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Three related 10-letter words are hidden within the following ten lines. The first lines has the first letters of each word, the second line has their second letters, and so on. The catch is that on each line, the letters are jumbled together. In the hint, the theme is listed, but jumbled around. Good luck!
1. AHT
2. EOQ
3. LUU
4. AIR
5. MMO
6. TAA
7. RLR
8. OII
9. NPN
10. EEE
1. AHT
2. EOQ
3. LUU
4. AIR
5. MMO
6. TAA
7. RLR
8. OII
9. NPN
10. EEE
Hint
NSILMEARAnswer
(different numbers mean different words)Theme: Minerals
1. 123
2. 231
3. 213
4. 123
5. 132
6. 312
7. 231
8. 213
9. 123
10. 231
Words: Aquamarine, Heliotrope, and Tourmaline
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Tourmaline? Yikes. I had to just spell that out after getting the other two. The Q was a great anchor to start from. Fun puzzle!
Yeah, you're right. Hope you'll enjoy this series!
This series is great! Thanks very much for submitting these!
I solved this with some help from scip. Using the model that can be found at
https://gist.github.com/
a25bf084d0258a3e807c0491d07d2576
I got solutions like AQUAMARIPE HOUROTLINE TELIMARONE, which led me straight
to AQUAMARINE. Then the other two were pretty easy to spot.
https://gist.github.com/
a25bf084d0258a3e807c0491d07d2576
I got solutions like AQUAMARIPE HOUROTLINE TELIMARONE, which led me straight
to AQUAMARINE. Then the other two were pretty easy to spot.
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