nemathelminth

Word Length Dictionary HEXAMETHYLENAMINE 17 OED AFFINITATIVELY 14 OED ALIMENTATIVELY 14 UWD ANTEMILLENNIAL 14 W2 ANTENATALITIAL 14 OED ANTIANTIENZYME 14 W2 HEMIMELLITENE 13 UWD HEXAMETHYLENE 13 UWD INATTENTIVELY 13 UWD INFINITIVALLY 13 UWD METAH EWETTITE 13 UWD METHYLANILINE 13 UWD METHYLENIMINE 13 UWD NEMATHELMINTH 13 UWD AFFINITATIVE 12 OED ALIMENTATIVE 12 UWD ANATHEMATIZE 12 UWD ANNIHILATIVE 12 UWD EFFEMINATELY 12 UWD ETHYLENIMINE 12 UWD Given that some letters are composed of anywhere from 1 to 4 straight lines, I wondered which words possess the greatest number of straight lines.

Word Straight lines Dictionary HEXAMETHYLENAMINE 52 OED HEXAMETHYLENE 41 UWD ANTIANTIENZYME 39 W2 METAHEWETTITE 39 UWD HEMIMELLITENE 38 UWD METHYLENIMINE 38 UWD NEMATHELMINTH 38 UWD ANTEMILLENNIAL 37 W2 ALIMENTATIVELY 36 UWD AZIMETHYLENE 36 W2 EFFEMINATELY 36 UWD ELEMENTALIZE 36 W2 HAHNEMANNIAN 36 W2 KEWEENAWITE 36 W2 ANATHEMATIZE 35 UWD EFFEMINATIZE 35 W2 METHYLANILINE 35 UWD NEMATELMINTH 35 W2 ANTENATALITIAL 34 OED ELEMENTALITY 34 OED And what about the longest words where all the letters have a curvy component?