Puzzle 197
What letter completes this square in the most logical manner?
Y
G
W
A
K
L
?
O
Z
J
P
D
V
F
T
H
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Hint
Look at the letter positions in the alphabet.
Answer
R.
If you take the alphabetic positions of each letter in a row, the total is always 56.
Double-Checking
Y + G + W + A = 25 + 7 + 23 + 1 = 56
K + L + R + O = 11 + 12 + 18 + 15 = 56
Z + J + P + D = 26 + 10 + 16 + 4 = 56
V + F + T + H = 22 + 6 + 20 + 8 = 56
Puzzle 198
What are the next two numbers in this sequence:
202 · 122 · 232 · 425 · 262 · 728 · ? · ?
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Answer
293 031: these are the numbers 20, 21, 22, 23 etc grouped into three digits.
Puzzle 199
Starting with COLD, change one letter at a time until you have the word WARM.
Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a common word.
What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?
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Hint
The second word is CORD.
Answer
COLD, CORD, WORD, WARD, WARM
or
COLD, CORD, WORD, WORM, WARM
or
COLD, CORD, CARD, WARD, WARM.
Puzzle 200
If:
SAFE + STAY + SOON + SKIP = STOP
then:
PINK + PORE + PUSH + PLOT = ?
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Hint
Where do the letters of STOP occur in SAFE, STAY, SOON, SKIP?
Answer
POST.
Using the first letter of the first word, the second letter of the second word, etc.
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