I've seen the following puzzle:
Unalike words are pairs of words which have no repeated letters either within them or between them (e.g UNALIKE and WORDS). Find the unalike words which maximise the products of their lengths (UNALIKE =7, WORDS = 5: product is 35)
The answer given to the riddle is one pair of words which scores 90, however I have found a few 90s, and I'm not sure how old the puzzle is or what dictionary is used.
Can anyone beat 90 using current Apterous-valid words? I reckon it must be possible......
Also, how many 90s can you find?
Unalike Words
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Re: Unalike Words
So far I've uncovered the rather pleasing "goldfish bankruptcy", which only scores 80 but doesn't use an 'e'. Must be scope to improve on that.
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Re: Unalike Words
Sounds like something Vorderman might do an advert for.
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Re: Unalike Words
I think SEAWORTHY DUCKLING deserves a mention for pleasingness, despite only scoring 72.
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Re: Unalike Words
Using a script to check apterous-valid words only,
There are 42 pairs of words scoring 90, among the most pleasing:
TAXIDERMY PUNCHBOWLS
LUMBERJACK DOWNSHIFT
VIBRANTLY SHOWJUMPED
CHIPMUNKY AFTERGLOWS
SKYFIGHTER CLAMPDOWN
JURYWOMEN FIGHTBACKS
THWACKING PROFUSEDLY
SCHVITZED UNWORKABLY
99 seems to be the top score. There are two pairs:
PATCHWORKED FUMBLINGS
KVETCHING MOULDYWARPS
DERMATOGLYPHICS is the longest word with no repeated letters (15)
There are 42 pairs of words scoring 90, among the most pleasing:
TAXIDERMY PUNCHBOWLS
LUMBERJACK DOWNSHIFT
VIBRANTLY SHOWJUMPED
CHIPMUNKY AFTERGLOWS
SKYFIGHTER CLAMPDOWN
JURYWOMEN FIGHTBACKS
THWACKING PROFUSEDLY
SCHVITZED UNWORKABLY
99 seems to be the top score. There are two pairs:
PATCHWORKED FUMBLINGS
KVETCHING MOULDYWARPS
DERMATOGLYPHICS is the longest word with no repeated letters (15)
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Re: Unalike Words
A couple of those really are most pleasing Rob.
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Re: Unalike Words
Kinda killed the game, though.
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