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On Building Words Out Of Trigrams, A. Ross Eckler
On Building Words Out Of Trigrams, A. Ross Eckler
Word Ways
Some thoughts on creating words out of Trigrams.
Geographical Palindrome Contest, David Morice
Geographical Palindrome Contest, David Morice
Word Ways
The winners and entries from the August 2014 Word Ways Geographic Palindrome Contest.
*Please note page numbers are not accurate in this .pdf which has been edited to correct the order of pages in the print edition.
Alphabet Poems, Jon Bannon
Singular Consonant Trios -1, Steve Kahan
Singular Consonant Trios -1, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
Can you form 8 letter words by adding vowels to these consonant trios?
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 48, Number 4
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 48, Number 4
Word Ways
Front cover and publication information for this issue, including the table of contents.
Making Ends Meet, Will Shortz
Making Ends Meet, Will Shortz
Word Ways
These are the author's favorite entries in a creative writing competition he conducted. The object was to compose a sentence of exactly 10 words, each ending in the same letter of the alphabet.
The Nautonym Story Continues, . Anil, Jeff Grant
The Nautonym Story Continues, . Anil, Jeff Grant
Word Ways
Nautonyms are words pronounced but not spelt tautologically, like RETREAT. Susan's challenge prompted us to reexamine all 32 nautonym candidates proffered by her and us and Dave Morice, plus two dozen new ones.
Fun With Nautonyms, . Anil
Fun With Nautonyms, . Anil
Word Ways
Here's an alphabet of coined phrase nautonyms that mostly avoids paired homophones (but not silliness).
Gifts From An Homonymous Benefactor, Don Hauptman
Antigram Quiz 1, . Anil
Antigram Quiz 1, . Anil
Word Ways
This is like an anagram quiz except the anagrams or polyanagrams are in some sense opposites, complements, or mutually exclusive.
Kickshaws, David Morice
Alphametics, Steven Kahan
The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Susan Thorpe
The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
Mathematical equations for the twelve days of Christmas.
Azerty And Qwertz Keyboards, Darryl Francis
Azerty And Qwertz Keyboards, Darryl Francis
Word Ways
Previous editions of Word Ways have identified the longest words and names which can be typed on each of the individual rows of a standard QWERTY keyboard. But how do things change when using other keyboard layouts? Here I'll examine two alternative keyboard layouts - the AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboards.
Dvorak And Colemak Keyboards, Darryl Francis
Dvorak And Colemak Keyboards, Darryl Francis
Word Ways
A previous article investigate typable words from the various rows of keys on the AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboards. In this article, I look at the layouts of the DVORAK and COLEMAK keyboards.
Animal Or Plant?, Jeff Grant
Animal Or Plant?, Jeff Grant
Word Ways
Identify the names in this palindromic list as an animal or plant.
The Arringtons, Jeff Grant
The Arringtons, Jeff Grant
Word Ways
How many surnames end in -ARRINGTON? Here is an attempt to compile an initial alphabetic insertion, made up of names starting with every letter from A to Z.
Playful Poems, Ray Love
Now My Fifty ++ Great New Isograms, Darryl Francis
Now My Fifty ++ Great New Isograms, Darryl Francis
Word Ways
Over the years, Word Ways has identified many of the longest isograms, words and names which use no repeated letters. Here are some new entries.
Crossdrome 07, John Falcone
Crossdrone 08, John Falcone
Answers And Solutions
Word Ways
Answers and solutions to the puzzles and games in this issue.
Elementary Equations, Susan Thorpe
Elementary Equations, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
Elements with atomic numbers 1-92 are the naturally occurring elements. For 86 of these I can offer mathematical proof of their atomic numbers by assigning alphabetical values to the letters of the element.
Melencolia, Jeremiah Farrell
Melencolia, Jeremiah Farrell
Word Ways
The back cover puzzle is in honor of Albrecht Durer's 1514 etching "Melencolia I" and uses only the letters of the title.
Three More Doublets, Daniel W. Galef
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 48, Number 3
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 48, Number 3
Word Ways
Front cover and publication information for this issue, including the table of contents.
Alphametics, Steven Kahan