freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-algorithm-scripting/find-the-longest-word-in-a-string.md

---
id: a26cbbe9ad8655a977e1ceb5
title: Find the Longest Word in a String
challengeType: 5
forumTopicId: 16015
---

# --description--

Return the length of the longest word in the provided sentence.

Your response should be a number.

# --hints--

`findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog")` should return a number.

```js
assert(
  typeof findLongestWordLength(
    'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog'
  ) === 'number'
);
```

`findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog")` should return 6.

```js
assert(
  findLongestWordLength('The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog') === 6
);
```

`findLongestWordLength("May the force be with you")` should return 5.

```js
assert(findLongestWordLength('May the force be with you') === 5);
```

`findLongestWordLength("Google do a barrel roll")` should return 6.

```js
assert(findLongestWordLength('Google do a barrel roll') === 6);
```

`findLongestWordLength("What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow")` should return 8.

```js
assert(
  findLongestWordLength(
    'What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow'
  ) === 8
);
```

`findLongestWordLength("What if we try a super-long word such as otorhinolaryngology")` should return 19.

```js
assert(
  findLongestWordLength(
    'What if we try a super-long word such as otorhinolaryngology'
  ) === 19
);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```js
function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  return str.length;
}

findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog");
```

# --solutions--

```js
function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  return str.split(' ').sort((a, b) => b.length - a.length)[0].length;
}

findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog");
```