Playing along with the SBS game show Letters and Numbers.
SNITCH (pity there's no such word as CHOONIEST!)STOUT3*100+50+8=358 (1 off) SPOILT POURED(9+7)*50-8+7-1=798 (2 off)AMBITI had two in time 9*75+7+4=686 and 9*(75+1)+2=686 REBELLING (18s)
Nice double solutions on round 8, Mike. I missed those options. :)1. SECTION (best: COHESION)2. TUGBOATS3. 357 = (100 + 9 + 8 + 50/25)*34. POLITIES (best: EPILOGIST)5. POURED (best: HEXAPOD)6. 798 = (9 + 70*50 - 1 - (8 - 7) [2 off]. After time: 795 = (8 + 7)*(50 + 9 - 7 + 1) [1 off] (one off is best)7. [invalid -- FACETIA; the plural form FACETIAE is listed, but not the singular.] (best: AMEBIC)8. 686 = (75 + 2*9 + 4 + 1)*79. REBELLING (2.1s)
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SNITCH (pity there's no such word as CHOONIEST!)
STOUT
3*100+50+8=358 (1 off)
SPOILT
POURED
(9+7)*50-8+7-1=798 (2 off)
AMBIT
I had two in time 9*75+7+4=686 and 9*(75+1)+2=686
REBELLING (18s)
Nice double solutions on round 8, Mike. I missed those options. :)
1. SECTION (best: COHESION)
2. TUGBOATS
3. 357 = (100 + 9 + 8 + 50/25)*3
4. POLITIES (best: EPILOGIST)
5. POURED (best: HEXAPOD)
6. 798 = (9 + 70*50 - 1 - (8 - 7) [2 off]. After time: 795 = (8 + 7)*(50 + 9 - 7 + 1) [1 off] (one off is best)
7. [invalid -- FACETIA; the plural form FACETIAE is listed, but not the singular.] (best: AMEBIC)
8. 686 = (75 + 2*9 + 4 + 1)*7
9. REBELLING (2.1s)
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