Conundrum alphabet

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:47 pm

So people know, those 18 are:

11. BLOATMICE
12. IEATTHORN
18. CHECKPAJA
19. OATIKLEIN
20. RIBIVASES
21. APRONPETE
26. BIMIHONEY
30. RAIDFREEK
33. HANATEXTS
34. IGOMULLER
36. QUELMICKI
39. YOUDITHER
40. OMUCHNINE
46. TRICQUEEN
49. FATIFROGS
50. RATITEXTS
51. CAPSULATE
52. SCIENTIAL

EDIT: I know you said JaCu, not to solve any more

, but I think 11 is METABOLIC and could 21 be NOTEPAPER at all?

Richard Brittain · Post by **Richard Brittain** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:16 pm

Do you have problems with self control, Joseph?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:31 pm

11. CATMOBILE? (This sounded hilarious in my head)
33. XANTHATES
36. QUICKLIME

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:37 pm

METABOLIC and NOTEPAPER are correct Joseph. Restrain yourself mate

. And Dinos 2 out of 3 of your answers are correct. CATMOBILE sounds great but it is not a valid word and its all in your head

Ben Pugh · Post by **Ben Pugh** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:54 pm

ANORTHITE and ICHNEUMON, I remember that from when the Guardian used to have Countdown on the back of their G2 supplement.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:57 am

Both correct Mr. Pugh

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:01 am

By my reckoning, there are 12 unsolved nine letter anagrams. They are;

18. CHECKPAJA
19. OATIKLEIN
20. RIBIVASES
26. BIMIHONEY
30. RAIDFREEK
34. IGOMULLER
39. YOUDITHER
46. TRICQUEEN
49. FATIFROGS
50. RATITEXTS
51. CAPSULATE
52. SCIENTIAL

No cheats please in order to unveil the answers

Damian E · Post by **Damian E** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:03 am

18. CHEAPJACK

30. FIREDRAKE

52. ELASTICIN

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:35 am

Damian E wrote:52. ELASTICIN

INELASTIC?

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:00 pm

CHEAPJACK and FIREDRAKE are both correct Damian. However, ELASTICIN is a bit conspicuous

But Corby's suggestion of INELASTIC is the legitimate answer I was looking for

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:09 pm

By my reckoning (ie I couldnt be arsed and used Countmax) the remaining conundrums begin with AEGKQSTVY

and they're all bloody difficult! To me the only way I would have got them would be with weird guess-words except possibly CAPSULATE.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:11 pm

This conundrum alphabet has proven to been a tough nut to crack for forumites

Excellent

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:18 pm

Makes it a bit easier to outfox us when you put a quota on how many each can answer

. Does this mean Joseph and I can make a few suggestions as to the rest? Keep it open until tomorrow as I probably won't be posting tonight.

Damian E · Post by **Damian E** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:22 pm

CHEAPJACK and FIREDRAKE are both correct Damian. However, ELASTICIN is a bit conspicuous

I sort of thought about Plasticine then dived into Elasticin - never dawned on me about inelastic, which is a crazy word anyway, probably never used more than once a year worldwide. They are very difficult, i've cheated to look up some of the answers and if anyone gets these by knowledge of the word or process of elimination, i'll be amazed

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:35 pm

David O'Donnell wrote:Makes it a bit easier to outfox us when you put a quota on how many each can answer . Does this mean Joseph and I can make a few suggestions as to the rest? Keep it open until tomorrow as I probably won't be posting tonight.

Yours and Joseph's quotas have now expired David so feel free to offer more input

I will reveal all the answers Friday afternoon so there is still time left for you David

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:14 pm

KAOLINITE which I got by guessing then googling to confirm its existence, is that cheating?

A smart ass at work got SGRAFFITO, a bit frustrating to learn that I had put the S in the wrong place but then I was stupid to think that GRAFFITOS was an alternate plural to GRAFFITI.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:20 pm

Well done David. Both are correct

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:22 pm

So that leaves: A, E, G, Q, T, V, Y,

20. RIBIVASES - Starts with 'V'
26. BIMIHONEY
34. IGOMULLER - Starts with 'G'
39. YOUDITHER
46. TRICQUEEN - Starts with 'Q'
50. RATITEXTS
51. CAPSULATE

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:27 pm

Yeah Joseph but number 39. could begin with Y

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:38 pm

So that leaves: A, E, G, Q, T, V, Y,

34. IGOMULLER - guillermo?
39. YOUDITHER - euthyroid?

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:03 pm

EUTHYROID is correct

. GUILLERMO is incorrect but nice try Jono

Ben Pugh · Post by **Ben Pugh** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:50 pm

Damian E wrote:I sort of thought about Plasticine then dived into Elasticin - never dawned on me about inelastic, which is a crazy word anyway, probably never used more than once a year worldwide.

It's quite important in economics.

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:12 am

There is a US computer company called CATAPULSE, that couldn't be right? ... Could it?

Young Mr. Pugh is quite right as economists frequently use the word inelastic to describe products whose demand is not based on price.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:14 am

So that leaves: A, G, Q, T, V, Y,

20. RIBIVASES - Starts with 'V'
26. BIMIHONEY - Starts with 'Y'
34. IGOMULLER - Starts with 'G'
46. TRICQUEEN - Starts with 'Q'
50. RATITEXTS - Starts with 'A/T'
51. CAPSULATE - Starts with 'A/T'

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:31 pm

Here are the full classified answers for the MEGA conundrum alphabet. It was an extremely valiant attempt to answer most of these by the forum so congrats to all who gave their input because I thought many of these were extremely obscure

1. TAXIVIDEO - OXIDATIVE
2. CLAIMWISH - WHIMSICAL
3. GITBREEZE - ZEITGEBER
4. RARETOWNS - NARROWEST
5. DOLEBRAIN - BANDOLIER
6. HIAJOULES - JAILHOUSE
7. POOFATHER - HEATPROOF
8. CRITIAURA - URTICARIA
9. ATITSEYES - YEASTIEST
10. GILDEDHAT - DEADLIGHT
11. BLOATMICE - METABOLIC
12. IEATTHORN - ANORTHITE
13. SOARKITES - KERATOSIS
14. CRABWELLS - SCREWBALL
15. VAGUEWIDE - WAVEGUIDE
16. BOATERJUG - OBJURGATE
17. SEEMOTHER - THREESOME
18. CHECKPAJA - CHEAPJACK
19. OATIKLEIN - KAOLINITE
20. RIBIVASES - VIBRISSAE
21. APRONPETE - NOTEPAPER
22. NITECREEP - EPICENTRE
23. SCOOPNAME - MOONSCAPE
24. LIECOBLES - BELLICOSE
25. TOEPRAISE - PERIOSTEA
26. BIMIHONEY - YOHIMBINE
27. BREEDSTAR - REDBREAST
28. SAMEDANCE - DAMASCENE
29. QUEERCLAD - LACQUERED
30. RAIDFREEK - FIREDRAKE
31. POURCUNTY - UPCOUNTRY
32. GERMYCLAN - CLERGYMAN
33. HANATEXTS - XANTHATES
34. IGOMULLER - GLOMERULI
35. TRACEMOLE - LATECOMER
36. QUELMICKI - QUICKLIME
37. GETITSIZE - ZEITGEIST
38. GRAPEDIRT - PARTRIDGE
39. YOUDITHER - EUTHYROID
40. OMUCHNINE - ICHNEUMON
41. GAMBLEFIN - FLAMBEING
42. STARIMORN - RAINSTORM
43. SAXAMONTH - XANTHOMAS
44. RUNBREATH - HEARTBURN
45. KARTERJEW - JERKWATER
46. TRICQUEEN - QUERCETIN
47. DRIVEMICE - VERMICIDE
48. SAVERIDGE - GRAVESIDE
49. FATIFROGS - SGRAFFITO
50. RATITEXTS - TESTATRIX
51. CAPSULATE - ASPECTUAL
52. SCIENTIAL - INELASTIC

Thanks for all who took part. I hope it wasn't too easy

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:41 pm

Here are the 6 that the forum failed to solve. I'm not surprised at all

20. RIBIVASES - VIBRISSAE
26. BIMIHONEY - YOHIMBINE
34. IGOMULLER - GLOMERULI
46. TRICQUEEN - QUERCETIN
50. RATITEXTS - TESTATRIX
51. CAPSULATE - ASPECTUAL

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:50 pm

Richard Brittain · Post by **Richard Brittain** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:44 pm

P Texas - Expats?

These aren't valid conundrums, Jason; they have to be nine letters.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:32 pm

jasoncullen wrote:7. Which is the only US state not to have a straight line in its borders?
D. Alaska
E. Guam
H. Hawaii
P. Texas

Are you drunk?

Ben Pugh · Post by **Ben Pugh** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:54 pm

Gevin-Gavin wrote:
jasoncullen wrote:7. Which is the only US state not to have a straight line in its borders?
D. Alaska
E. Guam
H. Hawaii
P. Texas
Are you drunk?

It's part of a new quiz.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:53 pm

Here is another one of my notorious conundrum alphabets. My apologies if these conundrums have either; been repeated in this forum, shown on TV or are too easy (as I know for a fact that some of these conundrums have been on TV and been repeated) After a lot of stick from some unruly forumites, I have decided to give conundrums that are accepted by CountMax only and none from my own dictionary - which is unreliable . There are 2 conundrums for each letter of the alphabet.

Enjoy and no cheats please however there is really no need to cheat because these anagrams are rather simple overall

Also, please do not do too many or I'll have to give you a quota or a permanent ban

. Don't be greedy

1. ANNEWORLD
2. TIMECOMET
3. ANGELHOAX
4. WINEPIVOT
5. TNTCAIQUE
6. TONICRAZE
7. NASATROUT
8. PHONEBOXE
9. MASECTION
10. BOREBLINK
11. FELIXNERO
12. DATADEVIL
13. TOPCAREER
14. BONGOMARE
15. JAMIANURA
16. OOZEPEKER
17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO
19. BETTYMUIR
20. VARYGRADE
21. STAUNCHED
22. TEOCALLIS
23. BOWGNINJA
24. WINETAILS
25. PHONYSITE
26. GENCRAVES
27. FARTDROVE
28. GOFTCHICK
29. CUMINROZI
30. PRATSUZIE
31. LOCATEUNI
32. BRAVERINK
33. GROINDIJY
34. ORUNTCLAN
35. OATICHIPS
36. GROWTHDIN
37. CHADBLOKE
38. STONEYRUG
39. VALSURINE
40. PAPERKIND
41. BIDEFLIES
42. CLAIMSEET
43. OBRADSHAW
44. HOLYPOXEN
45. VGINQUIRE
46. NITEMAGIC
47. PANDAREPS
48. THALLGIMP
49. PACAFLEET
50. CEEMPOINT
51. MACAGOULE
52. MOLEMARTS

Hope they are not too hard

By the way, some of these anagrams are mixed up as a real word so please do not mistake these for a correct answer.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:13 pm

In before everyone else does the easy ones:

8 - XENOPHOBE
12 - VALIDATED
16 - ZOOKEEPER

Ben Pugh · Post by **Ben Pugh** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:32 pm

3. ANGELHOAX, http://www.thecountdownpage.com/coc2.htm, HEXAGONAL
6. TONICRAZE, NARCOTIZE, I think that came up when you were on the show
9. MASECTION, ENCOMIAST
14. BONGOMARE, BOOMERANG
22. TEOCALLIS, OSCILLATE
26. GENCRAVES, SCAVENGER
29. CUMINROZI, ZIRCONIUM
31. LOCATEUNI, INOCULATE
33. GROINDIJY, JOYRIDING
34. ORUNTCLAN, NOCTURNAL
35. OATICHIPS, PITASCHIO
38. STONEYRUG, YOUNGSTER
39. VALSURINE, UNIVERSAL
40. PAPERKIND, KIDNAPPER
44. HOLYPOXEN, XYLOPHONE
45. VGINQUIRE, QUIVERING

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:58 pm

All good so far Ben and Michael

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:59 pm

Ben Pugh wrote:
6. TONICRAZE, NARCOTIZE, I think that came up when you were on the show

It sure did Ben

. Shame I only saw CREATION in that particular round

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:28 pm

So the quota then is 16 words?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:23 pm

Should really be revising Probability and Inference for my exam tomorrow so I've restrained myself and just done 12, and added them to those already submitted by Ben and Joseph. I've also put a

next to mine in case you want to check them.

3. HEXAGONAL
4. VIEWPOINT

6. NARCOTIZE
7. ASTRONAUT

8. XENOPHOBE
9. ENCOMIAST
10. KNOBBLIER

12. VALIDATED
14. BOOMERANG
16. ZOOKEEPER
19. YTTERBIUM

22. OSCILLATE
23. JAWBONING?

25. HYPNOTISE

26. SCAVENGER
27. OVERDRAFT

29. ZIRCONIUM
31. INOCULATE
33. JOYRIDING
34. NOCTURNAL
35. PISTACHIO
38. YOUNGSTER
39. UNIVERSAL
40. KIDNAPPER
41. DISBELIEF

43. WASHBOARD

44. XYLOPHONE
45. QUIVERING
46. ENIGMATIC

51. GUACAMOLE

52. MAELSTROM, MARMOSET + L

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:34 pm

Which should leave:

1. ANNEWORLD
2. TIMECOMET
5. TNTCAIQUE
11. FELIXNERO
13. TOPCAREER
15. JAMIANURA
17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO
20. VARYGRADE
21. STAUNCHED
24. WINETAILS
28. GOFTCHICK
30. PRATSUZIE
32. BRAVERINK
36. GROWTHDIN
37. CHADBLOKE
42. CLAIMSEET
47. PANDAREPS
48. THALLGIMP
49. PACAFLEET
50. CEEMPOINT

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:36 pm

dinos_the_chemist wrote:Should really be revising Probability and Inference for my exam tomorrow so I've restrained myself and just done 12, and added them to those already submitted by Ben and Joseph.

I ain't any yeat Dinos because I wanted to know my limits

. I was told in the last one

JaCu wrote:Don't do anymore for the time being Joseph (you probably couldn't even if you tried )

when I had only solved 14

.

Only Michael, Ben and you good self Dinos, have solved these so far

.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:49 pm

Lol

Its cos u always get first crack I assumed the first 3 were urs w/o looking properly! Go on have a go Joseph. You know you want to...

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:54 pm

dinos_the_chemist wrote:Lol Its cos u always get first crack I assumed the first 3 were urs w/o looking properly! Go on have a go Joseph. You know you want to...

I would, but I am currently working on a chapter of my Countdown Study Aid: 5-vowelled words

.

EDIT: There IS 126 different combinations of having any 5 vowels without repeats (eg AAAAE and AAAEA would count as 1) and there is a total of 1,238 words, 7-9 letters long, that contain 5 vowels

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:10 pm

15 - MARIJUANA (slow and steady wins the race, or something)

Martin Gardner · Post by **Martin Gardner** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:50 pm

dinos_the_chemist wrote:Which should leave:

1. ANNEWORLD
2. TIMECOMET
5. TNTCAIQUE
11. FELIXNERO - REFLEXION
13. TOPCAREER - PROCREATE
15. JAMIANURA - done by someone else
17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO
20. VARYGRADE
21. STAUNCHED
24. WINETAILS
28. GOFTCHICK
30. PRATSUZIE - TRAPEZIUS
32. BRAVERINK - RIVERBANK
36. GROWTHDIN - DOWNRIGHT
37. CHADBLOKE - BLOCKHEAD?
42. CLAIMSEET
47. PANDAREPS
48. THALLGIMP
49. PACAFLEET
50. CEEMPOINT

Richard Brittain · Post by **Richard Brittain** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:12 pm

2. TIMECOMET = COMMITTEE
28. GOFTCHICK = COCKFIGHT
48. THALLGIMP = LAMPLIGHT
50. CEEMPOINT = IMPOTENCE

To leave:

1. ANNEWORLD
5. TNTCAIQUE
17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO
20. VARYGRADE
21. STAUNCHED
24. WINETAILS
42. CLAIMSEET
47. PANDAREPS
49. PACAFLEET

Thanks for providing us with a constant stream of conundrums and puzzles, JaCu.

Ben Pugh · Post by **Ben Pugh** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:17 pm

QUITTANCE.

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:23 pm

I can add only two I am afraid:

LANDOWNER and TIMESCALE

Martin Gardner · Post by **Martin Gardner** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:29 pm

24. WINETAILS - WAISTLINE

To leave:

17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO
20. VARYGRADE
21. STAUNCHED
47. PANDAREPS
49. PACAFLEET

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:31 pm

17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO
20. VARYGRADE graveyard
21. STAUNCHED unscathed
24. WINETAILS
47. PANDAREPS sandpaper
49. PACAFLEET

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:41 pm

WAISTLINE and FACEPLATE?

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:39 pm

Well done everyone

. I told you they were easy

. I think there are two left to find which are;

17. CATCHFOLE
18. TANNERFOO

One is unbelievably easy!

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:41 pm

Richard Brittain wrote: Thanks for providing us with a constant stream of conundrums and puzzles, JaCu.

Anytime Richard

. It sure beats GCSE revision anyday

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:42 pm

Is FACECLOTH the easy one?

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:58 pm

AFTERNOON?

I guess that's the unbelievably easy one. Thanks, guys, for leaving me that one.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:49 am

Well done DOD and Howard. I think thats all of them. I am amazed that no-one got AFTERNOON as I thought that was unbelievably easy

.

But well done Howard you have put the other forumites to shame

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:05 am

I'm quite sure everyone else left it for me, cos I've never got one before.

I must look at these conundrum threads more often. Conundrums are undoubtedly my weakest subject.

Thanks for that one, Jason. I look forward to more.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:51 am

Howard Somerset wrote: I'm quite sure everyone else left it for me, cos I've never got one before.

You're much too modest Howard

Martin Gardner · Post by **Martin Gardner** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:56 pm

For me at least, very common word does not equal very easy conundrum. For me, conundrums using letters like aeinrst are easy ones.

Martin

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:37 pm

Here is another one of my notorious conundrum alphabets. My apologies if these conundrums have either; been repeated in this forum, shown on TV or are too easy. There are a whopping 46 conundrums with 2 conundrums for each letter of the alphabet except for letters X,Y and Z - for obvious reasons

Enjoy and no cheats please

Also, please do no more than 7 conundrums or I'll have to give you a permanent ban

. This quota will be lifted when people are approaching the final few. Don't be greedy

1. MIRICHCOP
2. SUECHOKED
3. BARTEREVE
4. GRAILBONE
5. UMOANTRAP
6. FEEDTRACK
7. URENJOYER
8. HENSPIKES
9. OFOOLTOES
10. PURDYLANE
11. DOBLEDOSH
12. IDOQUAINT
13. LOSTHONEY
14. GAMINPOOH
15. UWEBTRACK
16. CRIMEERAS
17. CHLORONUM
18. MOVETRAIN
19. OTHERNITE
20. UCRANEPIE
21. CLUNGFEET
22. EATAPERRY
23. NIKESKINS
24. HOPIGRADE
25. QUITCASEY
26. BAKESFEET
27. IMOSURVEY
28. TIARAGRAM
29. LADENCUNT
30. FLOWERKID
31. DEARQUILL
32. DICKTANKS
33. AUTOGREEN
34. PROGSNIFF
35. WETMATTER
36. IINDULGEE
37. HITROGUES
38. EELTARIFF
39. MARDYEXIT
40. PAINTCUGS
41. HOLDSITCH
42. NITECRANE
43. ASUREPIMP
44. GUSHEDJIP
45. FEATHERER
46. PROMOLANE

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:02 am

1. MICROCHIP
3. VERBERATE
11. BLOODSHED
12. QUOTIDIAN
23. KINKINESS
24. IDEOGRAPH
26. BEEFSTEAK

Ben Pugh · Post by **Ben Pugh** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:54 pm

JOURNEYER
NORMATIVE
ENTOURAGE
RIGHTEOUS