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Fun Stuff => Competitions & Quizzes => Topic started by: Wizzo on January 22, 2008, 11:19:12 PM

Title: Brain Ache
Post by: Wizzo on January 22, 2008, 11:19:12 PM

Assign every letter of the alphabet its numerical value: A=1, B=2, C=3, and so on, up to Z=26. Can you find a 6 letter word which has a total over 115?

For example WIZARD = 23 + 9 + 26 + 1 + 18 + 4 = 81.

Title: Re: Brain Ache
Post by: Wizzo on January 23, 2008, 08:58:35 PM

No one??

You could have had: luxury, struts, stylus, syrupy, syzygy, trouty, trusts, twisty.

Easy  :DntKnw:

Title: Re: Brain Ache
Post by: Neil.P on January 23, 2008, 09:10:44 PM

Sorry wiz. Numbers + letters = :confused: for me :D

Neil.P

Title: Re: Brain Ache
Post by: romephius on January 23, 2008, 09:45:51 PM

I was getting there, I just needed the time to sit and have a proper think...... was gonna have a crack at it tonight...... darn your imaptience Wiz.....  :P

Oh well, next time, good puzzle though  :D

Rom

Title: Re: Brain Ache
Post by: Alianora La Canta on January 24, 2008, 06:34:32 PM

I didn't even see this...

Title: Re: Brain Ache
Post by: cosworth151 on January 24, 2008, 06:45:34 PM

Sorry, Wizzo. My mind's been elsewhere this week.

Title: Re: Brain Ache
Post by: Dare on January 24, 2008, 07:53:28 PM

sorry too Wiz,I looked at it and thought
you have to be kidding :o