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Unused Letters
The following two 4x4 grids each contain a 12-letter word. Each word is formed by a chain of letters. A word can begin with any of the letters. The second letter of a word is adjacent (either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to the first letter, the third letter is adjacent to the second, and so on. No letter can be used more than once. Four letters in each grid will be unused.
TSEM
HPUA
IOOT
LPPR
QRED
SUNI
THMO
ORTO
TSEM
HPUA
IOOT
LPPR
QRED
SUNI
THMO
ORTO
Hint
The first letter of the first word is in the second row. The first letter of the second word is in the fourth row.Answer
The words are HIPPOPOTAMUS and THUNDERSTORM.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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