[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]

WEIGH

Correct!

Slope

Correct!

joked

Correct!

FINAL

PLAIN

Both Correct!

And

A=AMBLE – CL

B=BLAME – CL

C=CLEAN – JC

D=

E=ENVOY – JC

F=FINAL – CL

G=

H=HOWDY – Amanda

I=IMAGE – CL

J=JOKED – HH

K=

L=LANCE – JC

M=MONEY – JC

N=

O=

P=PLAIN – CL

Q=QUAIL – HH

R=REACT – JC

S=SLOPE – Amanda

T=TRACE – JC

U=UNARM – FK

V=VAULT – HH

W=WEIGH – CL

X=XENIA – HH

Y=YODEL – CL

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

[Jiminy Cricket]

OK, now "I" was getting my wires crossed.

Good job with the F/P, CL!

I have more grey hairs because of THAT PAIR!! :-)

Edited December 2, 2008 by Jiminy Cricket

[Guest]

GLITZ

KNIFE

Edited December 2, 2008 by Cherry Lane

[Guest]

GLITZ

...and i just got it too!! <_<

[HoustonHokie]

Often

[HoustonHokie]

Night

[Jiminy Cricket]

XLNT!!!

Edited December 2, 2008 by Jiminy Cricket

[Prof. Templeton]

GLITZ

KNIFE

Both Correct!

Often

Correct!

[Prof. Templeton]

Night

Correct!

And

A=AMBLE – CL

B=BLAME – CL

C=CLEAN – JC

D=

E=ENVOY – JC

F=FINAL – CL

G=GLITZ – CL

H=HOWDY – Amanda

I=IMAGE – CL

J=JOKED – HH

K=KNIFE – CL

L=LANCE – JC

M=MONEY – JC

N=NIGHT – HH

O=OFTEN – HH

P=PLAIN – CL

Q=QUAIL – HH

R=REACT – JC

S=SLOPE – Amanda

T=TRACE – JC

U=UNARM – FK

V=VAULT – HH

W=WEIGH – CL

X=XENIA – HH

Y=YODEL – CL

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

Only one left

[Guest]

DICEY

[Prof. Templeton]

DICEY

Correct!

Well done everyone. And only a minor error on this one.

A=AMBLE – CL

B=BLAME – CL

C=CLEAN – JC

D=DICEY – CL

E=ENVOY – JC

F=FINAL – CL

G=GLITZ – CL

H=HOWDY – Amanda

I=IMAGE – CL

J=JOKED – HH

K=KNIFE – CL

L=LANCE – JC

M=MONEY – JC

N=NIGHT – HH

O=OFTEN – HH

P=PLAIN – CL

Q=QUAIL – HH

R=REACT – JC

S=SLOPE – Amanda

T=TRACE – JC

U=UNARM – FK

V=VAULT – HH

W=WEIGH – CL

X=XENIA – HH

Y=YODEL – CL

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

Should we try six letters next time?

[Guest]

This was fun, again! Thanks, Prof T, for a second day of blowing off work.

I don't know how you come up with them, but I like it. Six might be a good challenge. Maybe it won't go so fast, and more can participate.

[Jiminy Cricket]

Go for it!

Edited December 2, 2008 by Jiminy Cricket

[HoustonHokie]

I want to see what you'll use for X

[Jiminy Cricket]

I want to see what you'll use for X

Xenium

[Guest]

Xenium

XYLOID