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Remove adjacent duplicates

Try to find a way to remove adjacent duplicate letters.

Start file

a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s

End file

a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

View Diff

1c1
< a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s
---
> a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

Solutions

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Created by: @maharba6 Tweet

101 active golfers, 362 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - Cdrman Fu / @Futarimiti

09/17/2024 at 08:18PM

49

#92 - Theo / @theol-git

09/03/2024 at 01:46PM

52

#93 - Stefan Krist / @nerdyness_sk

08/31/2024 at 05:58PM

57

#94 - KoroneListener / @KoroneListener

09/03/2024 at 01:32PM

59

#95 - jjreisfl / @jjreisfl

08/28/2024 at 05:20PM

65

#96 - servearv / @servearv

09/26/2024 at 09:04PM

68

#97 - Pradeep Venkatachalam / @venkatachalampradeep

09/02/2024 at 10:35PM

70

#98 - complexdoughvideo / @complexdoughvideo

09/17/2024 at 11:59PM

98

#99 - friendsfriend / @friendsfriend

09/04/2024 at 10:40AM

104

#100 - Arnold / @innocenteureka

09/18/2024 at 03:44AM

194

#101 - Yawar / @mohdyawars

09/03/2024 at 04:51AM