How Are the Letters Arranged on Mad Ade's Nephew's Blocks?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the arrangement of letters on four play blocks, each with six sides, used by Mad Ade's nephew to spell various words. Participants explore different possible configurations of letters on the blocks based on the words formed.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant proposes a configuration for the blocks: first block BTKLAV, second block OUPFWZ, third block DEHSCQ, fourth block JNYRMI.
  • Another participant suggests a different arrangement: first block ABKLTV, second block IJMNRY, third block FOPUWZ, fourth block CDEHQS.
  • Some participants note the similarity in the order of letters and express surprise at not noticing it earlier.
  • A participant claims to have tested their proposed arrangement and found it correct.
  • Another participant suggests locking the thread, implying a resolution or agreement on the configurations presented.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There are multiple competing views regarding the correct arrangement of letters on the blocks, and the discussion remains unresolved as different configurations are proposed.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not clarify the specific criteria for determining the correctness of the letter arrangements, and there is no consensus on a single solution.

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Mad Ade was looking after his two year old Nephew (He charges two Kebabs an hour if you are in need of a babysitter).
His Nephew had 4 play blocks each with 6 sides. Each side has a letter from the alphabet. No letters are ever repeated. By arranging the blocks in different ways Mad Ade's nephew managed (By complete and utter fluke) to spell all the words listed below:

BODY
MAZE
CURT
MOVE
DRAW
NOTE
FEAR
PICK
HUNT
QUIT
JOKE
SNOB
KNEW
TYPE
LIFE

Now Mad Ade is relatively simple and missed the potential teaser in the situation, his mind firmly fixed on the Kebabs he was earning.
Can you figure out how the letters are arranged on the 4 blocks?
 
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first block: BTKLAV
second block: OUPFWZ
third block: DEHSCQ
fourth block: JNYRMI
 
first block - ABKLTV
second block - IJMNRY
third block - FOPUWZ
forth block - CDEHQS
 
LOL, dduardo,what's the difference in the order of the letters?
 
lol, your right. I didn't notice that. I just like my letters in alphabetical order
 
Apparently they are correct because I came up with the same answer and then tested it.
 
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So, why don't you lock it, Greg?