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Numbered Letters (Posted on 2003-07-17) Difficulty: 3 of 5
If each letter has a value (a=1, b=2, c=3 etc.) what words have a total letter value of exactly 100 when you add up all of the letters?

Are there any words that equal 100 if the letter values are swapped (z=1, y=2.....a=26)?

  Submitted by Lewis    
Rating: 3.2857 (7 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
One word is 'towers'.
T=20
O=15
W=23
E=5
R=18
S=19
20+15+23+5+18+19=100

And if the values are reversed....

Another word is 'medal'
M=14
E=22
D=23
A=26
L=15

Charlie ran a computer program and found these words for when A=1 and these for when A=26.

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  Subject Author Date
Solution100Math Man2011-02-16 18:23:20
answerK Sengupta2007-03-05 03:55:27
$1.00 WORDSpatricia janik2003-12-15 19:41:40
re: what about thispatricia janik2003-12-15 19:39:33
re: what about thisCharlie2003-10-06 10:31:20
what about thismatt2003-10-05 19:35:54
re(3): the third listDJ2003-07-25 17:33:08
re(2): the third listCharlie2003-07-25 11:16:35
re: the third listCharlie2003-07-25 11:15:41
re: the third listLewis2003-07-24 21:47:53
the third listDJ2003-07-24 16:43:34
re: Another ChallengeDJ2003-07-24 16:29:29
QuestionAnother ChallengeLewis2003-07-24 00:40:22
re(3): challengeCharlie2003-07-18 10:02:14
re(3): challengeCharlie2003-07-18 09:42:16
re(2): Words for part ACharlie2003-07-18 08:04:45
re(2): challengefwaff2003-07-18 07:17:07
re: Words for part ALewis2003-07-17 21:00:32
Solutionre: Programming SolutionDJ2003-07-17 17:23:08
SolutionProgramming SolutionDJ2003-07-17 17:10:34
SolutionWords for Part BCharlie2003-07-17 16:41:23
SolutionWords for part ACharlie2003-07-17 16:39:10
Questionre: mathematical noteGamer2003-07-17 12:07:27
Some Thoughtsmathematical noteCharlie2003-07-17 11:50:20
Some Thoughtsprogram for finding themCharlie2003-07-17 11:44:52
re:Travis Taylor2003-07-17 11:04:18
No SubjectTravis Taylor2003-07-17 11:02:30
Hints/TipsOne solutionGamer2003-07-17 08:36:58
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