There are 1,094 words where every letter switches hands on Workman, out of 61,935 words in a standard US English dictionary. The longest is "heteromorphic" (13 letters).
The list in numbers
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Alternating-Hand Words on Workman | 1,094 |
| Dictionary words checked | 61,935 |
| Longest word | heteromorphic (13 letters) |
The longest alternating-hand words on Workman
Practice words used in the test above
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Why alternating words feel fast
When every letter switches hands, one hand can move into position while the other is still pressing a key. These words often feel smooth and rhythmic. Dvorak was designed to maximize this kind of alternation, which is why it has far more alternating words than any other layout here.
How we built this list
We checked every lowercase word in the SCOWL-based US English Hunspell dictionary (61,935 base words) against the Workman layout on a standard keyboard. Proper nouns, abbreviations and words with apostrophes are excluded, and plural or past-tense forms are not added separately. A word counts as words where every letter switches hands only if every letter qualifies.
More word lists
Typeri. (2026). Alternating-Hand Words on the Workman keyboard layout. Retrieved from https://typeri.com/word-lab/workman/alternating/<a href="https://typeri.com/word-lab/workman/alternating/">Alternating-Hand Words on the Workman keyboard layout</a> (data: Typeri)Frequently asked questions
How many words where every letter switches hands are there on Workman?
There are 1,094 words where every letter switches hands on Workman, out of 61,935 words in a standard US English dictionary. The longest is "heteromorphic" (13 letters).
What is the longest alternating-hand word on Workman?
"heteromorphic", with 13 letters, among base dictionary forms. Next are "procompromise", "antemeridian", "hemimorphite".