February 2016
Problem of the Month

Odd Letter Out

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.

CLUES:
1. No letter is adjacent (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to another letter immediately before it or immediately after it in the alphabet.   The letters A and Z may touch each other since they do not follow each other in the alphabet.

2. Row 1 contains the letters in the word AXIOM in some order.

3. Row 3 contains the letters in the word BYTES in some order.

4. Column 5 contains the letters in the word FOCUS in some order.

5. Column 1 contains the letters in the word ANGLE in some order.

6. Column 3 contains the letters in the word THIRD in some order.

7. Row 5 contains the letters in the word PHUNK in some order.

Solution to the Problem:

There are multiple solutions.   Here is mine:



The odd letter out is J.

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Then Sree Sankararaman sent in a different solution, so I posted it below:


The odd letter out is W.

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Then James Alarie sent in 100 solutions!!   So, here is his list:

A X I M O
L Q D V C
E B T Y S
G J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Q D V F
E B T Y S
G J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Q D V C
E B T Y S
L J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Q D V F
E B T Y S
L J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Q D V C
E B T Y S
G W R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D V F
E B T Y S
G W R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D V C
E B T Y S
G Z R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D V F
E B T Y S
G Z R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D V C
E B T Y S
G Z R W F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D V C
E B T Y S
G Z R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Q D V F
E B T Y S
G Z R W C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D V F
E B T Y S
G Z R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Q D V C
E B T Y S
L Z R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Q D V F
E B T Y S
L Z R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Q D W C
E B T Y S
G V R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D W F
E B T Y S
G V R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D W C
E B T Y S
G Z R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Q D W F
E B T Y S
G Z R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
G V D Q F
E B T Y S
L Z R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V D Q F
E B T Y S
L Z R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V D Q C
E B T Y S
G J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V D Q F
E B T Y S
G J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V D Q C
E B T Y S
L J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V D Q F
E B T Y S
L J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V D Q C
E B T Y S
G W R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D Q F
E B T Y S
G W R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D Q C
E B T Y S
G Z R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D Q F
E B T Y S
G Z R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D Q C
E B T Y S
G Z R W F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D Q C
E B T Y S
G Z R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V D Q F
E B T Y S
G Z R W C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D Q F
E B T Y S
G Z R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V D Q C
E B T Y S
L Z R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V D Q F
E B T Y S
L Z R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V R W C
E B T Y S
G J D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V R W F
E B T Y S
G J D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V R W C
E B T Y S
L J D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V R W F
E B T Y S
L J D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V R W C
E B T Y S
G Q D J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V R W F
E B T Y S
G Q D J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V R W C
E B T Y S
G Z D J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V R W F
E B T Y S
G Z D J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D W C
E B T Y S
G Z R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V D W F
E B T Y S
G Z R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L V R W C
E B T Y S
G Z D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L V R W F
E B T Y S
G Z D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V R W C
E B T Y S
L Z D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G V R W F
E B T Y S
L Z D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D Q C
E B T Y S
G J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D Q F
E B T Y S
G J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z D Q C
E B T Y S
L J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z D Q F
E B T Y S
L J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D Q C
E B T Y S
G V R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D Q F
E B T Y S
G V R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D Q C
E B T Y S
G V R W F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D Q C
E B T Y S
G V R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D Q F
E B T Y S
G V R W C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D Q F
E B T Y S
G V R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z D Q C
E B T Y S
L V R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z D Q F
E B T Y S
L V R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D Q C
E B T Y S
G W R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D Q F
E B T Y S
G W R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V C
E B T Y S
G J D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R V F
E B T Y S
G J D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R V C
E B T Y S
L J D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R V F
E B T Y S
L J D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R V C
E B T Y S
G J D W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R V F
E B T Y S
G J D W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D V C
E B T Y S
G J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z D V F
E B T Y S
G J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R V C
E B T Y S
L J D W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R V F
E B T Y S
L J D W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z D V C
E B T Y S
L J R W F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z D V F
E B T Y S
L J R W C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R V C
E B T Y S
G Q D J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V F
E B T Y S
G Q D J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V C
E B T Y S
G Q D W F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V F
E B T Y S
G Q D W C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V C
E B T Y S
G W D J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V F
E B T Y S
G W D J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D V C
E B T Y S
G W R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D V F
E B T Y S
G W R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R V C
E B T Y S
G W D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R V F
E B T Y S
G W D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R V C
E B T Y S
L W D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R V F
E B T Y S
L W D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R W C
E B T Y S
G J D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R W F
E B T Y S
G J D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R W C
E B T Y S
L J D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R W F
E B T Y S
L J D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R W C
E B T Y S
G Q D J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R W F
E B T Y S
G Q D J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R W C
E B T Y S
G V D J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R W F
E B T Y S
G V D J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D W C
E B T Y S
G V R J F
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z D W F
E B T Y S
G V R J C
N K H P U

A X I M O
L Z R W C
E B T Y S
G V D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
L Z R W F
E B T Y S
G V D Q C
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R W C
E B T Y S
L V D Q F
N P H K U

A X I M O
G Z R W F
E B T Y S
L V D Q C
N P H K U

Correctly solved by:

1. SreeRoopa Sankararaman	Singapore, Singapore
2. James Alarie	Flint, Michigan
3. Breanna Hood	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Keagan Genzer	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Chelsey M.	John F Kennedy High School, Taylor, Michigan
6. Charity Harmon	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
7. Tristan Hamblin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
8. Sierra Walker	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
9. Alyx Wells	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
10. Marley Newton	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
11. Samantha Brailsford	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
12. Trenton Harmon	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
13. Alexis Stoddard	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
14. Jessica Hamblin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
15. Mckinzee Walker	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
16. Shay Martin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
17. Raquel Mosteiro	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
18. Hannah Stoddard	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
19. Dusty Q. Iorg	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
20. Taylor Meeks	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
21, Ben Drown	Loudonville High School, Loudonville, Ohio
22. Kayle Rippetoe	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
23. Kaylee Gross	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming

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