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Moving vowels

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GJParker

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Jul 4, 2002
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Quick and easy one to get the grey matter going.

How many different letter combinations exist that can USE each of the five vowels to create a new word e.g.

PAT
PET
PIT
POT
PUT

I came up with six in about 2 minutes but i'm sure there are many more out there

Gary Parker
MIS Data Analyst
Manchester, England
 
Code:
[white]
BAT
BET
BIT
BOT
BUT

I wanted to use H_T but HET is not really a word, all the others check out.
[/white]
 
Also:

Code:
[COLOR=white]
SACK
SECK (did find this on dictionary.com)
SICK
SOCK
SUCK
[/color]
 
Code:
[white]
bag
beg
big
bog
bug

dan (mydictionary.com: Any of 12 levels of proficiency at the grade of black belt
     in martial arts such as judo and karate)
den
din
don
dun

[/white]


Susan
[green]Gramen artificiosum odi. [/green]
 
Code:
[white]dune
done
dine
dene (British, valley)
Dane (Proper noun, but what the hey!)

grolf
grilf
grulf
gralf
grelf

Just kidding.[/white]

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