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A seven letter word containing thousands of letters - a mailbox.
The word mailbox has 7 letters, and it contains thousands of letters - just not the letters from the alphabet, but rather a form of a paper message.
In your essay give specific details and don't vague if it is not related to the topic you are writing about, is not important.