Complete the 4x4 grid below, with four-letter English (too common or not) words, in both directions.
+---+---+---+---+
| | Z | O | |
+---+---+---+---+
| | | X | O |
+---+---+---+---+
| | | | Z |
+---+---+---+---+
| Z | | | |
+---+---+---+---+No proper nouns allowed.
With the 90 degree counterclockwise rotation, the following solution has all three rows and columns and both diagonals filled with valid but mostly uncommon English words. Only "near" is a common word.
O O N T
O X E A
N E A R
T A R N
"Oont" is venerable British slang for "mole". (If it was good enough for Rudyard Kipling, it's good enough for Perplexus.)
"Oxea" is an obscure term in biology, used in describing sponges.
A "tarn" is a mountain lake.
An "oxan" is a common computer virus.
"Teet" is a perfectly respectable palindrome used by decent farmers and veterinarians.
Edited on June 20, 2005, 4:52 am
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Posted by Penny
on 2005-06-20 04:48:56 |
Solution with rows, columns and diagonals
