bonanova Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 OK, we're going to the next level. Seven-letter words, no plurals, repeated letters or proper names. Except:The Z-word is plural.The D-word, the K-word and the M-word each have one repeated letter. For one of them, the repeated letter is the initial letter.To get you started, the X-word is listed in the spoiler. It is obscure, the only one I could find that fits the letter pattern for this puzzle. Read about the letter pattern in the spoiler.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 - ANGELIC - hookemhorns B - BOULDER - Inzuri C - CAPSULE - Cherry Lane D * DAQUIRI - Cherry Lane E - ERGODIC - hookemhorns F - FUCHSIA - Cherry Lane G - GRATIFY - Inzuri H - HUSBAND - Pickett I - INVADER - CaptainEd J - JAWBONE - CaptainEd K * KICKBOX - CaptainEd L - LYNCHED - Inzuri M * MUZZLED - Cherry Lane N - NAIVETY - hookemhorns O - OBSCURE - Pickett P - PUCKISH - Cherry Lane Q - QUADRIC - Cherry Lane R - RECTIFY - Pickett S - SURFACE - hookemhorns T - TAGLINE - hookemhorns U - UNHEARD - CaptainEd V - VIBRATO - Inzuri W - WINDJET - Pickett [proper noun it turns out ... oops] X - XEWKIJA - Free word. Y - YELPING - Pickett Z * ZOMBIES - Inzuri ---------------- * The D, K and M words have a repeated letter, and the Z-word is plural Spoiler for The clue. aka The pattern: One letter in each word follows a particular pattern with respect to the initial letter.. 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 . 2 4 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 2 3 3 5 2 B 2 . 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 4 1 5 1 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 2 3 C 4 3 . 2 2 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 D 2 3 2 . 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 E 4 4 2 3 . 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 F 3 1 4 3 2 . 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 G 3 1 1 3 3 3 . 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 3 1 H 2 3 3 3 1 4 1 . 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 2 5 2 2 1 1 2 I 4 3 2 4 4 2 3 3 . 3 1 3 2 5 2 1 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 J 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 . 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 K 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 . 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 3 L 4 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 . 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 0 3 1 4 1 M 2 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 . 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 N 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 1 . 1 1 2 4 2 5 3 4 4 3 4 2 O 2 5 4 2 4 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 . 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 P 2 1 4 2 2 5 1 3 1 0 3 2 1 1 3 . 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 Q 3 3 3 6 4 4 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 . 3 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 R 3 2 2 2 4 3 5 0 3 1 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 . 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 S 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 4 4 . 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 T 6 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 3 1 3 2 5 1 1 2 3 2 . 3 3 4 3 5 2 U 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 5 5 3 0 4 3 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 . 2 3 2 2 1 V 2 3 1 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 0 0 4 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 . 2 2 1 3 W 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 2 . 4 3 2 X 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 . 2 2 Y 5 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 5 2 1 3 2 . 2 Z 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 C, F, P Yes. inzuri, L Yes. Well, as patterns go, it's not great, but ... hard to find 26 words that conform to a lot of constraint ... Well, this one was started about 5 minutes before I left for work...so I didn't really have a chance to work on it...but I know the pattern, so, I think I might try to contribute a bit today... H = HUSBAND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) Well, this one was started about 5 minutes before I left for work...so I didn't really have a chance to work on it...but I know the pattern, so, I think I might try to contribute a bit today... H = HUSBAND R = RECTIFY, O = OBSCURE Edited March 25, 2009 by Pickett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 R = RECTIFY, O = OBSCURE Y = YELPING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) How aboutBLOATED OBSCURE ABORTED SPOILER VERSION Edited March 25, 2009 by bonanova spoiler added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Y = YELPING H: O: R: Y: Yes to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 How aboutBLOATED OBSCURE ABORTED SPOILER VERSION A: 2/7 B: 3/7 O: Yes. already solved. S: 3/7 [should use them ] V: 4/7 already solved. Welcome to the Den. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Special? Forgot to check a few of the letters for matches. Pulls too many letters from C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Special? But for what it's worth as a guess ... S: 4/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 But for what it's worth as a guess ... S: 4/7 Surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Surface S: Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 S: Yes. Naivety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Boulder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Naivety N: Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Boulder B: Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Angelic Tagline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Angelic Tagline Aha ... finally! A: Yes T: Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I, for the life of me, can't find a 7 letter word, starting with "W", that contains a "J"...except for "wiltjas" and "wejacks"...and both of those are plural...and even if plural was allowed, they don't work with the grid! hm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I, for the life of me, can't find a 7 letter word, starting with "W", that contains a "J"...except for "wiltjas" and "wejacks"...and both of those are plural...and even if plural was allowed, they don't work with the grid! hm....Its the juxtaposition of two words. As I check now, I see that it is listed [only] in Wikipedia, and, worse, it's a proper noun. That's what happens when you make these puzzles at 3 in the morning. My bad. The good news is that the E-word is kosher. Spoiler for Further clue: The name of an Italian airline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Its the juxtaposition of two words. As I check now, I see that it is listed [only] in Wikipedia, and, worse, it's a proper noun. That's what happens when you make these puzzles at 3 in the morning. My bad. The good news is that the E-word is kosher. Spoiler for Further clue: The name of an Italian airline W = WINDJET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 W = WINDJET W: Yeah! Now close it out with E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Its the juxtaposition of two words. As I check now, I see that it is listed [only] in Wikipedia, and, worse, it's a proper noun. That's what happens when you make these puzzles at 3 in the morning. My bad. The good news is that the E-word is kosher. Spoiler for Further clue: The name of an Italian airline Ah! That explains the "daquiri". I am even more impressed than before--you were doing these all from your head, not from some Scrabble dictionary! Your head at 3 AM is a lot more powerful than mine at any time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'll admit that I had to use a bit of help to get this one. Ergodic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'll admit that I had to use a bit of help to get this one. Ergodic? E: Yes. Puzzle solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 What is the pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OK, we're going to the next level.
Seven-letter words, no plurals, repeated letters or proper names.
Except:
- The Z-word is plural.
- The D-word, the K-word and the M-word each have one repeated letter.
To get you started, the X-word is listed in the spoiler.For one of them, the repeated letter is the initial letter.
It is obscure, the only one I could find that fits the letter pattern for this puzzle.
Read about the letter pattern in the spoiler.
. 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 ZA . 2 4 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 2 3 3 5 2
B 2 . 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 4 1 5 1 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 2 3
C 4 3 . 2 2 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 4 4 3 2 5 3 3 1 1 2 3 2
D 2 3 2 . 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 1 1
E 4 4 2 3 . 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
F 3 1 4 3 2 . 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 1 2 1 2
G 3 1 1 3 3 3 . 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 3 1
H 2 3 3 3 1 4 1 . 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 2 5 2 2 1 1 2
I 4 3 2 4 4 2 3 3 . 3 1 3 2 5 2 1 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 2
J 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 . 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3
K 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 . 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 3
L 4 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 . 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 0 3 1 4 1
M 2 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 . 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 3
N 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 1 . 1 1 2 4 2 5 3 4 4 3 4 2
O 2 5 4 2 4 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 . 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 1 1 1 4
P 2 1 4 2 2 5 1 3 1 0 3 2 1 1 3 . 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
Q 3 3 3 6 4 4 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 . 3 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 1
R 3 2 2 2 4 3 5 0 3 1 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 . 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 2
S 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 4 4 . 2 4 2 1 2 1 2
T 6 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 3 1 3 2 5 1 1 2 3 2 . 3 3 4 3 5 2
U 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 5 5 3 0 4 3 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 . 2 3 2 2 1
V 2 3 1 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 0 0 4 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 . 2 2 1 3
W 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 2 . 4 3 2
X 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 . 2 2
Y 5 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 5 2 1 3 2 . 2
Z 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 .
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