Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Word Shift Puzzles [Part Two]

When you are asked to shift a word by a number, you should shift each letter of the word by that number; in this way you would make a new combination of letters that in some especial cases can be an English word. For example, if you are asked to shift the words "king" and "pawn" by four you should get "omrk" and "tear"; where "omrk" is not an English word but "tear" is.

Reminder:
How to shift "king" and "pawn" by four:

king

k --> 11 + 4 = 15 <-- o

i --> 9 + 4 = 13 <-- m

n --> 14 + 4 = 18 <-- r

g --> 7 + 4 = 11 <-- k

king {shift by 4} --> omrk


pawn

p --> 16 + 4 = 20 <-- t

a --> 1 + 4 = 5 <-- e

w --> 23 + 4 = 27 --> 27 - 26 = 1 <-- a

n --> 14 + 4 = 18 <-- r

pawn {shift by 4} --> tear

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OK, now you should do the following Word Shift Puzzles in your head; do not use pen and paper! Just keep in mind that each of the following puzzles will lead to an English word.

hewn - {shift by 4 }
hate - {shift by 4 }
dated - {shift by 15 }
aptly - {shift by 19 }
lean - {shift by 4 }
bore - {shift by 13 }
layout - {shift by 20 }
pear - {shift by 22 }
fusion - {shift by 6 }
core - {shift by 20 }
seal - {shift by 8 }
loop - {shift by 16 }
daze - {shift by 15 }
cheer - {shift by 7 }
urge - {shift by 24 }
rude - {shift by 14 }
ribs - {shift by 12 }
satin - {shift by 20 }
fake - {shift by 14 }
lawn - {shift by 4 }


Answer:

hewn - { 4 } - liar
hate - { 4 } - lexi
dated - { 15 } - spits
aptly - { 19 } - timer
lean - { 4 } - pier
bore - { 13 } - ober
layout - { 20 } - fusion
pear - { 22 } - lawn
fusion - { 6 } - layout
core - { 20 } - wily
seal - { 8 } - amit
loop - { 16 } - beef
daze - { 15 } - spot
cheer - { 7 } - jolly
urge - { 24 } - spec
rude - { 14 } - firs
ribs - { 12 } - dune
satin - { 20 } - munch
fake - { 14 } - toys
lawn - { 4 } - pear