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+# Make a list of 'flat' words.
+# A flat word is comprised only of letters that do not have risers or descenders
+#
+# SJP 1 Jan 2021
+
+flats=aceimnorsuvwxz
+
+grep -ix "[${flats}]*" < words | awk '{print tolower($0)}' | sed -rn '/^.{3,99}/p' > flatwords.txt