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A N A G R A M T U N N E L S Q U I ZAnagram Tunnels Quizby Juraj PivovarovAn Anagram Tunnel is a sequence of words such that there is exactly ONE word that can be formedfrom the previous word and a blank.Example:GRIFFSGRIFFESGIRAFFESFIREFANGSRESTAFFINGAFFORESTINGOVERSTAFFINGIn our current dictionary, the maximum length of such a tunnel is 7, and it is realized by 6 differentstarting words (see The Last Word, Issue 2).Here are 5 (from the 15 total) 5-letter words that stretch into 5-word tunnels. See if you can find the3 missing words that complete each tunnel:HUSKS...CHECKSUMSMUSKY...KOUMYSSESOHMIC...SHAMBOLICSULLY...LUMPISHLYTOFTS...FOSSETTESANSWERS ON NEXT PAGEJuraj Pivovarov is a 1400 SCRABBLE® player and a near-expert chess player. He has a degree inPure Math and a M.Sc. in Computer Science.46
A N A G R A M T U N N E L S Q U I ZANSWERS:HUSKSSHUCKSSHMUCKSSCHMUCKSCHECKSUMSMUSKYKOUMYSKOUMYSSKOUMYSESKOUMYSSESOHMICHOLMICMOCHILAMOCHILASSHAMBOLICSULLYLUSHLYPLUSHLYPLUSHILYLUMPISHLYTOFTSOFTESTSOFTESTFOSSETTEFOSSETTESJuraj Pivovarov is a 1400 SCRABBLE® player and a near-expert chess player. He has a degree inPure Math and a M.Sc. in Computer Science. 47
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