deannadream Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 What five letter word, when its spelled in capital letters, is the same upside-down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 Guest Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) There are several possible 5-letter English words that are the same upside-down in majuscule (capital letters): BEECH, BIKED, BIDED, BODED, BOOED, BOXED, CEDED, CHECK, CHEEK, CHICK, CHIDE, CHOCK, CHOKE, COCCI, COKED, COOED, COXED, DICED, DIKED, DIODE, DOXIE, EBBED, HIKED, OOHED, OXIDE, XEBEC In addition are these uncommon, rare or archaic words: BEEDI, CEIBO, CHICH, CHODE, COHOE, COOEE, DEXIE, DIXIE*, DHOBI, EDDIC, EXODE, HIDED, and KIDDE In addition are the proper nouns: EDDIE, DIXIE* and HEIDI The English alphabetic letters that are the same upside-down (symmetry along the horizontal axis) in majuscule are: B, C, D, E, H, I, K, O, and X Edited July 9, 2011 by Dej Mar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 SWIMS Perhaps the word offered by you is the one deannadream was thinking, though it is not the same upside-down. Four of the letters in your word do not have symmetry along the horizontal axis, but 180-degree ROTATIONAL symmetry. (M <-> W, the exception) I.e., if it is the word, deannadream should have said 'turned upside-down'. [A matter of proper semantics.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 There are several possible 5-letter English words that are the same upside-down in majuscule (capital letters): BEECH, BIKED, BIDED, BODED, BOOED, BOXED, CEDED, CHECK, CHEEK, CHICK, CHIDE, CHOCK, CHOKE, COCCI, COKED, COOED, COXED, DICED, DIKED, DIODE, DOXIE, EBBED, HIKED, OOHED, OXIDE, XEBEC In addition are these uncommon, rare or archaic words: BEEDI, CEIBO, CHICH, CHODE, COHOE, COOEE, DEXIE, DIXIE*, DHOBI, EDDIC, EXODE, HIDED, and KIDDE In addition are the proper nouns: EDDIE, DIXIE* and HEIDI The English alphabetic letters that are the same upside-down (symmetry along the horizontal axis) in majuscule are: B, C, D, E, H, I, K, O, and X I think what we're getting at is: Write the word on a sheet of paper and turn the paper upside down. Or turn your monitor upside down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannadream Posted July 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Perhaps the word offered by you is the one deannadream was thinking, though it is not the same upside-down. Four of the letters in your word do not have symmetry along the horizontal axis, but 180-degree ROTATIONAL symmetry. (M <-> W, the exception) I.e., if it is the word, deannadream should have said 'turned upside-down'. [A matter of proper semantics.] that is what I met, though... TURNED upside-down. Sorry for the wrong wording, everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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What five letter word, when its spelled in capital letters, is the same upside-down?
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