Eodermdromes and Non-Chesswords

Authors

A. Ross Eckler

Abstract

In the February 1968 Word Ways, Temple G. Porter presented a word chess puzzle; he asked readers to trace out as many words as possible using only King's moves on a 5-by-5 chessboard inscribed with 25 different letters. In the February 1970 issue, Jean Sabine posed an interesting and still unanswered chess problem: how should one arrange the 25 different letters to maximize the number of words that can be so traced?

Recommended Citation

Eckler, A. Ross (1981) "Eodermdromes and Non-Chesswords," Word Ways: Vol. 14 : Iss. 4 , Article 19.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol14/iss4/19