User:Cromwellt/Puzzle answers
These are my answers (so far) to Gmcfoley's interesting nine-letter puzzles. He says to find the longest English word with nine specific letters.
Puzzle #1
changeS R K D U A E W N
I have found:
7 letters
changeAwakens + rd
Redawns + ku
Asunder + wk
Wanders + ku
Darkens + wu
6 letters
changeSunder + awk
Resawn + udk
Sander + kuw
5 letters
changeKurds anew (uses all letters, but in two words)
New Kurds + a
Was under + k
Raw dunes + k
Nears + kdwu
Wends + krau
Drawn + kseu
Drank + wesu
Dunes + rawk
Wands + kreu
Dears + kwnu
4 letters
changeReds + nawku
Rude + skawn
Sawn + krdeu
Sand + kreuw
Dune + askrw
Ands + kreuw
Wand + kreus
Dear + wnkus
3 letters
changeRed + nawkus
Wus + rednas
Sun + awkder
And + kreuws
Puzzle #2
changeS A L S R O U G H
9 letters!!!
changeHourglass!
6 letters
changeRoughs + sal
5 letters
changeRough + sals
Rough lass (all letters, two words)
Glass hour (all letters, two words)
A hog slurs (all letters, three words)
4 letters
changeLass + rough
Sour slag + h (two words)
Hags + lours
Puzzle #3
changeD Z N G U A O A K
5 letters
changeGuano + dark
4 letters
changeDang + zuaok
Dank + zuaog
Dung + zaoak
3 letters
changeOak + dzngua
Nag + dzuaok