How to Play
One Word Wonders are word puzzles where the answer is exactly one word. Decipher the image below to come up with the answer. For a better idea on how to solve this puzzle view an example. If you get stuck you can ask for help in the comments section. Hints are posted 24 hours after puzzle's publish date (if provided by author).











Woot! 1st! I hit the right method first, and then guessed it half way through.
Is that salt? No, I am guessing it isn't...
Would have been better than 11 if my computer wasn't so slow
[3] everything is loading v e w y s l o w l yyyyyy.......
Would have been better than 18th if I knew how to use the calculator! [1] I had the right method first too but managed to flub half of it!
That wasn't hard. Thank you [5]
went off on a wild goose chase. this IS tanga.
[5] you could have used what the puzzle gave you in the background.
You solved this puzzle in 10 minutes and 6 seconds and were the 44th Tanga member to solve it. You earned 67 points for solving this.
any puzzle that I can spent 10 minutes on and still get bonus pts for is a good one.
lottsa tanga gymnastics and calculator work....but solvable.
Well, I took about 5 different roads, finally found the right one - whew!
Nice first puzzle :)
yay! first top 100! and bonus points :-)
You solved this puzzle in 6 minutes and 39 seconds and were the 84th Tanga member to solve it. You earned 27 points for solving this.
it's not hard.....
You solved this puzzle in 3 minutes and 51 seconds and were the 85th Tanga member to solve it. You earned 26 points for solving this
do you need to know how to use an abacus? I'm lost...
How do you do the "R"s?
[14] No, there is no specific abacus knowledge needed. It, or one of its more modern relatives doesn't hurt though.
Do they sell abaci at Staples still?
You solved this puzzle in 23 minutes and 47 seconds and were the 168th Tanga member to solve it. You earned 10 points for solving this. Used the correct method first, Yeah!
My kind of puzzle. Looks like it may not be others, though.
Only 168 solves!?
Got it after one letter. It just took me 15 minutes to get that first letter.