Conundrums

JaneFairfax · 2009-03-07 01:22:13

Those of you (in the UK) who have seen the Channel 4 game show Countdown will know what a Conundrum on the show is. Its an anagram of a nine-letter word, which the contestants have to solve in 30 seconds. For example, the contestants might see BIGDANGER. The answer is BADGERING, and the contestant who first solves it (within the time limit) gets the points.

The Conundrum is usually in the form of nice-looking smaller words (like BIGDANGER) rather than some unrecognizable random permuatation of letters.

Some Conundrums can have more than one solution. For example, MEETLIONS is an anagram of both MILESTONE and LIMESTONE, while NUDECOATI is an anagram of CAUTIONED, AUCTIONED, and EDUCATION.

Here are some Countdown-style Conundrums I have made up.

Last edited by JaneFairfax (2009-03-07 03:26:13)

Daniel123 · 2009-03-07 01:54:39

I find these harder than the other parts of "Countdown", as my brain focuses on the words already formed.

JaneFairfax · 2009-03-09 09:45:55

Devantè · 2009-03-09 09:58:53

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JaneFairfax · 2009-03-09 10:02:53

Great job on #10!

And nice work on #1 too before you started using your anagram solver.

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Devantè · 2009-03-09 10:05:48

Devantè · 2009-03-09 10:11:27

I found this; http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=4551

JaneFairfax · 2009-03-09 10:22:18

Thanks, Devantè. Guess I should have done a search before starting this thread.

JaneFairfax · 2009-03-10 00:31:34

JaneFairfax · 2009-03-18 11:50:18

Solutions.

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