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08 June 2009

License plate game →[More:] You know the game, I presume - the task is merely to come up with a standard English word that contains the given letters in order (not necessarily consecutively). For instance, 'spiderweb' would be a good solution for 'pwb'. These can all be done without resorting to proper names.

1. bzu
2. cxp
3. fyc
4. gvh
5. kdv
6. ksb
7. npx
8. nzu
9. ppj
10. sxc
11. tlq
12. uax
13. vdw
14. vpv
15. xfg
16. ysq

post by: Wolfdog at: 19:23 | 23 comments

If you want a bonus, I rejected 'dcx' as too difficult because the only word I could come up with, although short, was a bit technical.

posted by Wolfdog 08 June | 19:26

1. buzz

posted by Lipstick Thespian 08 June | 19:51

Ideally, a word that contains them in the given order b-z-u.

posted by Wolfdog 08 June | 19:58

10: dyslexic
16: physique

posted by ufez 08 June | 20:17

4. giveth, as in The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh.

posted by marsha56 08 June | 20:28

9. Popinjay, like the bird.

posted by marsha56 08 June | 20:31

6. askable
7. naproxen [sodium]
8. nazgul
12. untaxing

posted by plinth 08 June | 20:38

s/k are in the wrong order for 6. Your solutions for 7 & 8 aren't the ones I had in mind (which are more common nouns) but are quite clever.

posted by Wolfdog 08 June | 20:42

5. skindiving

posted by gaspode 08 June | 21:02

15. Exfoliating

posted by gaspode 08 June | 21:03

14. vituperative

posted by gaspode 08 June | 21:06

dcx -> directrix

posted by misteraitch 09 June | 02:59

1. beelzebub

posted by Specklet 09 June | 03:52

Not exactly a standard English word, but I'm bad at these games.

posted by Specklet 09 June | 04:26

6. skiable

posted by plinth 09 June | 05:01

9. popinjay

posted by plinth 09 June | 05:02

your 's' and 'k' are still the wrong way 'round for 6, plinth.

Still untouched:
2. cxp
3. fyc
6. ksb
11. tlq
13. vdw

Partial credit:
1. bzu
7. npx
8. nzu

posted by Wolfdog 09 June | 06:08

6. cockscomb
7. chickenpox

posted by misteraitch 09 June | 06:27

13. overdrawn

posted by box 09 June | 10:37

1. bouzouki

posted by box 09 June | 10:38

11. antiplaque? That might be hyphenated.

posted by box 09 June | 11:21

Your #1 and 13 are precisely what I had in mind, box, and your 11 is good but there is a more common solution for that one.

posted by Wolfdog 09 June | 11:37

3. flycatcher

Hmm. What's still left?

Still untouched:
2. cxp
11. tlq

Partial credit:
7. npx
8. nzu
11. tlq

posted by box 09 June | 12:00

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