Friday, February 24, 2012

50 Cent Words

How would you do?


Fifty Cent Words

Can you create a 50 cent word?  It’s easy!  Just follow the steps below.

First, you have to know the code.  Each letter has a price value.

A
1 cent
N
14 cents
B
2 cents
O
15 cents
C
3 cents
P
16 cents
D
4 cents
Q
17 cents
E
5 cents
R
18 cents
F
6 cents
S
19 cents
G
7 cents
T
20 cents
H
8 cents
U
21 cents
I
9 cents
V
22 cents
J
10 cents
W
23 cents
K
11 cents
X
24 cents
L
12 cents
Y
25 cents
M
13 cents
Z
26 cents

Now that you have the code, you just have to think of words that add up to 50 cents.  Confused?  Look at my examples below.

basketball
B
A
S
K
E
T
B
A
L
L
2
1
19
11
5
20
2
1
12
12
Add those numbers up to a total of 75 cents.  Basketball is not a 50 cent word.

gorilla
G
O
R
I
L
L
A
7
15
18
9
12
12
1
That adds up to 74 cents.  Gorilla is not a 50 cent word.

apple
A
P
P
L
E
1
16
16
12
5
These add up to 50 cents!  Apple is a 50 cent word!

Now it’s your turn!  Go ahead and find as many 50 cent words as you possibly can! Yes, you may use a calculator.  The group that finds the most gets candy on Monday!

Proper nouns and abbreviations don’t count! Sorry!


List your answers in the comment section.

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