[net.puzzle] Partitioning The Alphabet ** SPOILER **

itkin@luke.UUCP (Steven List) (10/13/85)

In article <312@ihnet.UUCP> eklhad@ihnet.UUCP (K. A. Dahlke) writes:
>Find the rule used to partition the alphabet.
>1.	A   EF HI KLMN     T VWXYZ
>	 BCD  G  J    OPQRS U     
--> curves versus angles - first line contains straight lines only
>2.	A   E   I  L NO  RSTU     
>	   D  G                   
>	 BC         M  P          
>	     F H             VW Y 
>	          K               
>	         J             X  
>	                Q        Z
--> could this be by frequency of use in the English language?
--> or soundex groupings?
>3.	 BC         MN       V X Z
>	A  D FGH JKL      S       
>	    E   I     OPQR TU W Y 
--> beats me!
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johansen@agrigene.UUCP (10/15/85)

2.	A   E   I  L NO  RSTU          1 point
	   D  G                        2 points
	 BC         M  P               3 points
	     F H             VW Y      4 points
	          K                    5 points
	         J             X       8 points
	                Q        Z    10 points
How about point value in Scrabble?