Answer to May 17, 1999 Problem

by David L. Book in The Washington Post

Letter Puzzles

You must solve both parts of this puzzle to have your name on the Problem Solvers' List!

What do the letters A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, and Y have in common?

 

What do the letters B, C, F, H, I, K, N, O, P, S, U, V, W, and Y have in common?


Answer to Problem:

The first set of letters all exhibit vertical line symmetry.

The second set of letters are the chemical elements that have one letter abbreviations.



Correctly solved by:

1. Jon Pence Winchester, VA
2. Gretchen Downey Winchester, VA