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RE: Puzzle a Day! - MartinH - 12-02-2023
It's the alphabetical order of the letters. All the others go middle-first-last, but SOP goes last-first-middle.
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Veggie - 12-02-2023
(12-02-2023, 10:02 AM)JJB Wrote: Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once.....Your explanation was correct!
In each set of three letters the first and last are in order alphabetically with one letter missing, i.e A-C, B-D, C-E (I'm sure someone else can put this more coherently)
all except SOP
The Official Answer is "SOP. In the others, the consonants are next but one to each other in the alphabet.!
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Veggie - 16-02-2023
Next Puzzle.
What is unusual about the following letters -
FHLMNORSX
RE: Puzzle a Day! - JJB - 17-02-2023
I cheated and know full well I'd have not got the answer in a million years. I'm sure some of you clever types might.
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Proserpina - 17-02-2023
My guess: they are the only letters that don't appear in something famous (like the Declaration of Independence), but what the something is, I don't know!
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Veggie - 17-02-2023
Nice try, Pros, but Nope.
RE: Puzzle a Day! - JJB - 18-02-2023
Think of the sound of the letters, or more appropriately, think of the sound of the letters they're not.
Now that was clear as mud wasn't it?
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Proserpina - 18-02-2023
Okay, I think I may have it. Though my answer is difficult to describe or hint at! And still might be wrong...
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Proserpina - 18-02-2023
I Googled it too. I was not correct! However, I do think my answer may still be a valid one, even if it's not the "right" one.
RE: Puzzle a Day! - Moth - 19-02-2023
If JJB's clue is right, then I've got it