Find the length of a string please help I'm stuck

JavaScript
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help me find length of a string
Your code so far


function findLongestWordLength(str) {
const words = str.split(" ");

if (words.lenth == 1) {
  return words[0].length;
}
return Math.max(
  words[0].length,
  findLongestWordLength(words.slice(1).join(" "))
);
}

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


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Challenge: Find the Longest Word in a String

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Hi @siba45 !

You have a spelling error here.

When you fix that it will pass.

But this is also one of the guide post solutions.
So, I would encourage you to try and come up with your own solution.

Coming up with your own solutions will help with your problem solving :grinning:

Hope that helps!

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