I have hidden five 8-letter words in the grid below. You can find them by selecting one letter from each column, progressing from left to right. Each letter is used exactly once. Can you find the 5 words?

A W I A I A D E
T A C N L I N K
S T R A N I R G
S O R D N A S R
V E R E V N E T

Credit for this problem goes to Cliff Pickover

In case anyone is too lazy to read all the comments below, the words are:

vocalist   (found by pcbouhid)
twinning   (found by Charlie)
serenade   (found by pcbouhid)
aardvark   (found by Steve Herman)
strainer   (found by Steve Herman)

Good work, everyone, and good puzzle, nikki!

Posted by Dustin on 2005-05-02 18:20:49