May 17, 1999
Problem of the Month

Letter Puzzles
by David L. Book
in The Washington Post

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, and X 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?

Solution to the 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

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher