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Word Play: ETOANRS
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How many different English language words of three or more letters can you make with these seven tiles in 15 minutes?
These are the seven most-frequently used letters in modern English, based on the analysis of narrative texts available on the internet.
How many different possible ways are there to arrange the seven tiles?
There is an interesting phenomena at work here: if it does not matter whether the tiles form an English word, the number of combinations follows a mathematical pattern.
There is only 1 way to arrange one tile: 1
There are 2 ways to arrange two tiles: 1 x 2
There are 6 ways to arrange three tiles: 1 x 2 x 3
There are 24 ways to arrange four tiles: 1 x 2 x 3 x 4
With that pattern established, how many possible ways can you arrange the seven tiles?
How many of those ways form English words?
After 15 minutes, please check the approved solutions.
These are the seven most-frequently used letters in modern English, based on the analysis of narrative texts available on the internet.
How many different possible ways are there to arrange the seven tiles?
There is an interesting phenomena at work here: if it does not matter whether the tiles form an English word, the number of combinations follows a mathematical pattern.
There is only 1 way to arrange one tile: 1
There are 2 ways to arrange two tiles: 1 x 2
There are 6 ways to arrange three tiles: 1 x 2 x 3
There are 24 ways to arrange four tiles: 1 x 2 x 3 x 4
With that pattern established, how many possible ways can you arrange the seven tiles?
How many of those ways form English words?
After 15 minutes, please check the approved solutions.