My first is double twenty-one but twice of twenty-two,

Decipher it and you will see that statement is quite true.

 

My next two are just three apart, or, looking at the link,

You'll have the answer easily and will not have to think.

 

My fourth is so more ways than one, so long as you can spell,

While my fifth splits first and second, so what is it? Can you tell?

 

It may seem like these words of rhyme are nonsense things to say,

Though the five together are right here (two ways) so what are they?

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21st is u, 23rd is v 'double-u' = 2 'v's = w is 1st letter

next 2 are 3 apart.

4th is d is also 4th letter. (more ways than 1)

5th 'splits' the 1st & 2nd letter, or is 1/2 way btween.

nswr is "words" (right here they r)...?

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