Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Same basic rules but with one exception There are 26 common words (except for the X) No letters are repeated in any of the words. There are no plurals but some words end in S so be cautious. . 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 . 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 B 1 . 2 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 2 3 2 C 3 2 . 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 1 3 3 4 3 1 4 1 3 D 1 4 2 . 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 E 2 3 3 4 . 0 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 F 3 1 3 1 0 . 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 2 G 3 2 2 3 5 1 . 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 H 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 . 1 4 3 3 4 2 3 6 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 I 3 2 4 3 4 1 2 1 . 3 4 3 2 5 3 1 4 2 2 2 5 1 1 3 3 3 J 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 . 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 1 3 6 K 2 2 4 3 4 2 3 3 4 1 . 2 4 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 5 2 1 L 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 . 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 M 3 1 5 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 . 2 3 4 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 N 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 2 5 4 3 3 2 . 3 2 3 3 4 2 7 2 1 3 4 4 O 2 3 5 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 . 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 1 3 P 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 6 1 4 2 3 4 2 4 . 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 Q 4 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 . 3 1 4 3 3 1 2 3 3 R 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 3 . 4 5 3 2 3 1 5 3 S 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 4 2 3 2 4 4 3 1 4 . 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 T 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 4 5 3 . 2 4 3 2 4 2 U 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 2 5 4 3 3 2 7 3 2 3 3 4 2 . 2 1 3 4 4 V 3 1 3 1 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 . 3 3 2 3 W 2 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 . 2 2 2 X 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 5 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 . 1 1 Y 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 4 1 3 3 5 2 4 4 2 2 1 . 3 Z 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 6 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 1 3 .[/codebox] Edited December 3, 2008 by bonanova Added codebox at request of JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) It's easier if you put it in a CODEBOX . 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 . 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 B 1 . 2 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 2 3 2 C 3 2 . 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 1 3 3 4 3 1 4 1 3 D 1 4 2 . 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 E 2 3 3 4 . 0 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 F 3 1 3 1 0 . 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 2 G 3 2 2 3 5 1 . 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 H 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 . 1 4 3 3 4 2 3 6 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 I 3 2 4 3 4 1 2 1 . 3 4 3 2 5 3 1 4 2 2 2 5 1 1 3 3 3 J 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 . 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 1 3 6 K 2 2 4 3 4 2 3 3 4 1 . 2 4 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 5 2 1 L 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 . 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 M 3 1 5 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 . 2 3 4 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 N 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 2 5 4 3 3 2 . 3 2 3 3 4 2 7 2 1 3 4 4 O 2 3 5 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 . 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 1 3 P 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 6 1 4 2 3 4 2 4 . 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 Q 4 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 . 3 1 4 3 3 1 2 3 3 R 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 3 . 4 5 3 2 3 1 5 3 S 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 4 2 3 2 4 4 3 1 4 . 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 T 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 4 5 3 . 2 4 3 2 4 2 U 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 2 5 4 3 3 2 7 3 2 3 3 4 2 . 2 1 3 4 4 V 3 1 3 1 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 . 3 3 2 3 W 2 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 . 2 2 2 X 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 5 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 . 1 1 Y 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 4 1 3 3 5 2 4 4 2 2 1 . 3 Z 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 6 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 1 3 .[/codebox] Edited December 3, 2008 by andromeda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) OK... for J/Z ZEALOUS/JEALOUS one letter difference. One more N/U NUCLEAR/UNCLEAR Edited December 3, 2008 by andromeda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) S might be SPOILER in common with the jealous/zealous One more X XERONIC has 4 letters in common with SPOILER. Edited December 3, 2008 by andromeda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) K might be KETONIC 5 letters in common with XEROTIC assuming that I have guessed that one right! EDIT: I'm wrong... just checked J and Z... Edited December 3, 2008 by andromeda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) One more X XERONIC has 4 letters in common with SPOILER. true, but it should only have three I'm afraid I have to leave this puzzle to others...it is nearly my bedtime. That's ok, though. Either andromeda will finish it tonight or there will be some left for me in the am. BTW, I wonder if Prof T is as good at solving these as he is at making them.... Edited December 3, 2008 by Cherry Lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 true, but it should only have three Yeah... I suck at this game... but I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Ah, thanks for the codebox. I'm still a bit new here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 OK... for J/Z Correct! One more N/U NUCLEAR/UNCLEAR ZEALOUS/JEALOUS one letter difference. Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 S might be SPOILER in common with the jealous/zealous One more X XERONIC has 4 letters in common with SPOILER. Sadly, both are incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 true, but it should only have three I'm afraid I have to leave this puzzle to others...it is nearly my bedtime. That's ok, though. Either andromeda will finish it tonight or there will be some left for me in the am. BTW, I wonder if Prof T is as good at solving these as he is at making them.... Incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prof. Templeton Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Include - shares 5 with N and U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Include - shares 5 with N and U XANTHIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prof. Templeton Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Postage Hostage Shares 1 with I, 2 with N & U, and 4 with J & Z Now, I've got to get some work done. BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Now, I've got to get some work done. BBLPostage Hostage Shares 1 with I, 2 with N & U, and 4 with J & Z I just came on to post this! Beat again...oh,well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) YOUNGER shares 3 with hostage, postage, include, jealous, zealous shares 4 with nuclear and only 1 with xanthic Edited December 3, 2008 by Cherry Lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I think I have another MISTAKE Though I can't prove the K...yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 XANTHIC Both are Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Now, I've got to get some work done. BBLPostage Hostage Shares 1 with I, 2 with N & U, and 4 with J & Z Again, both are correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 YOUNGER shares 3 with hostage, postage, include, jealous, zealous shares 4 with nuclear and only 1 with xanthic Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I think I have another MISTAKE Though I can't prove the K...yet That's not an error Mistake! Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 The list so far: A B C D E F G Hostage Include Jealous K L Mistake Nuclear O Postage Q R S T Unclear V W Xanthic Younger Zealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Kitchen?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) quantom its the most parsimonius, and unobscure word edit: hmmm thou it doesnt fit with p... Edited December 3, 2008 by FitzKaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Kitchen?? edit: hmmm thou it doesnt fit with p...quantom its the most parsimonius, and unobscure word K is Correct Q is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 ROUGHLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jiminy Cricket
Same basic rules but with one exception
There are 26 common words (except for the X)
No letters are repeated in any of the words.
There are no plurals but some words end in S so be cautious.
Edited by bonanovaAdded codebox at request of JC
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