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  • \$\begingroup\$ Can we assume the input is always of length 5? You have defined rule 5: "Each word must be exactly 5 characters. Words > 5 or < 5 are not valid.", but no NOT Infinity Words containing less or more than 5 characters. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 13:48
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    \$\begingroup\$ Pretty funny that ALPHA makes that pattern \$\endgroup\$ Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 13:49
  • \$\begingroup\$ @KevinCruijssen You must check that the word respect the definition, I updated the false cases. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 13:56
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Arnauld five "A"'s connects to themselves (or doesen't move at all) creating a single point, it doesen't draw the infinity symbol, so I don't think it's a positive case. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 16:25
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    \$\begingroup\$ I have decided to tackle the Optional Task: "Find, as a list, as many Infinity Words as you can in an English dictionary..." I used this source and Kevin Cruijssen's answer, to produce this list of 278 Infinity Words. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Oct 18, 2016 at 22:16