November 2015
Problem of the Month

Odd Letter Out
by Dallas Fletcher
GAMES World of Puzzles
October 2015

Once solved, the grid below will contain 25 of the 26 letters of the alphabet, one letter per square.
Use the accompanying clues to fill in each grid and determine which letter is not used.
Three letters have already been inserted in their correct spots as a starting aid.

CLUES:
1. No letter is adjacent (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to another letter immediately before it or immediately after it in the alphabet.

2. The letters in column 4 can be arranged to spell STRAY.

3. The letters in the word CHIP can be found in column 1, in some order.

4. The letter Q is in the same row as the letter F.

5. The letters in row d can be rearranged to spell BADGE.

6. Z is in the same row as H and in the same column as V.

7. The letters in column 2 can be rearranged to spell MELON.

Solution to the Problem:

Correctly solved by:

1. Samantha Brailsford	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
2. James Alarie	Flint, Michigan
3. Ashlee Rudy	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Hannah Stoddard	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Taylor Meeks	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
6. Sheree Daily	Columbus, Ohio
7. Caiden Lawrence	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
8. Seth Parkinson	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
9. Tristan Hamblin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
10. Torri Walker	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher