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- Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:48 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
<t>I am happy you enjoyed the article.<br/> <br/> I don't think that Homeland Security needs my crossword puzzle creating algrithm. Perhaps someone who would like to create crosswords, but no one really knows about this algorithms except, perhaps you and a few others.<br/> <br/> But to tell you the ...
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:39 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
<r>spot;1513224 wrote: I haven't read that post at all yet, only having a few minutes with a coffee before walking my boy up to school, but I'm very much looking forward to reading it when I get back. Thank you.<br/> <br/> <br/> You might also enjoy reading <URL url="http://ai.stanford.edu/~jduchi/p...
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:52 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3340
Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
<r>Sorry to hear of your predicament. Are you saying that you do not have a phone or that you are not allowed to have a phone where you are?<br/> <br/> In any case, you can still try an older version of the game on Facebook at <URL url="https://apps.facebook.com/typingtiles">https://apps.facebook.co...
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:49 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3340
Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
<t>In fact I did start with a single thread, but then I wondered how I could stay organized with the different puzzles. I am trying to post one new puzzle per day and I would hate to have to look through a single thread for the responses associated with puzzle X and then puzzle Y, etc... But I am op...
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:42 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-12-2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1371
Fill in the grid 10-12-2017
<r>The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to right and top to botto...
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:52 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-7-2017. Something to occupy your weekend!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1322
Fill in the grid 10-7-2017. Something to occupy your weekend!
<r>spot;1513200 wrote: <URL url="https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6960/a-historic-piupiu"><LINK_TEXT text="https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/696 ... ric-piupiu">https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6960/a-historic-piupiu</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/> <br/> One learns a little something every day.<br/> ...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:58 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
<t>spot;1513224 wrote: I haven't read that post at all yet, only having a few minutes with a coffee before walking my boy up to school, but I'm very much looking forward to reading it when I get back. Thank you.<br/> <br/> <br/> Something else we have in common. I am writing this as I am about to ta...
- Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:54 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid 10-7-2017 Solution
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1047
Fill the grid 10-7-2017 Solution
Here is the solution to the 10-7-2017 puzzle.
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- Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:46 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid 10-8-2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1024
Fill the grid 10-8-2017
<r>The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to right and top to botto...
- Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:55 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
<r>spot;1513199 wrote: Indeed it is:<br/> <br/> $ time sld grid-r<br/> <br/> grid-r has 10 clues in 6 columns by 4 rows<br/> <br/> initial grid<br/> <br/> . . . . . . <br/> <br/> c . . . . . <br/> <br/> . . . . j . <br/> <br/> . . q . . . <br/> <br/> final grid - solved<br/> <br/> o c c u r s <br/> ...
- Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:48 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-7-2017. Something to occupy your weekend!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1322
Fill in the grid 10-7-2017. Something to occupy your weekend!
<r>The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to right and top to botto...
- Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:59 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
<r>Henrick;1513047 wrote: The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to...
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:34 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-2-2017
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5221
Fill in the grid 10-2-2017
Here is the solution
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- Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:31 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Fill in the grid 10-3-2017
<r>The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to right and top to botto...
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:50 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill in the grid 10-2-2017
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5221
Fill in the grid 10-2-2017
<r>The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to right and top to botto...
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:58 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3340
Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
<r>magentaflame;1512970 wrote: Suduko i simply dont understand....but these are great....please keep them coming. I need something to do whilst in my sick bed.<br/> <br/> Oh and could someone ecplain the pronounciation of eques please?<br/> <br/> <br/> Hello MagentaFlame,<br/> <br/> Sorry to hear th...
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 7:45 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3340
Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
<r>Yes, "EQUES" was a roman horseman.<br/> <br/> You can check it out at <URL url="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/scrabble-word-finder/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrab ... rd-finder/">https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/scrabble-word-finder/</LINK_TEXT></...
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:29 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3340
Dill in the grid 10-1-2017 word puzzle
<r>The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the rest of the puzzle with the following restrictions:<br/> <br/> 1) Your words must read left to right and top to botto...
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:26 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512927 wrote: I managed to code for several hours and all the design is now covered but there's a frustrating error I've not combed out. I'll drop my debug results here because I'm away until Tuesday and it will be an incentive to clear it up if I've posted the problem in public.<br/> <br/>...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:46 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512909 wrote: I thought I'd bump the thread to keep it current, I've managed to get a couple of hours more coding and it looks more interesting after each session. I've never tried implementing anything like this as a bash script before, it's eye-opening. Whether it's efficient is anyone's ...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:51 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512909 wrote: I thought I'd bump the thread to keep it current, I've managed to get a couple of hours more coding and it looks more interesting after each session. I've never tried implementing anything like this as a bash script before, it's eye-opening. Whether it's efficient is anyone's ...
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:01 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>spot;1512857 wrote: Ah. My Collins wordlist has RE as a solution for the two-letter down word there at column 4 row 1, perhaps we're not exactly synchronized on the same CWL version.<br/> <br/> I did a bit of coding yesterday to bring in one puzzle for solution - the example is the current puzzle...
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:36 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512828 wrote: I referenced the first row, not the fourth. My Collins word list includes SURES. I've no idea what SURES or SUPES mean but they both appear to fit in Row 1.<br/> <br/> I need to get some shoes on, it's time for the school run. Well, school walk anyway, it's decades since I had...
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:59 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512814 wrote: That one does have me puzzled. As far as I can tell, column 4 row 1 can be either P or R (the two-letter down answer is either PE or RE, the top across answer being SUPES or SURES) and I can't see how to eliminate either of them, which gives me two solutions.<br/> <br/> I thin...
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:47 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512797 wrote: It can't be complicated when we're playing tool against tool.<br/> <br/> If you check the thread for questions you might give us your thoughts on the esthetics of gaming. Is it fair of me to use a tool to solve a puzzle like this? Is it fair for you to use a tool to set it in ...
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:49 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
Bravo to Spot for finding the solution.
Here it is:
And since it seems to have been quite easy for Spot, I find that I have to make things a bit more complicated now.
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Here it is:
And since it seems to have been quite easy for Spot, I find that I have to make things a bit more complicated now.
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- Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:21 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512757 wrote: I have a problem with social media, Facebook is way out of my comfort zone.<br/> <br/> I ought to post an answer grid to help the thread progress, but I note I've explained how I reached the answers a few posts back. Oddly enough I spotted FIQH before I ran my lookup tool, I s...
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:15 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
Solution to 9-17-2017 puzzle
And since the weekend is coming, I also post a more difficult puzzle. Take the weekend to solve it.
Same rules as before and, again, there is only 1 solution!
Good Luck !
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And since the weekend is coming, I also post a more difficult puzzle. Take the weekend to solve it.
Same rules as before and, again, there is only 1 solution!
Good Luck !
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- Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:18 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>Henrick;1512528 wrote: Here is the solution to the puzzle of 9-16-2017<br/> <br/> Now, for the next puzzle. Here it is. The rules are the same.<br/> <br/> 1) Using only words from the Scrabble Official English International word list, fill in the rest of the puzzle.<br/> <br/> 2) Words must be sp...
- Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:11 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<t>spot;1512560 wrote: I think my point is that I have never encountered the word EHED, never used it and never known its meaning. That precludes me from entering it into your grid. Others may, of course, find it part of their regular vocabulary.<br/> <br/> Presumably you're using EHED as a past ten...
- Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:51 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>spot;1512544 wrote: I shall be interested to discover what four-letter English word starts EH, I can think of none.<br/> <br/> <br/> Hello Spot. How about "EHED" ? Check it on the Collins Dictionary Scrabble Word Finder at <URL url="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/scrabble-word-finder/...
- Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:47 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>Here is the solution to the puzzle of 9-16-2017<br/> <br/> Now, for the next puzzle. Here it is. The rules are the same.<br/> <br/> 1) Using only words from the Scrabble Official English International word list, fill in the rest of the puzzle.<br/> <br/> 2) Words must be spelled left to right and...
- Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:16 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>Hello to all who have looked at the word puzzle for 9-16-2017. As promised, here is the solution:<br/> <br/> S O F A<br/> <br/> P Q<br/> <br/> A U<br/> <br/> R I Z A<br/> <br/> As mentioned by user Spot, "AQUA" must be the word on the right since it is the only 4-letter word with a 'Q' as the sec...
- Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:45 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>spot;1512503 wrote: The Z was supplied so there's no RHEA.<br/> <br/> RAZA isn't a legitimate Scrabble word, I suggest you use <URL url="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/scrabble-word-finder/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrab ... rd-finder/">https://www.collinsdi...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:44 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
Good comments Spot! You are correct on all points.
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:11 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
RAZA is not an legitimate CSW 15 word. Verify this for yourself by searching for it at https://www.anagrammer.com/ However, you are close. Good job!
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:09 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
<r>spot;1512493 wrote: I'm not convinced a solution exists.<br/> <br/> The right-hand answer has to be AQUA, I can think of no other English word that can fit. It's a peculiar shade of blue.<br/> <br/> Which gives no words at all at the bottom that are allowed in Scrabble. No proper nouns are allowe...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:19 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Fill the grid
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8391
Fill the grid
Using the Official International English Scrabble word list, fill in the rest of this partially seeded grid. There is only 1 solution!
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- Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:48 am
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Word Puzzle for 9-16-2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 962
Word Puzzle for 9-16-2017
<r>Ok, here is my first puzzle. If enough people decide to play I will post more challenging ones over time.<br/> <br/> The rules are simple. A crossword-like grid will be given to you with a few letters already inserted in the grid. Your mission, should you feel up to the challenge, is to fill the ...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:46 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello all, Henrick here.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14502
Hello all, Henrick here.
<t>Hello everyone, my name is Henrick.<br/> <br/> I just registered to this forum as it looked like it could be fun. I am not really a big word game player, but interestingly enough I have created some original games. Perhaps you will find them interesting.<br/> <br/> A bit more about me. I am an en...