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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d26f42298e8d72471000025

Generate English Alphabets

Start with a, get up to z.

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Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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212 active golfers, 509 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Dmitry Olyenyov / @Dmitry_Olyenyov

08/22/2012 at 10:41AM

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#62 - GimVolfer VimGolfer / @GimGol

04/23/2014 at 07:47AM

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#63 - Rasmus P / @rasmup

04/26/2014 at 04:12PM

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#64 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

04/25/2015 at 12:20PM

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#65 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

12/16/2015 at 09:53AM

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#66 - lynn / @la_lalxu

07/30/2016 at 05:51PM

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#67 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

08/14/2017 at 03:11PM

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#68 - BlackCap / @BlackCapCoder

01/26/2018 at 03:41PM

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#69 - Bitt Faulk / @bittfaulk

03/13/2020 at 11:18PM

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#70 - Karan / @KaranVaity

06/22/2025 at 03:42PM

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#71 - Henrik Nyh / @henrik

01/07/2011 at 11:21AM

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#72 - Brian Buckley / @bbuckley

01/07/2011 at 12:17PM

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#73 - Jim Garvin / @coderifous

01/07/2011 at 01:17PM

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#74 - James Cash / @jamesnvc

01/07/2011 at 02:03PM

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#75 - Mattiassich Ákos / @mattiassicha

01/07/2011 at 02:09PM

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#76 - h_east (トロッコ6個) / @h_east

01/07/2011 at 02:27PM

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#77 - Johannes Martinsson / @moxiba

01/07/2011 at 06:52PM

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#78 -  Ikhsan Maulana / @ixandidu

01/07/2011 at 06:59PM

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#79 - Steve Morrow / @yawmark

01/07/2011 at 07:06PM

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#80 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/07/2011 at 10:22PM

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#81 - Przemysław Pawełczyk / @przemoc86

01/07/2011 at 11:22PM

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#82 - rabidpraxis / @rabidpraxis

01/07/2011 at 11:50PM

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#83 - William Shackleton / @wshackleton

01/08/2011 at 01:08AM

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#84 - Paul King / @nrocy

01/08/2011 at 10:15AM

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#85 - Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller

01/08/2011 at 02:00PM

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#86 - Victor Vaile / @victorv4_

01/08/2011 at 10:02PM

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#87 - aaaa3331 / @aaaa3331

01/08/2011 at 10:21PM

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#88 - alexscott / @4l3xsc0tt

01/10/2011 at 01:44PM

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#89 - Agus Lopez / @aguslr

01/10/2011 at 08:27PM

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#90 - Wonha Ryu / @beingryu

01/11/2011 at 06:01AM