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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

175 active golfers, 705 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#151 - OisinWard / @OisinWard

11/20/2024 at 03:20PM

47

#152 - stcrd / @stcrd

09/10/2024 at 10:33AM

47

#153 - Shywizz / @Shywizz

09/22/2024 at 03:07PM

47

#154 - bennetthunter10 / @bennetthunter10

03/26/2025 at 04:17PM

47

#155 - silverleyjr / @silverleyjr

04/04/2025 at 03:14AM

47

#156 - Will Powers / @wpowers42

08/03/2025 at 05:39PM

48

#157 - Conor Flynn / @conor-f

08/27/2024 at 08:49AM

48

#158 - Cdrman Fu / @Futarimiti

09/17/2024 at 08:18PM

49

#159 - Theo / @theol-git

09/03/2024 at 01:46PM

52

#160 - Stefan Krist / @nerdyness_sk

08/31/2024 at 05:58PM

57

#161 - KoroneListener / @KoroneListener

09/03/2024 at 01:32PM

57

#162 - thomasyang18 / @thomasyang18

05/15/2025 at 10:28PM

59

#163 - jjreisfl / @jjreisfl

08/28/2024 at 05:20PM

61

#164 - John Howe / @jhowe-dev

02/07/2025 at 07:58PM

62

#165 - Mustafa / @Mustafa-code-95

02/08/2026 at 01:54PM

65

#166 - Atharva / @servearv

09/26/2024 at 09:04PM

67

#167 - Arvils / @ludbarzs

03/19/2026 at 11:00AM

68

#168 - Pradeep Venkatachalam / @venkatachalampradeep

09/02/2024 at 10:35PM

68

#169 - mitspieler / @mitspieler

02/13/2026 at 12:48AM

70

#170 - complexdoughvideo / @complexdoughvideo

09/17/2024 at 11:59PM

82

#171 - Breemskin / @Breemskin

07/25/2025 at 08:52PM

98

#172 - friendsfriend / @friendsfriend

09/04/2024 at 10:40AM

104

#173 - Arnold / @innocenteureka

09/18/2024 at 03:44AM

109

#174 - Dilraj Woozir / @DWoozir

06/18/2025 at 06:31PM

194

#175 - Yawar / @mohdyawars

09/03/2024 at 04:51AM