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petalex (PETAL lEXicography)

Builds petal puzzles, also know as wheel words, target words puzzles, or nine letter block puzzles.

Puzzle Details

Petal puzzles, like the one shown below, are formed as an anagram of a nine letter word, with one letter shown centrally. The puzzle is considered "solved" when the player finds the nine letter word, as well as a certain number of other words that meet the following criteria:

  • minimum of four letters long
  • only use letters from the puzzle
  • do not use any letter in the puzzle more times than it appears
  • use the central letter

Sample Puzzle

E I B
O R S
F T T

Target: 50 words, good; 75 words, very good; 90 words, excellent; 101 words, perfect;

Examples

Example valid words:

  • FROST
  • TORT

Example invalid words:

  • SHORT

    The puzzle does not contain a "H"

  • SORTS

    The puzzle only contains one "S"

  • SOFT

    The central letter "R" must be used

  • ROT Minimum length of 4 letters

Word list from Scowl 7.1 (British + English words + most common variants, up to 60)

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