[Prof. Templeton]

Hopefully all the bugs have been worked out by the first "5 Letter Word Search", so this one should be less prone to error. The rules are the same. I've put together a list of 26 common five letter words (except for X maybe, but I'm sure you'll get it), one for each letter of the alphabet. The letters in each word are not repeated and there are no plural words (no "books" for example). The list below shows you which letters every word shares with the other 25 words. The five letter word that starts with A shares 5 letters in common with the five letter word that starts with B, 3 letters with the word that starts with C, and one with the D word. Your job is to find out what the words are.

  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A . 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3

B 5 . 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3

C 3 3 . 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 2

D 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1

E 1 1 2 2 . 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1

F 2 2 3 1 1 . 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 1

G 1 1 1 1 0 2 . 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1

H 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 . 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0

I 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 . 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 2

J 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 . 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0

K 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 . 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 1

L 3 3 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 . 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 2

M 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 . 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 3 1

N 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 . 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0

O 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 . 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1

P 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 2 1 . 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 1

Q 2 2 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 . 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1

R 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 5 2 2 1 2 1 3

S 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 . 1 0 1 1 1 3 1

T 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 . 2 2 1 2 1 3

U 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 . 2 0 2 0 2

V 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 . 0 1 1 1

W 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 . 2 1 1

X 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 . 1 2

Y 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 . 1

Z 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 .

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Please, when submitting guesses for words, tell me why you think it is the five letter word you have chosen.

[spoiler=Hint]No hint this time, you guys are too smart.[/spoiler]

Edited December 2, 2008 by bonanova
Edited at request of OP

[Prof. Templeton]

Another pair

R = React

T = Trace

Both Correct!

VAULT - works with a,b,c,f,h,l,p,x,y,z

Correct!

[Guest]

a possibility

shares 3 with HOWDY

shares nothing with VAULT

shares one with AMBLE, CLEAN, and REACT (probably the E?)

so my guess is WHOSE

(but I'm not definite, since I don't know anything about the S)

[Prof. Templeton]

a possibility

shares 3 with HOWDY

shares nothing with VAULT

shares one with AMBLE, CLEAN, and REACT (probably the E?)

so my guess is WHOSE

(but I'm not definite, since I don't know anything about the S)

W only shares 2 with the H word.

[Guest]

W only shares 2 with the H word.

*sigh* I'm going cross-eyed again. Must be time to go get some work accomplished today

ZEBRA almost works...but not quite (dang R)

[Jiminy Cricket]

I think I got M

M = Money.

[bonanova]

I'm working on both puzzles from scratch, and could use a clarification.

No plurals means no nouns ending in S. [CAPES]

Can we also assume no verbs are in 1st person singular [COPES] or are they fair game?

- bn

[Jiminy Cricket]

And maybe another

E = Ebony

[Jiminy Cricket]

I'm working on both puzzles from scratch, and could use a clarification.

No plurals means no nouns ending in S. [CAPES]

Can we also assume no verbs are in 1st person singular [COPES] or are they fair game?

- bn

BN,

In the first puzzle, I first suggested CARES, as in "nobody cares" and was told "no words end in S"

So, in any sense of the word, no word would end in S.

Hope this helps.

[Guest]

unarm

process of elimination...

looks like i should have foregone food, seems to be getting solved very quickly!

[Prof. Templeton]

*sigh* I'm going cross-eyed again. Must be time to go get some work accomplished today

ZEBRA almost works...but not quite (dang R)

You've discovered my first mistake in this one. Your Z is correct and it should share 3 with both R and T

I think I got M

M = Money.

Correct

I'm working on both puzzles from scratch, and could use a clarification.

No plurals means no nouns ending in S. [CAPES]

Can we also assume no verbs are in 1st person singular [COPES] or are they fair game?

- bn

None of the words end in S

And maybe another

E = Ebony

Nope.

[Jiminy Cricket]

Nope.

Then it must be

Envoy! Ha! :-)

[Prof. Templeton]

A=AMBLE – CL

B=BLAME – CL

C=CLEAN – JC

D=

E=ENVOY – JC

F=

G=

H=HOWDY – Amanda

I=

J=

K=

L=LANCE – JC

M=MONEY – JC

N=

O=

P=

Q=

R=REACT – JC

S=

T=TRACE – JC

U=UNARM – FK

V=VAULT – HH

W=

X=XENIA – HH

Y=YODEL – CL

Z=ZEBRA – FK (with CL pointing out my error)

[Guest]

Envoy? Works with all we have so far

[HoustonHokie]

quail? I can get it to work with everything except F&P, but can't find any others to come close

[Jiminy Cricket]

Envoy? Works with all we have so far

Already been posted!

[Jiminy Cricket]

Prof,

Are P and F incorrect?

Plank/Flank

[Guest]

Stove?

Edited December 2, 2008 by amanda

[Guest]

Stove?

Nope! (to Myself)

[Prof. Templeton]

Envoy? Works with all we have so far

Yep.

quail? I can get it to work with everything except F&P, but can't find any others to come close

Correct!

Prof,

Are P and F incorrect?

Plank/Flank

Nope.

[Guest]

IMAGE

[Prof. Templeton]

IMAGE

Correct!

[Guest]

WEIGH

[Guest]

Slope

[HoustonHokie]

joked

[Guest]

FINAL

PLAIN