Hunt & Peck / Solution Hints

An infamous Pandora puzzle! I don't think she'll mind us borrowing this puzzle format for a spell.

I’ve used a new-fangled 26-key keyboard to type the names of twelve related words, numbered 1-12 in the red squares. Each digit represents the number of keystrokes used on that key for that word. (Spaces, if any, are not indicated.) Can you decipher the words?

1. Rugby

12. volleyball

5. golf

7. Tennis

Nicely done!

Here's a hint. They're all sports...no really!

Here's another one: #11 actually has two possible answers using the same three letters! :faint:

3. hockey

11. polo, pool
Like your hints Cue

There's a couple sports!

Good solves gentlemen.

A few thoughts to get you going again if you're at a standstill.

Logical deduction identifies the locations of letters FGLNOPY and are shown on the original post.

I would look at #8 and #9 due to the repeat letters in both 8 and 9 as well as the known letters in #9.

The knowns for #9 are: FLLOO with three unknowns that are single letters. Two of the unknowns are shared with "volleyball". Compare shares of knowns/unknowns with other solves.

The letter counts for #8 should be a clue to it's answer. It has two L's and two other double letters and is 8 letters long. Three of the unknowns are shared with "volleyball".

Similar logic using word lengths, letter patterns, known letter and unknown letter shares can be used to solve other clues.

9. football
10. boxing

Yes! Good solves, manxman

2. gymnastics
4. lacrosse
6. motocross
8. baseball

You've been busy, manxman.

Excellent solves!