There are 8 keys on a standard telephone that have letters associated with them. Consider Q included with P, R and S; and Z with W, X and Y.
1 2 3
ABC DEF
4 5 6
GHI JKL MNO
7 8 9
PQRS TUV WXYZ
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How many 8-letter words can you find that use each of these 8 keys exactly once? Using the concept, the 3-letter word KEY would be represented by 539.
I got 47. Clearly it depends on how mongrel a dictionary you care to use. I used twl06+sowpods. Program is
here. Keypunch, indeed!
1 ADROITLY
2 BLINTZES
3 BLOWIEST
4 CHUMLEYS
5 CRYOLITE
6 DICOTYLS
7 DILATORY
8 ENTHALPY
9 EPICOTYL
10 FILATORY
11 FOXTAILS
12 GEALOUSY
13 GEOLATRY
14 GUNLAYER
15 GUNWALES
16 HAYLOFTS
17 HECTORLY
18 IDOLATRY
19 INTERLAY
20 JAROVIZE
21 KEYPUNCH
22 KNITWEAR
23 KYANITES
24 LAUWINES
25 LAWNIEST
26 LAYTIMES
27 LIFTBOYS
28 LIPOCYTE
29 LYNCHETS
30 MAWKIEST
31 NAYTHLES
32 PENALITY
33 PLAYTIME
34 SCOLYTID
35 STEAMILY
36 TALEYSIM
37 TENSIBLY
38 TRIAZOLE
39 TWANGLER
40 TWANGLES
41 TWANKIES
42 UNEASILY
43 UNFAIRLY
44 UNFLASHY
45 VALORIZE
46 WANKIEST
47 WATERLOG
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