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Dicey Words - directions fixed #1366973
05/21/26 09:40 AM
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Four alphabet blocks display every letter but J and V. The blocks can be arranged to spell the following words. Which six letters are on each block?

BORN, CITY, EXIT, FLOW, FROM, GAZE, GULP, MOWN, MUST, PRAY, QUIP, RUSH, SKID, TACO, WINK


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Dicey Words - directions fixed [Re: Pandora] #1367014
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To anyone who has been trying to solve this one, my deepest apologies. I posted the wrong set of directions and flotsam caught me and very kindly set me right. Have fun! smile


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Dicey Words - directions fixed [Re: Pandora] #1367078
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It just took me about a half hour to solve this one, mostly because I do a lot of setup first. I'll go into it a bit more in the spoiler, if you're interested, and I'll supply the word I started with.

First, I count the number of occurrences of each letter. Then I give each word a "weight" by adding up all of the occurrences for all four letters. In this specific puzzle, MUST weighs the most at 14 (3+4+3+4). (FROM, MOWN and TACO also weigh 14 each.)

I started with MUST and then considered where RUSH would fit in. M would be on the same die as R or H; same thing with T. Next I factored in FROM...


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
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