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SWAT was already used in post 740. Continuing from SWOT: SCOT SCUT SHUT

Just to make this a productive post: SLOW Somehow I dropped a word (TEAD) when I last posted the list. All fixed now. Sorry about that. FORM FORK DORK DARK BARK PARK PART FART FAST VAST VASE BASE CASE CAST CART DART DARE CARE FARE MARE MALE TALE SALE SOLE SOLD MOLD TOLD GOLD FOLD FOLK FILK MILK MILE MALE MATE MAZE DAZE DOZE DONE NONE NOSE POSE POLE PORE MORE SORE SURE PURE PARE RARE RACE FACE FACT TACT PACT PAST FAST CAST CASE BASE VASE VISE VISA VESA VEST BEST JEST TEST TEAT MEAT NEAT SEAT SEAR FEAR NEAR DEAR DEER BEER BEEP PEEP PEER LEER LEEK LEAK LEAP LEAN BEAN BEAD LEAD LOAD LORD CORD FORD WORD WOOD GOOD GOAD GLAD CLAD CLAP SLAP FLAP FLAT FLAX FLAY FLAB FLAK FLAW FLOW BLOW BLOT PLOT SLOT SLOP SLOB BLOB BLUB CLUB CLUE GLUE GLUG GLUM PLUM PLUG PLUS FLUS FLUX FLEX FLEE FLEE FREE FRET FRAT BRAT BRAN BRAG DRAG FRAG FRAY PRAY PREY TREY GREY GREW BREW CREW CROW BROW GROW GLOW GLOB SLOB SLAB STAB STAY STAR STAP STAG STOG STOP STEP STEW SHEW PHEW CHEW WHEW WHET WHEN THEN THAN THIN SHIN SHIP WHIP CHIP CLIP SLIP SLIM SLIT SLIK FLIK FLIP FLOP FLOG FROG FROM PROM PROD PROP PLOP FLOP GLOP GOOP GOOF GOLF WOLF ROLF ROFF RUFF RIFF RIFT GIFT SIFT SILT SILK SULK HULK BULK BALK TALK WALK WALL WILL WELL WELT BELT BOLT BOLD HOLD HOLE DOLE DOLT COLT MOLT MELT MALT MALL BALL YALL CALL FALL FAIL FOIL BOIL COIL SOIL SOUL FOUL FOWL BOWL BOWS COWS COPS TOPS HOPS POPS MOPS MODS GODS GOES DOES FOES FEES FEET LEET BEET BEAT FEAT MEAT MEAL SEAL DEAL REAL HEAL HELL BELL CELL TELL TEAL TEAM BEAM SEAM SPAM SPAT SPAN SPIN SKIN SKIS SKIP SNIP SNAP SNAG SLAG SLAY PLAY CLAY CLAM CLAN CLAW SLAW SLAT SLIT BLIT BAIT WAIT WATT WANT PANT PENT PUNT PUNK SUNK SANK SINK SINS PINS PENS PANS PATS PALS PALM PALE PATE FATE MATE DATE LATE GATE GAME NAME SAME SOME ROME COME COLE SOLE SILE VILE RILE BILE FILE TILE PILE PILL MILL MILE MICE MISE MIKE BIKE BIDE BITE CITE CITY PITY PITH LITH WITH WISH WASH WASP GASP GASH CASH LASH BASH SASH DASH HASH DASH DOSH DOSE DOPE HOPE POPE ROPE ROSE ROSS BOSS LOSS LOST POST HOST MOST WOST COST ROST ROOT ROOM BOOM BOOT FOOT FOOL FOOD GOOD MOOD MOOT MOON SOON TOON TOWN TORN WORN CORN PORN PORK PORT PERT PERM TERM GERM BERM BERT BART BARN BORN BORE LORE LOVE LOGE LUGE HUGE HUGS JUGS BUGS LUGS LEGS KEGS PEGS BEGS BEES PEES PEAS PETS BETS BATS BOTS BITS BINS BANS BAND LAND LARD HARD HARP HARK MARK LARK LURK LUCK DUCK DUNK FUNK JUNK JUNE LUNE DUNE RUNE RUNT BUNT BENT SENT LENT RENT RANT RANK RINK RING PING KING SING DING DONG SONG LONG PONG PONY POND BOND BEND SEND FEND FEED NEED SEED WEED HEED HEEL PEEL FEEL FELL FELT PELT PEAT PEAR BEAR HEAR TEAR REAR REAM READ DEAD DEAF LEAF BEAF BEEF BEEN SEEN TEEN KEEN KEEP DEEP WEEP WEEK WEAK SEAK TEAK BEAK PEAK PERK PERL PELL PEAL PEAN MEAN MOAN LOAN LOAM FOAM FOAL COAL COAT BOAT GOAT MOAT MOAS MONS MANS MASS MOSS TOSS TOTS TITS TIPS SIPS NIPS HIPS PIPS PIPE SIPE RIPE RIFE LIFE LIKE LICE VICE RICE DICE DINE DIVE DOVE COVE CODE NODE NUDE DUDE RUDE RUBE LUBE TUBE CUBE CUTE CUTS RUTS RUNS BUNS BUTS BUTT BITT MITT MIST MUST MUSK TUSK BUSK DUSK DUST BUST LUST LIST LAST MAST MASK TASK TACK RACK LACK PACK PICK SICK LICK TICK TOCK LOCK ROCK MOCK MACK SACK BACK CACK JACK HACK HANK HAND HIND BIND RIND KIND KINS KISS p*** MISS MESS LESS LASS BASS BASK BANK DANK TANK TANS FANS CANS SANS SONS SOBS SOTS HOTS HATS EATS OATS CATS CARS BARS BARE BABE BAKE LAKE LAME TAME DAME DAMP DUMP SUMP PUMP LUMP LAMP CAMP GAMP GIMP PIMP WIMP LIMP LIME DIME MIME MINE MINT PINT TINT TENT CENT DENT DEBT DEET DIET DIED TIED TIER PIER PIES PITS ZITS WITS WITH SITH SITE LITE LOTE TOTE TONE MONE MANE BANE BINE BONE CONE CANE FANE FAME FADE BADE CADE CAGE RAGE PAGE PAYE PANE LANE LINE LIVE GIVE GIBE JIBE JIVE HIVE HIKE HAKE CAKE CAME CAMO CAPO CAPE GAPE GAVE HAVE HAME MAME MACE MAKE SAKE WAKE WANE WAND SAND SANE SAVE SAGE MAGE WAGE WADE WADS DADS LADS FADS FEDS KEDS KIDS KITS HITS HUTS NUTS NETS LETS LOTS POTS PUTS MUTS MATS MARS SARS VARS TARS JARS WARS EARS EARN WARN WARD WART WARM WORM WORK WORE WOVE MOVE MODE MADE LADE LAVE PAVE WAVE WIVE WIFE WISE WIDE DIDE DIKE PIKE PUKE DUKE NUKE NIKE NICE FICE FIFE FINE NINE WINE VINE PINE SINE TINE TIME TIDE TIDY TODY BODY BODE RODE RODS CODS CONS CONK BONK BUNK GUNK GINK KINK LINK LINT HINT HUNT HURT HART TART TARN YARN DARN DARG DARD BARD YARD CARD CARP TARP WARP WARY VARY VERY VERB HERB HERS HERO HERD HERE HIRE HARE WARE WIRE FIRE TIRE LIRE LIRA LIMA LIMB LAMB JAMB JAMS HAMS GAMS GEMS HEMS HEMP HELP YELP KELP KELL YELL YELD GELD GILD GILT KILT HILT HALT HALO HALE HALL TALL TOLL TOOL TOOK LOOK COOK BOOK BOOR POOR POOH POOL COOL WOOL WOOF HOOF ROOF POOF POOP HOOP GOOP LOOP COOP COUP SOUP SOUR POUR DOUR DOER DOOR MOOR MOOS MOWS TOWS TOES WOES WOKS WOKE POKE COKE COPE NOPE NOTE NOME HOME LOME LONE LOPE LODE LOBE ROBE ROBS COBS COTS CITS FITS SITS NITS NITE MITE WITE RITE DITE GITE KITE KINE HINE HIDE RIDE SIDE NIDE NILE NOLE MOLE MOLY POLY HOLY HOLT POLT POLL DOLL DILL DELL DULL FULL LULL LILL BILL FILL GILL HILL KILL NILL RILL SILL VILL ZILL TILL TILT WILT JILT MILT LILT LILY WILY WALY WALE DALE GALE GALL GULL MULL CULL COLL ROLL ROLE BOLE BALE KALE KATE BATE BATH GATH TATH RATH PATH HATH MATH MOTH DOTH DOTS NOTS JOTS ROTS ROTE MOTE VOTE DOTE DOME TOME TOLE VOLE VALE RALE RATE RAKE FAKE TAKE TARE TORE FORE FORT WORT WONT DONT DUNT CUNT CANT LANT LANK WANK WINK PINK MINK MONK MOOK HOOK HOCK DOCK SOCK SOAK SOAP SOAR ROAR BOAR BOAS BOGS BOYS TOYS TONS TONY TINY TINS FINS WINS WIND MIND FIND FOND FONT MONT MORT SORT TORT TOOT LOOT HOOT SOOT SNOT SHOT SPOT SPIT SPUT SLUT GLUT GOUT POUT TOUT BOUT LOUT LOFT SOFT SOFA SODA CODA COCA COLA COMA COPA COPY COLY COLD COED HOED HOOD ROOD ROOK KOOK NOOK NOON GOON LOON LOIN COIN COON COOT CLOT CLOG SLOG SLUG SLUM SCUM SCAM SWAM SWAP SWAN SCAN SCAB SCAT SCAR SPAR SPAS SPAY SWAY SWAG SHAG SHAD SHED SHOD SHOP SHOE SHOW CHOW CHOP CHAP CRAP FRAP TRAP WRAP WEAP WHAP WHAT PHAT PRAT PLAT PLAN FLAN FLAM SLAM SHAM SIAM DIAM DIAL PIAL SIAL VIAL VEAL VELL MELL MELD MEAD TEAD HEAD HEAT GEAT GEAR WEAR WEAN DEAN JEAN GEAN GEAL FEAL WEAL WAAL WAIL PAIL SAIL TAIL NAIL BAIL VAIL HAIL RAIL DAIL GAIL GAIN RAIN PAIN TAIN MAIN SAIN WAIN JAIN FAIN BAIN HAIN VAIN VEIN REIN REIS SEIS LEIS LENS LEES LIES TIES HIES DIES DYES AYES EYES EYED DYED DEED MEED LEED REED ROED TOED VOED VIED HIED LIED LIEU LIEF LIEN LIER LIAR LEAR YEAR YEAH YECH TECH TACH MACH MUCH OUCH SUCH TUCH DUCH HUCH HUGH HUSH HUSK LUSK FUSK FUSE RUSE RUST GUST FUST FIST GIST HIST HAST EAST EASE EAVE CAVE FAVE FIVE RIVE ROVE ROUE ROUX ROUP LOUP LOUD LOUR HOUR GOUR FOUR BOUR TOUR YOUR YOUS NOUS NOUN ROUN MOUN BOUN BOON WOON WOOS COOS COGS LOGS DOGS HOGS NOGS TOGS FOGS FAGS GAGS SAGS NAGS BAGS HAGS DAGS LAGS TAGS TAGO TACO TARO TYRO GYRO PYRO PYRE PYKE TYKE TIKE TOKE LOKE JOKE HOKE BOKE ROKE SOKE SOTE COTE CORE CORK CORF COIF COIT CHIT CHAT CHAR THAR THAW THAT SHAT SWAT SWAB SWOB SNOB SNOW KNOW KNOB KNOT KNIT SNIT SKIT SUIT QUIT DUIT DUET SUET SUED SLED SPED SPEW SLEW SLOW That's 1,353 words of which 18 are duplicates for a total of 1,335 unique words. I'll leave the rest of the stats to IcemanND.

SHAT SWAT SWAB SWOB SNOB SNOW KNOW KNOB KNOT KNIT SNIT SKIT SUIT QUIT <-- letter Q! DUIT DUET SUET SUED SLED SPED SPEW SLEW

CHIT CHAT CHAR

TACO TARO TYRO GYRO PYRO PYRE

WOOS COOS COGS

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LOUD FORM FORK DORK DARK BARK PARK PART FART FAST VAST VASE BASE CASE CAST CART DART DARE CARE FARE MARE MALE TALE SALE SOLE SOLD MOLD TOLD GOLD FOLD FOLK FILK MILK MILE MALE MATE MAZE DAZE DOZE DONE NONE NOSE POSE POLE PORE MORE SORE SURE PURE PARE RARE RACE FACE FACT TACT PACT PAST FAST CAST CASE BASE VASE VISE VISA VESA VEST BEST JEST TEST TEAT MEAT NEAT SEAT SEAR FEAR NEAR DEAR DEER BEER BEEP PEEP PEER LEER LEEK LEAK LEAP LEAN BEAN BEAD LEAD LOAD LORD CORD FORD WORD WOOD GOOD GOAD GLAD CLAD CLAP SLAP FLAP FLAT FLAX FLAY FLAB FLAK FLAW FLOW BLOW BLOT PLOT SLOT SLOP SLOB BLOB BLUB CLUB CLUE GLUE GLUG GLUM PLUM PLUG PLUS FLUS FLUX FLEX FLEE FLEE FREE FRET FRAT BRAT BRAN BRAG DRAG FRAG FRAY PRAY PREY TREY GREY GREW BREW CREW CROW BROW GROW GLOW GLOB SLOB SLAB STAB STAY STAR STAP STAG STOG STOP STEP STEW SHEW PHEW CHEW WHEW WHET WHEN THEN THAN THIN SHIN SHIP WHIP CHIP CLIP SLIP SLIM SLIT SLIK FLIK FLIP FLOP FLOG FROG FROM PROM PROD PROP PLOP FLOP GLOP GOOP GOOF GOLF WOLF ROLF ROFF RUFF RIFF RIFT GIFT SIFT SILT SILK SULK HULK BULK BALK TALK WALK WALL WILL WELL WELT BELT BOLT BOLD HOLD HOLE DOLE DOLT COLT MOLT MELT MALT MALL BALL YALL CALL FALL FAIL FOIL BOIL COIL SOIL SOUL FOUL FOWL BOWL BOWS COWS COPS TOPS HOPS POPS MOPS MODS GODS GOES DOES FOES FEES FEET LEET BEET BEAT FEAT MEAT MEAL SEAL DEAL REAL HEAL HELL BELL CELL TELL TEAL TEAM BEAM SEAM SPAM SPAT SPAN SPIN SKIN SKIS SKIP SNIP SNAP SNAG SLAG SLAY PLAY CLAY CLAM CLAN CLAW SLAW SLAT SLIT BLIT BAIT WAIT WATT WANT PANT PENT PUNT PUNK SUNK SANK SINK SINS PINS PENS PANS PATS PALS PALM PALE PATE FATE MATE DATE LATE GATE GAME NAME SAME SOME ROME COME COLE SOLE SILE VILE RILE BILE FILE TILE PILE PILL MILL MILE MICE MISE MIKE BIKE BIDE BITE CITE CITY PITY PITH LITH WITH WISH WASH WASP GASP GASH CASH LASH BASH SASH DASH HASH DASH DOSH DOSE DOPE HOPE POPE ROPE ROSE ROSS BOSS LOSS LOST POST HOST MOST WOST COST ROST ROOT ROOM BOOM BOOT FOOT FOOL FOOD GOOD MOOD MOOT MOON SOON TOON TOWN TORN WORN CORN PORN PORK PORT PERT PERM TERM GERM BERM BERT BART BARN BORN BORE LORE LOVE LOGE LUGE HUGE HUGS JUGS BUGS LUGS LEGS KEGS PEGS BEGS BEES PEES PEAS PETS BETS BATS BOTS BITS BINS BANS BAND LAND LARD HARD HARP HARK MARK LARK LURK LUCK DUCK DUNK FUNK JUNK JUNE LUNE DUNE RUNE RUNT BUNT BENT SENT LENT RENT RANT RANK RINK RING PING KING SING DING DONG SONG LONG PONG PONY POND BOND BEND SEND FEND FEED NEED SEED WEED HEED HEEL PEEL FEEL FELL FELT PELT PEAT PEAR BEAR HEAR TEAR REAR REAM READ DEAD DEAF LEAF BEAF BEEF BEEN SEEN TEEN KEEN KEEP DEEP WEEP WEEK WEAK SEAK TEAK BEAK PEAK PERK PERL PELL PEAL PEAN MEAN MOAN LOAN LOAM FOAM FOAL COAL COAT BOAT GOAT MOAT MOAS MONS MANS MASS MOSS TOSS TOTS TITS TIPS SIPS NIPS HIPS PIPS PIPE SIPE RIPE RIFE LIFE LIKE LICE VICE RICE DICE DINE DIVE DOVE COVE CODE NODE NUDE DUDE RUDE RUBE LUBE TUBE CUBE CUTE CUTS RUTS RUNS BUNS BUTS BUTT BITT MITT MIST MUST MUSK TUSK BUSK DUSK DUST BUST LUST LIST LAST MAST MASK TASK TACK RACK LACK PACK PICK SICK LICK TICK TOCK LOCK ROCK MOCK MACK SACK BACK CACK JACK HACK HANK HAND HIND BIND RIND KIND KINS KISS p*** MISS MESS LESS LASS BASS BASK BANK DANK TANK TANS FANS CANS SANS SONS SOBS SOTS HOTS HATS EATS OATS CATS CARS BARS BARE BABE BAKE LAKE LAME TAME DAME DAMP DUMP SUMP PUMP LUMP LAMP CAMP GAMP GIMP PIMP WIMP LIMP LIME DIME MIME MINE MINT PINT TINT TENT CENT DENT DEBT DEET DIET DIED TIED TIER PIER PIES PITS ZITS WITS WITH SITH SITE LITE LOTE TOTE TONE MONE MANE BANE BINE BONE CONE CANE FANE FAME FADE BADE CADE CAGE RAGE PAGE PAYE PANE LANE LINE LIVE GIVE GIBE JIBE JIVE HIVE HIKE HAKE CAKE CAME CAMO CAPO CAPE GAPE GAVE HAVE HAME MAME MACE MAKE SAKE WAKE WANE WAND SAND SANE SAVE SAGE MAGE WAGE WADE WADS DADS LADS FADS FEDS KEDS KIDS KITS HITS HUTS NUTS NETS LETS LOTS POTS PUTS MUTS MATS MARS SARS VARS TARS JARS WARS EARS EARN WARN WARD WART WARM WORM WORK WORE WOVE MOVE MODE MADE LADE LAVE PAVE WAVE WIVE WIFE WISE WIDE DIDE DIKE PIKE PUKE DUKE NUKE NIKE NICE FICE FIFE FINE NINE WINE VINE PINE SINE TINE TIME TIDE TIDY TODY BODY BODE RODE RODS CODS CONS CONK BONK BUNK GUNK GINK KINK LINK LINT HINT HUNT HURT HART TART TARN YARN DARN DARG DARD BARD YARD CARD CARP TARP WARP WARY VARY VERY VERB HERB HERS HERO HERD HERE HIRE HARE WARE WIRE FIRE TIRE LIRE LIRA LIMA LIMB LAMB JAMB JAMS HAMS GAMS GEMS HEMS HEMP HELP YELP KELP KELL YELL YELD GELD GILD GILT KILT HILT HALT HALO HALE HALL TALL TOLL TOOL TOOK LOOK COOK BOOK BOOR POOR POOH POOL COOL WOOL WOOF HOOF ROOF POOF POOP HOOP GOOP LOOP COOP COUP SOUP SOUR POUR DOUR DOER DOOR MOOR MOOS MOWS TOWS TOES WOES WOKS WOKE POKE COKE COPE NOPE NOTE NOME HOME LOME LONE LOPE LODE LOBE ROBE ROBS COBS COTS CITS FITS SITS NITS NITE MITE WITE RITE DITE GITE KITE KINE HINE HIDE RIDE SIDE NIDE NILE NOLE MOLE MOLY POLY HOLY HOLT POLT POLL DOLL DILL DELL DULL FULL LULL LILL BILL FILL GILL HILL KILL NILL RILL SILL VILL ZILL TILL TILT WILT JILT MILT LILT LILY WILY WALY WALE DALE GALE GALL GULL MULL CULL COLL ROLL ROLE BOLE BALE KALE KATE BATE BATH GATH TATH RATH PATH HATH MATH MOTH DOTH DOTS NOTS JOTS ROTS ROTE MOTE VOTE DOTE DOME TOME TOLE VOLE VALE RALE RATE RAKE FAKE TAKE TARE TORE FORE FORT WORT WONT DONT DUNT CUNT CANT LANT LANK WANK WINK PINK MINK MONK MOOK HOOK HOCK DOCK SOCK SOAK SOAP SOAR ROAR BOAR BOAS BOGS BOYS TOYS TONS TONY TINY TINS FINS WINS WIND MIND FIND FOND FONT MONT MORT SORT TORT TOOT LOOT HOOT SOOT SNOT SHOT SPOT SPIT SPUT SLUT GLUT GOUT POUT TOUT BOUT LOUT LOFT SOFT SOFA SODA CODA COCA COLA COMA COPA COPY COLY COLD COED HOED HOOD ROOD ROOK KOOK NOOK NOON GOON LOON LOIN COIN COON COOT CLOT CLOG SLOG SLUG SLUM SCUM SCAM SWAM SWAP SWAN SCAN SCAB SCAT SCAR SPAR SPAS SPAY SWAY SWAG SHAG SHAD SHED SHOD SHOP SHOE SHOW CHOW CHOP CHAP CRAP FRAP TRAP WRAP WEAP WHAP WHAT PHAT PRAT PLAT PLAN FLAN FLAM SLAM SHAM SIAM DIAM DIAL PIAL SIAL VIAL VEAL VELL MELL MELD MEAD HEAD HEAT GEAT GEAR WEAR WEAN DEAN JEAN GEAN GEAL FEAL WEAL WAAL WAIL PAIL SAIL TAIL NAIL BAIL VAIL HAIL RAIL DAIL GAIL GAIN RAIN PAIN TAIN MAIN SAIN WAIN JAIN FAIN BAIN HAIN VAIN VEIN REIN REIS SEIS LEIS LENS LEES LIES TIES HIES DIES DYES AYES EYES EYED DYED DEED MEED LEED REED ROED TOED VOED VIED HIED LIED LIEU LIEF LIEN LIER LIAR LEAR YEAR YEAH YECH TECH TACH MACH MUCH OUCH SUCH TUCH DUCH HUCH HUGH HUSH HUSK LUSK FUSK FUSE RUSE RUST GUST FUST FIST GIST HIST HAST EAST EASE EAVE CAVE FAVE FIVE RIVE ROVE ROUE ROUX ROUP LOUP LOUD

Thanks for the definition, DL. I learn something new everyday. Only in the interest of science, of course, I must ask what does DUCH mean? HAST EAST EASE EAVE CAVE FAVE FIVE RIVE ROVE ROUE ROUX ROUP

A VOE is a noun: n. 1. An inlet, bay, or creek; - so called in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. But what does VOED mean? LIAR LEAR YEAR YEAH YECH TECH TACH MACH MUCH OUCH Welcome back, IcemanND. Haven't seen you for a few days.

This game has certainly slowed to a crawl. AYES EYES EYED DYED DEED

There is no remaining dollar. The men paid $27. $2 is in the boy's pocket and $25 is with the lessor.

3. Because 'ten' has three characters. @spacesurfer: I know. Good job, Mijzelf! I really thought that would take longer to figure out. In case anyone didn't follow that short thread: The word "one" contains 3 letters. The word "two" contains 3 letters. The word "three" contains 5 letters. The word "four" contains 4 letters. The word "five" contains 4 letters. The word "six" contains 3 letters. The word "seven" contains 5 letters. The word "eight" contains 5 letters. The word "nine" contains 4 letters. The given sequence was 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4. The next word in the series is "ten" which contains 3 letters, so the next number is 3.

I should also ask "why?" 6 is not correct, but even if I gave you the answer to the riddle, the next question would be "why." Otherwise, it will only take a few guesses to guess the next digit. So if you think you know the answer, also tell how it's the right answer.

Whew! I thought we were up against a waal with WEAL. WAIL

No. I really can't claim to be the first or only person to have come up with the answer. I was writing up my post when Idontwantspam announced the error. At the time, I didn't even think I had the right answer given the constraints.

Thank you! This one is pretty simple. What is the next number in the sequence 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 _

D'OH!!!

If we can get down to the hour that the poison will take effect (not just 9 days, but 216 hours after it's ingested), we may be able to define the minute. In that case, ONE prisoner samples each bottle, each minute, for 999 minutes. 12,960 minutes after he starts, you wait to see if he dies. For each minute he stays alive, you can consider the corresponding bottle safe. If he dies, the corresponding bottle was the poisoned bottle. If he doesn't die after 999 minutes of waiting and watching, you know the last untasted bottle was the poisoned bottle, and NO ONE dies. Somehow, I don't think that's the solution, though. If you use ten prisoners, you line them up with each representing a binary digit and number the bottles 0 through 999. Prisoner #1 drinks from bottle number one. Prisoner #2 drinks from bottle number two. Prisoners #1 and #2 both drink from bottle number three and so on: prisoners lined up (ones represent who drinks) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = bottle number 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = bottle number 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = bottle number 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = bottle number 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 = bottle number 5 etc. 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 = bottle number 999 No one drinks from bottle number 0. After nine days, you line them up in the same order, dead or alive. Dead prisoners are ones, living prisoners are zeros. If the line looks like this: 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 (a binary number), it equates to bottle number 341 (a decimal number) that was poisoned. You discard bottle 341 and it's on with the party! If the line looks like this: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, it equates to bottle number 0 that was poisoned. If the line looks like this: 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1, it equates to bottle number 999 that was poisoned. The problem is that Idontwantspam insists on using only 8 prisoners and you cannot represent 1000 (or 1024) decimal numbers with only 8 binary digits. 11111111 binary = 256 decimal. Unless you divide the day into four quarters and can get that finite about the amount of time the poison takes to be effective, I still don't see how you can do it with only 8 prisoners and only losing one bottle. If each taste was from a combination of four bottles, one from each quadrant of the wne cellar, you could do the same thing (i.e. prisoner 1 drinks from bottles 1, 257, 513 and 769 in the first taste above). If only he dies, you would know it was one of those four bottles, but not which ONE bottle. So tell us already. What's the answer?

@anonymous_user: SLAW was used in post 291, so we need to continue from SLAM. SHAM

I know how this could be done with 10 prisoners, but not with 8. So I'm all ears for the answer.

WEAP

The big LOUT came home to his LOFT and sat down on his SOFT SOFA with a SODA. He was in a hurry to finish the CODA of his latest composition when he spilled COCA COLA on the page. He had such a fit, he slipped into a COMA. Meanwhile, the boys at the COPA Cabana were waiting to get a COPY of the song for the night's performance. Their dinner of imported COLY was getting COLD having been cooked earlier by a COED who worked at the club as a second job. Normally, she HOED gardens in the HOOD and could hoe a whole ROOD in one afternoon. Sometimes, though, her customers would ROOK her out of her pay thinking she was just a KOOK. And who wouldn't? She lived in a NOOK and cooked dinner at NOON for a bunch of GOONs. They all just figured she was a LOON. But the guys at the club knew she could cook a great LOIN roast especially for the little COIN they paid her. But she was wise to them and sometimes cooked COON for the old COOTs hoping it didn't cause CLOTs and CLOG their arteries making them SLOG through their performance like a band of SLUGs. Back at the loft, the guy woke up from his coma and set off for the SLUM to find some SCUM doctor who, he hoped, wouldn't pull some SCAM on him. He decided to take a shortcut and SWAM part of the way in the canal before he decided to SWAP that idea and take a SWAN boat instead. In the boat, he did a quick SCAN of the SCAB on his foot to be sure it hadn't gotten infected by swimming in the canal. At least there wasn't any SCAT in the water, he thought. He wouldn't want to have a SCAR in case he had to SPAR with someone. He finally found a row of SPAS. Little did he know these were pet spas where they SPAY their customers. He didn't SWAY from his plan, though, and walked into the next one he saw. The place was decorated with 1970's SWAG lamps and he thought it would be a good place to SHAG someone. The smell of SHAD should have given him a clue. Then he remembered that in this part of town, in the SHEDs out back, they once SHOD horses so he hurried out of the SHOP thinking that if anyone ever needed a horse SHOE, he could SHOW them where to look. But he was getting hungry by now and needed some CHOW. He was really in the mood for a pork CHOP so the CHAP hurried on his way hoping he wasn't being set up for still more of this CRAP story. (I need to get a life.) @IcemanND, here's the list of words I just used: LOUT LOFT SOFT SOFA SODA CODA COCA COLA COMA COPA COPY COLY COLD COED HOED HOOD ROOD ROOK KOOK NOOK NOON GOON LOON LOIN COIN COON COOT CLOT CLOG SLOG SLUG SLUM SCUM SCAM SWAM SWAP SWAN SCAN SCAB SCAT SCAR SPAR SPAS SPAY SWAY SWAG SHAG SHAD SHED SHOD SHOP SHOE SHOW CHOW CHOP CHAP CRAP

Pssst, IcemanND. Check out post 673. Continuing from TORT: TOOT

MORT n. The note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the death of a deer.