* > > [Mini-Slight-Not So Much-Kinda Not At All–Hijack] > > It _is_ an interesting word…except, what’s the point of it? I mean, why torture someone before you go an torture him? According to [this reference](http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=pretorture) it means to torture beforehand. Before what? More torture? How can you torture before you torture? Just curious, ya’ know, 'cause I got me here some black leather gloves, and a rack…and I wanna get started soon. > > [/Mini-Slight-Not So Much-Kinda Not At All–Hijack] \*\* Submit the toturee to 5 straight hours of 'Nsync videos. THEN break out the rectal pear. Pretorture! ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/22 "2002-07-12T05:51:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*Huh. I’ve only got function keys on the top row of my keyboard. I can’t spell a damn thing with them. \*\* Isn’t a fife some kind of musical instrument? (F1F3) ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/23 "2002-07-12T11:30:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silentgoldfish \* > \*\* > > Submit the toturee to 5 straight hours of 'Nsync videos. THEN break out the rectal pear. > > Pretorture! \*\* My God, the great sun of understanding at shined its way straight into my retinas, burned them out and left me a scarred, bitter man! How the hell could anyone be so cruel? Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/24 "2002-07-12T11:55:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*Huh. I’ve only got function keys on the top row of my keyboard. I can’t spell a damn thing with them. \*\* My bad. I can type 5 of the 6 levels of tornados on the Fujita Scale. Longest word I can type on the top row of my keyboard = 2. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/25 "2002-07-12T12:51:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SkipMagic \* > \*\* > > My God, the great sun of understanding at shined its way straight into my retinas, burned them out and left me a scarred, bitter man! How the hell could anyone be so cruel? Sheesh! \*\* LOL I finally succumbed to the pop through the nose epidemic as i read this just as I chugged a mouth full of wanna be 7-up Can I use this for a sig ? ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/26 "2002-07-12T13:02:36Z")
F1 F4 = FIFA, the world governing body of Association Football. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/27 "2002-07-12T13:28:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nightshadea \* > \*\*LOL I finally succumbed to the pop through the nose epidemic as i read this just as I chugged a mouth full of wanna be 7-up > > Can I use this for a sig ? \*\* **Nightshadea** , you go right ahead. (If you make any money off it, please understand that I respectfully reserve to the right to charge .000000000000000000005 % royalties for each profitable usage.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/28 "2002-07-12T13:41:36Z")
Is **TowerOPower** one word? ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342/29 "2002-07-12T13:46:24Z")
F8 - as in ‘once again F8 conspires against me’ Or you could have 8F (if you read from right to left), which is **TwistofFate**. Sorry **Twisty** 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-word-u-can-create-on-the-top-row-of-a-qwerty-keyboard-is/118342.md?page=1)