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Apparently on Apterous, some guy once missed a nine spelled out in the selection.Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:26 am Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be
Was it you?Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:40 pmApparently on Apterous, some guy once missed a nine spelled out in the selection.Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:26 am Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be
I wasn't really thinking of conundrums, but yeah that's a bad oneGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:42 am It might depend on the measure. TINCLEMEN involved just moving the T to the end but all 9 were out of place.
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:42 pmWas it you?Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:40 pmApparently on Apterous, some guy once missed a nine spelled out in the selection.Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:26 am Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be
I think TORNADOES from October 2021: https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_7627Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:26 am Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be
Presumably the one who went for TORNADOS did spot it.Ryan Lam wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 2:27 pmI think TORNADOES from October 2021: https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_7627Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:26 am Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be
Was surprised neither contestant spotted this at the time