Unit 16 · Positional Constraint Deduction
Word Game Values — What Does THAW Score?
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A word game assigns a whole-number value (≥ 1) to each letter. You are given four example words and their scores. From those, can you work out the value of each letter and calculate the score for THAW? This is a classic substitution puzzle: each equation gives you information, and combining them lets you solve for every unknown.
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In a word game, players make words out of letters. Each letter has a value that is a whole number that is at least 1. The score for the word is the total of the values of all the letters in the word.
For example:
- The word TOO scores 4.
- The word TWO scores 6.
- The word HOOT also scores 6.
- The word THAT scores 7.
What is the score for the word THAW?
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