Comment Comment by tsm No 'm' either: (def phrase "Fjord zoologists quip jovially, waxing lyrical about xanthic lutrines") (require '[clojure.string :as str]) (-> phrase str/lower-case distinct sort) ;; => (\space \, \a \b \c \d \e \f \g \h \i \j \l \n \o \p \q \r \s \t \u \v \w \x \y \z) (edit: OP originally just mentioned 'k' but then ninja-edited in the 'm') parent tsm 3 years ago