Molly has a set of four alphabet blocks. Each side of these blocks is printed with a different letter, making 24 in total. Molly notices that by rearranging the blocks, she can spell each of the following words:
BOXY, BUCK, CHAW, DIGS, EXAM, FLIT,
GIRL, JUMP, OGRE, OKAY, PAWN, ZEST
What letters are on each block?
1ST: A,B,F,J,R,S
ReplyDelete2nd: D,E,L,U,W,Y
3rd: G,H,K,P,T,X
4th: C,I,M,N,O,Z
Fun problem, took some time. I imagine there are several approaches. Always looking for the most efficient. I started with EXAM and by process of elimination came up with three letters on each block. changed technique a bit (still using process of elimination to get the rest)
I have the same puzzle but the words are
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Blue
City
Coma
Fine
Goes
Heck
Hour
Jowl
Pave
Pony
Ward
i also had to use the process of elimination and trial and error. I assigned each block a number and then went through the words trying to make every word not double a number.
ReplyDeleteis there any better way than elimination?
ReplyDeleteInstead of elimination, I use column of 4x12 and fill in all the words. This is almost same like playing sudoku but slightly different when you try it
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