Three 3 x 3 grids overlap by one cell, as in the image.
Each grid is to have 3 words by reading from left to right, and 3 by reading down.
Find a solution, using the starter letters, where all words are unique to the layout, and all are in general common (but not necessarily frequent) English usage.
As more than one solution is possible, you might like to consider that the letters A to Z have respective values of 1 to 26, and my solution has a sum value of 279. Can you top that?
But then you might like to be challenged by this
frequency chart modified to a point value:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
3 20 12 10 1 16 17 8 5 23 22 11 14
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
6 4 19 25 9 7 2 13 21 15 24 18 26
My score for the same solution is 158 which is just 1 better than when an "O" replaces an "A".
In both cases all letters are to be counted just once, or rather, each location; yes, the starters too.
T O E
E E L
A S K I P
E R R
F E Y A W
E G O
N O W
The aphabetic-sequence value (i.e., A=1, B=2, C=3,..., X=24, Y=25, Z=26) is 298; and the frequency-sequence value (i.e., A=3, B=20, C=12,..., X=24, Y=13, Z=26) is 195.
One can get higher values, yet, of those I found, one must usually sacrifice a higher sequence value of one for that of the other. For instance, the following has a higher alphabetic-sequence value (315), but a lower frequency-sequence value (163), thus I offered a solution where the total value (493) was the highest I found (there may be higher):
T O E
E E L
A S K I T
E R R
F E Y A W
O T O
N E W
Word definitions:
AGO - in the past
ASK - query
EEL - snakelike fish
EGO - self-esteem; inflated opinion of self
ELK - large northern deer
ERR - to make a mistake
FEY - irrational
IRE - anger
KEF - drugs; marijuana
KIP - currency unit of Laos; unit of weight; calfskin or lambskin
NOW - the momentary present
OES - the plural of the letter O
PRY - to open or part something using leverage; be nosy
TOE - one of the digits of the foot
TEA - a beverage made from tea leaves
YAW - to deviate from a course; zigzag; be wide open
YEN - currency unit of Japan; desire
WOW - impress greatly
ATE - consumed
KIT - a young fur-bearing animal; set of articles or tools; gear
NEW - relatively recent
OTO - a member of a native North American (Siouan) people; the dialect spoken by the Oto; of the Oto
Edited on June 30, 2008, 4:28 am
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Posted by Dej Mar
on 2008-06-24 21:06:34 |
a solution
