Vowel Puzzles: 5 Vowels, 10 Letters, Alphabetical & Reverse Order

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In summary: You can cage a swallow, can't you, but you can't swallow a cage, can you?"Yreka Bakery" is good, but my favorite Yreka palindrome is "A Santa at NASA."A Santa at NASA saw Natasha.A Santa at NASA was Natasha.A Santa at NASA sees Natasha.A Santa at NASA, Natasha.
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1. How many ten letter english words are there such that the five vowels occurs once each and in alphabetical order?

2. How many english words are there such that the five vowels occurs at least once each and in reverse order?
 
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K Sengupta said:
1. How many ten letter english words are there such that the five vowels occurs once each and in alphabetical order?

2. How many english words are there such that the five vowels occurs at least once each and in reverse order?

I'm not sure "how many" is a good question here, thanks to the non-definitive nature of the English language. But anyway:

1) I found 5: ABSTEINOUS, ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTENIOUS, ACLEISTOUS, ADECTICOUS

2) I found 2: DUOLITERAL, UNORIENTAL

Here's an interesting one:

Name a 10-letter word that is also a palindrome (and yes, I know "palindrome" is 10 letters, har har, so ignore that one!)

DaveE
 
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adelphi-mouse, muon-integral
 
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davee123 wrote:
PHP:
) 1) I found 5: ABSTEINOUS, ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTENIOUS, ACLEISTOUS, ADECTICOUS

2) I found 2: DUOLITERAL, UNORIENTAL

True. This corresponds to all the solutions known to me.
Although, I wonder if more solutions do exist.
 
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i have got some palindromes for you all,
madam I'm adam,malayalam,civic,a toyota,bob,eye,noon,eve,madam in eden I'm adam,rotator,redivider,pop,did,wow,reviver,radar...

and i will think about some of them and tell you by tomorrow
 
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K Sengupta said:
davee123 wrote:
PHP:
) 1) I found 5: ABSTEINOUS, ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTENIOUS, ACLEISTOUS, ADECTICOUS

2) I found 2: DUOLITERAL, UNORIENTAL

True. This corresponds to all the solutions known to me.
Although, I wonder if more solutions do exist.

1. Aerious, Abstentious, Aceriflorum, Aceriflorus, Acheilous, Acheirous, Adventious, Affectious, Aleikoum, Alpestrious, Anemious, Annelidous, Arsenious, Arteriosum, Arteriosus, Arterious, Avenious, Bacterious, Caesious, Camelious, Carnelious, Facetious, Fracedinous, Gareisoun, Gravedinous, Majestious, Materious, Parecious, Placentious, Tragedious also

2. punctoschmidtella, subcontinental, uncomplimentary, and unnoticeably also
 
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davee123 said:
I'm not sure "how many" is a good question here, thanks to the non-definitive nature of the English language. But anyway:

1) I found 5: ABSTEINOUS, ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTENIOUS, ACLEISTOUS, ADECTICOUS

2) I found 2: DUOLITERAL, UNORIENTAL

Here's an interesting one:

Name a 10-letter word that is also a palindrome (and yes, I know "palindrome" is 10 letters, har har, so ignore that one!)

DaveE

What's a palindrome?
 
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Oh I know:
rat avatar
alula
cammac
civic
deified
deleveled
detartrated
devoved
dewed
evitative
aibohphobia
Hannah
kayak
kinnikinnik
lemel
level
madam
Malayalam
minim
murdrum
peeweep
racecar
radar
redder
refer
reifier
repaper
reviver
rotator
rotavator
rotor
sagas
solos
sexes
stats
tenet
terret
testset
Glenelg (Australia)
Kanakanak (Alaska)
Kinikinik (Colorado)
Navan (Meath, Ireland)
Neuquen (Argentina)
Ward Draw (South Dakota)
Wassamassaw (South Carolina)
Yreka Bakery (Yreka, California)
Retteb, si flahd noces eht tub, but the second half is better.
Doctor Reubenstein was shocked and dismayed when he answered the ringing telephone, only to hear a strange, metallic, alien voice say, "Yasec iovn eilacilla temeg! Nartsa raehoty lnoenoh pelet gnig, nirehtde rewsnaehn ehw. Deya! Msid! Dnadek cohssaw nietsne buerro, tcod?"
A dog, a plan, a canal: pagoda.
A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.
A new order began, a more Roman age bred Rowena.
A tin mug for a jar of gum, Nita.
A Toyota. Race fast, safe car. A Toyota.
Able was I ere I saw Elba.
Animal loots foliated detail of stool lamina.
Anne, I vote more cars race Rome to Vienna.
Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?
Are we not pure? "No sir!" Panama's moody Noriega brags. "It is garbage!" Irony dooms a man; a prisoner up to new era.
As I pee, sir, I see Pisa!
Barge in! Relate mere war of 1991 for a were-metal Ernie grab!
Bombard a drab mob.
Bush saw Sununu swash sub.
Cain: a maniac.
Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.
Daedalus: nine. Peninsula: dead.
Dammit, I'm mad!
Delia saw I was ailed.
Denim axes examined.
Dennis and Edna sinned.
Depardieu, go razz a rogue I draped.
Desserts, I stressed!
Did I draw Della too tall, Edward? I did?
Do good? I? No! Evil anon I deliver. I maim nine more hero-men in Saginaw, sanitary sword a-tuck, Carol, I -- lo! -- rack, cut a drowsy rat in Aswan. I gas nine more hero-men in Miami. Reviled, I (Nona) live on. I do, O God!
Doc, note I dissent: a fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod.
Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard.
Drat Saddam, a mad dastard!
Draw, O coward!
Draw pupil's lip upward.
Ed, I saw Harpo Marx ram Oprah W. aside.
Eva, can I stab bats in a cave?
Evil did I dwell; lewd I did live.
Gateman sees name, garageman sees name tag.
Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog.
Goldenrod-adorned log.
Golf? No sir, prefer prison-flog.
Harass sensuousness, Sarah.
I roamed under it as a tired, nude Maori.
Laminated E.T. animal.
Lay a wallaby baby ball away, Al.
Lepers repel.
Let O'Hara gain an inn in a Niagara hotel.
Live not on evil.
Lived on Decaf; faced no Devil.
Lonely Tylenol.
Ma is a nun, as I am.
Ma is as selfless as I am.
Madam, I'm Adam.
Madam in Eden, I'm Adam.
Marge let's Norah see Sharon's telegram.
May a moody baby doom a yam.
Meet animals; laminate 'em.
Mr. Owl ate my metal worm.
Murder for a jar of red rum.
Never odd or even.
No, Mel Gibson is a casino's big lemon.
No cab, no tuna nut on bacon.
No lemon, no melon.
No sir -- away! A papaya war is on.
On a clover, if alive, erupts a vast, pure evil; a fire volcano.
Party boobytrap.
Poor Dan is in a droop.
Reviled did I live, said I, as evil I did deliver.
Rise to vote, sir.
Saw tide rose? So red it was.
Senile felines.
So many dynamos!
Some men interpret nine memos.
Stab nail at ill Italian bats.
Stack cats.
Stella won no wallets.
Step on no pets.
Stop! Murder us not, tonsured rumpots!
Straw? No, too stupid a fad; I put soot on warts.
T. Eliot, top bard, notes putrid tang emanating, is sad. I'd assign it a name: gnat dirt upset on drab pot-toilet.
Tarzan raised Desi Arnaz' rat.
Ten animals I slam in a net.
Too bad I hid a boot.
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Wonder if Sununu's fired now.
Won't I panic in a pit now?
Won't lovers revolt now?
Yo, banana boy!
Yo, Bob! Mug o' gumbo, boy!
Yo, bottoms up! (U.S. motto, boy.)
 
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1. What is the purpose of Vowel Puzzles?

The purpose of Vowel Puzzles is to improve cognitive skills and problem-solving abilities by challenging the player to rearrange 10 letters to form words containing all 5 vowels in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order.

2. How do you play Vowel Puzzles?

To play Vowel Puzzles, the player must rearrange the given letters to form words containing all 5 vowels in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order. The words must be at least 4 letters long and can be formed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

3. Are there any strategies for solving Vowel Puzzles?

Yes, there are a few strategies that can help solve Vowel Puzzles. These include starting with the longest words, finding common prefixes or suffixes, and looking for words with repeating vowels.

4. Are there any benefits to playing Vowel Puzzles?

Yes, playing Vowel Puzzles can improve cognitive skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and pattern recognition. It can also improve vocabulary and language skills.

5. Can Vowel Puzzles be played by people of all ages?

Yes, Vowel Puzzles can be played by people of all ages. It is a fun and educational game suitable for children and adults alike.

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