MAGMA, ONION, RESTORE, ENTERTAINMENT, ABRACADABRA etc.

The above list consists of words structured ABA, where A is a sequence of 2 or more letters and B of 1 letter or more. The concatenations A and B may be meaningless, but the final word must be non-esoteric, appearing in a respectable dictionary.

See how far ( maximal 2A+B) you can go, you will probably manage without my samples, but try to get an uninterrupted (lengthwise) listing of words from 5 letters up.

Interestingly, the Will Shortz puzzle on NPR today was similar to this puzzle. In the notation of this puzzle, it said to find a word for somebody who helps you of the form BA, with A being 3 letters. ABA is a word for somebody who hurts you. What is it?

Posted by Math Man on 2024-01-14 10:07:54