diff --git a/archive/r/ruby/longest-word.rb b/archive/r/ruby/longest-word.rb
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+input_str = ARGV.join(" ").strip 
+
+if input_str.empty?
+   puts "Usage: please provide a string"
+    exit
+  end
+
+  words = input_str.split
+        max_length = 0
+
+        words.each do |word|
+            if word.length > max_length
+              max_length = word.length
+            end
+          end
+          
+          puts max_length