One Word Wonder

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One Word Wonders are puzzles where the answer to the puzzle is exactly one word. For a better idea on how to solve this puzzle see an example

One Word Wonder

Murdoctor

wants to try to stump you with this puzzle that was published on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:00 PM

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nrkii

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:20 PM |

UUUUUGH!

Cardzmaster2004

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:22 PM |

Comment: FIRST (because I've always wanted to do that) (EDIT: Got ninja-ed....)

Second: OK, been working at this for 20 minutes and all I have is a headache and am starting over for the third time. Hope the answer is obvious once solved...

Tankerbay

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:24 PM |

Haven't solved, but the gaps between regions probably form letters that spell out a word... like "overambitious", or "neck pain"

slog

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:27 PM |

I was able to get it pretty quickly by assuming that there would be a border around the outside.

GamesX4

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:29 PM |

Start with the bottom right corner, only one way to enclose the bottom 2 squares.

A_Beaverhausen

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:31 PM |

For practice:

http://nikoli.com/en/puzzles/shikaku/

nrkii

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:41 PM |

are we not supposed to have any spaces left?

gst

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:41 PM |

Very interesting and 'puzzley'. ++

GamesX4

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:44 PM |

[7] The numbers add up to the number of squares, so no, no spaces leftover.

jgf

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:49 PM |

Well, if I typed the numbers in right, they add up to 400 and it's a 20x20 grid.

nrkii

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 07:54 PM |

Yep, I got the grid filled in. At first I didn't understand that all would be filled in, so I was thinking the unfilled spaces would matter.

I'm not seeing anything though, even with the grid done.

jgf

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 08:01 PM |

Finally got it. Very fun puzzle of the sort I'm more used to. My suggestions are to do the edges, since there are already restricted, and establish the 15s and 30 as there aren't many ways you can make them fit. That should eliminate some possibilities for surrounding blocks, and can build from there. The 25 and 28 were not where I first expected them to be.

jgf

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 08:02 PM |

[11] Is this puzzle making you see red yet?

nrkii

Posted on Sat Oct 11, 2008 08:05 PM |

I completely forgot about the two different colors!!! Got it now.