Each letter of the alphabet has been assigned a different value from 1 to 26. The total values of the letters contained in a given word are as
given below. Determine the value assigned to each letter of the alphabet.
BEG = 59 CALL = 48 CHIEF = 36 CRAZY = 60
DEN = 53 GAME = 47 GUN = 51 HAM = 16
HAVE = 40 IF = 11 JACK = 24 KEY = 43
LAZE = 57 MAP = 28 MOVE = 58 NEON = 86
OXEN = 82 PALM = 47 QUIT = 40 QUITE = 60
STALL = 80 TALK = 39 TORE = 73 VAST = 51
WALK = 54
*** Pen and Paper solution only.
(In reply to
Solution by Salil)
Didn't you need C prior to decide that K is either 1 or 5 ?
I was trying to solve this puzzle p&p by a logical process of elimination, it seems that at some point guessing and "retreating"
must be involved.
Please correct, if my assumption is wrong.
re: Solution
