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The letters of the alphabet plus "space"

are to be replaced by the 27

permutations of the numbers 1, 2, 3,

repetitions allowed. These numerical

equivalents are to be written in a

column below each letter and taken off

horizontally in groups of three,

proceeding from the end of one row to

the beginning of the next. As a final

step these groups of three are to be

reconverted into letters using the same

equivalents. By this method MATHEMATICS

becomes MGACNFMCOTM and another eleven-

letter word becomes NFASOICAOTO. What

is the second word?

SUPERPRISMATIC EXAMPLE: Suppose we use

the following equivalents:

   A    = 3,3,3

   B    = 1,3,1

   C    = 2,2,3

   D    = 1,1,1

   E    = 2,2,2

   F    = 1,2,1

   G    = 2,3,2

   H    = 2,1,1

   I    = 1,3,2

   J    = 1,2,2

   K    = 3,1,3

   L    = 2,3,3

   M    = 2,3,1

   N    = 3,2,3

   O    = 3,3,2

   P    = 3,1,1

   Q    = 3,2,1

   R    = 1,3,3

   S    = 2,1,3

   T    = 3,3,1

   U    = 1,2,3

   V    = 3,2,2

   W    = 3,1,2

   X    = 1,1,2

   Y    = 1,1,3

   Z    = 2,1,2

"space" = 2,2,1

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The phrase "Bad Juju" becomes:

[code]

     BAD JUJU

     13121111

     33122222

     13112323

Pulling numbers off by rows then converting to letters, we get:

     B (1,3,1)

     H (2,1,1)

     Y (1,1,3)

     W (3,1,2)

     E (2,2,2)

     S (2,1,3)

     X (1,1,2)

     N (3,2,3)

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and so, BHYWESXN is the cypher.

[Guest]

The Answer is ALAUZRNQNLI

[superprismatic]

The Answer is ALAUZRNQNLI

No, sorry. But I see that you used the equivalents in my example. The example is only there to show you how the system works. You do not know the table of equivalents for the actual problem. Also, the answer is an actual 11-letter common English word.

[Guest]

I am still working on this but I believe the "T" in MGACNFMCOTM is not correct. As I am filling in the matrix of what I do know, I get a conflict with the "T" in Mathematics and the "T" in MGACNFMCOTM. It may not matter but what should be the correct letter?

[superprismatic]

I am still working on this but I believe the "T" in MGACNFMCOTM is not correct. As I am filling in the matrix of what I do know, I get a conflict with the "T" in Mathematics and the "T" in MGACNFMCOTM. It may not matter but what should be the correct letter?

When I did the puzzle, I stumbled on the same T. It turns out to be correct. There is another explanation for the apparent conflict!

[Guest]

When I did the puzzle, I stumbled on the same T. It turns out to be correct. There is another explanation for the apparent conflict!

A CLUE!!!! Ok...gotta do some "other" work for now to get paid but I will keep going...

nice puzzle btw

[bushindo]

A CLUE!!!! Ok...gotta do some "other" work for now to get paid but I will keep going...

nice puzzle btw

Everyday that you can solve a Walter Penney puzzle is a good day.

Sign if I can't

[Guest]

At least I found something useful to do at work today......

SIGNIFICANT