tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post7960067960500348759..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: Ep 31: Naween Fernando, Paul Hughes (August 20, 2012; originally aired September 13, 2010)Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-91386950774889118592012-08-21T13:59:31.736+10:002012-08-21T13:59:31.736+10:00Pretty stock standard from Naween as usual, far fr...Pretty stock standard from Naween as usual, far from his best, but more than enough for the win, I particually like my TRIPOD in round 1.<br /><br />My Asnwers<br />TRIPOD<br />HAILED<br />209-75*3-2*8<br />CAUSE<br />OREINTED (not sure it was valid)<br />537-(9+2)*(50-1)-2<br />CRAWLS<br />208-(2+2)*50+9-1<br />2.3s<br />JTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-49506279834627766502012-08-21T12:15:29.781+10:002012-08-21T12:15:29.781+10:00PICADOR does sound useful. The words with no E do...PICADOR does sound useful. The words with no E don't always jump out as easily.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-90226573356033525662012-08-21T11:20:19.057+10:002012-08-21T11:20:19.057+10:00Yes, I have the same issue with AUDITOR as you, Sa...Yes, I have the same issue with AUDITOR as you, Sam. I'm trying to get better at that one -- it's a pretty high probability word for that vowel combination -- but it's still pretty hit and miss. Similarly with AUTHOR(ED), which I encountered recently in an old Countdown episode. The starting AU combination is not the immediate option to look at.<br /><br />PAROTID was one of the earliest words I looked up once I had the Macquarie; there was some typically troublesome mix and the word generator spat it out. It turns out to be pretty useful, as do the similar PAROTIC and PARODIC. (We saw PARODIC in the previous game, in fact; PICADOR is a more useful anagram, though, since it can have an S appended.)<br /><br />Nice find with CAMEOS, Jan -- I was annoyed afterwards to see that I had missed it. It was one of my early frequently-found words. I like CAUSAL, too.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-58008143325699248252012-08-21T11:03:29.556+10:002012-08-21T11:03:29.556+10:00I had a better game, partly because Naween didn...I had a better game, partly because Naween didn't have such a good game.<br /><br />PATIO, ABORT (0) I should have seen parotid, as I know facial anatomy fairly well.<br />HALTED (0)<br />3*75 - (8*2) = 209 (10)<br />CAMEOS (6)<br />TENDER (6) <br />(50 + 2 + 2)*(9+1) = 540 (7)<br />WALRUS, CAUSAL (0)<br />(2*2)*50 + 9 - 1 = 208 (10)<br />-Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-32459160840571412202012-08-21T09:44:19.057+10:002012-08-21T09:44:19.057+10:00I imagine I hadn't seen this episode before - ...I imagine I hadn't seen this episode before - nothing rang a bell, and my letter rounds were relatively weak.<br /><br />PUTRID (I never spot AUDITOR)<br />STALKED<br />209 = 75/3*8 + 9<br />SCOPE<br />RENTED (was looking for something big, only just got a six)<br />537 = (50-1)*9 + 100 - 2*2 (took several minutes to find Lily's way)<br />WALRUS<br />208 = (25-2)*9 + 1<br />2.1sSam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.com