Fancy Words

Assign every letter of the alphabet its numerical value: A=1, B=2, C=3, and so on, up to Z=26.

Can you find a 6 letter word which has a total over 115? (For example WIZARD = 23 + 9 + 26 + 1 + 18 + 4 = 81.}

 

The RiddleDude can come up with eight words.

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January 30th, 2013 | Category: Mathematical, Word Riddles |  Email This Riddle

2 guesses to Fancy Words

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• Ryver

  February 6, 2013 at 8:03 PM

  this has been here for quite some time :))

  Trusts
  Luxury
  *Xystus (dictionary.reference.com/browse/xystus)
  *consulted dictionary looking for words that start with X-Z :))

• Dude

  February 24, 2013 at 7:30 PM

  Trusts and Luxury are two on our list, Ryver.

  Xystus is a new one, great job.

  Weve got six more everybody. Keep ’em coming.