Scrambled Alphabets in Word-Lists

Authors

A. Ross Eckler

Abstract

Arrange the letters of the alphabet in a specified order, and imbed these in a list of words, the object being to use as few letters as possible in the word-list. For example, if the letters are arranged in alphabetic order, and one is restricted to boldface entries in the Marriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary, with no single letter words or abbreviations allowed (such as DDT or TV), then the minimum-letter word-list appears to be:

Recommended Citation

Eckler, A. Ross (1988) "Scrambled Alphabets in Word-Lists," Word Ways: Vol. 21 : Iss. 3 , Article 5.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol21/iss3/5