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Seven Letters and Ten Words
What word contains seven letters and has ten words inside it without rearranging any of its letters?
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Therein: the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, and herein.Hide Answer Show Answer
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You say therein has ten words inside it so you cant count "therein" as a word inside of the word "therein" so it only has 9 words inside of it
Main Entry: there·in
Pronunciation: [th]a-'rin, [th]e-
Function: adverb
1 : in or into that place, time, or thing
2 : in that particular or respect
Main Entry: there·in
Pronunciation: [th]a-'rin, [th]e-
Function: adverb
1 : in or into that place, time, or thing
2 : in that particular or respect
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Good thinking from "Posted by dgoertz." That seems to be a minor error though. With a quick change of the question "Therein" will be used as the tenth word.
Actually, "I" and "re" are words too. So, not counting "therein", there are (at least) eleven words inside the word "therein". They are, in alphabetical order:
1. ere
2. he
3. her
4. here
5. herein
6. I
7. in
8. re
9. rein
10. the
11. there
1. ere
2. he
3. her
4. here
5. herein
6. I
7. in
8. re
9. rein
10. the
11. there
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