A Self-Enumerating Crossword

Authors

Lee Sallows

Abstract

In the "self-intersecting reflexicon" below, one can indeed find thirteen e's, five f's, four h's, five i's, four n's, four o's, seven r's, thirteen s's, six t's, three u's, three v's, one x,. More remarkably, only twelve letters of the alphabet are used: one appearing on each of the twelve intersections created! The layout is far from unique, though experiment suggests a specimen using eleven or fewer letters is extremely unlikely.

Recommended Citation

Sallows, Lee (1987) "A Self-Enumerating Crossword," Word Ways: Vol. 20 : Iss. 2 , Article 4.
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