A couple of months ago I wrote a post on the mathematically highest possible score achievable in a single game of Jeopardy!
Today I’m going to look at Wheel of Fortune.
If you make it through to the bonus round you are given a final puzzle. For this puzzle, the letters: R S T L N E are already given to you. You then select three more letters and one vowel (plus an additional letter if you collected a bonus wedge during the game). ![]() |
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Obviously the game producers want to make it a challenge and are not going to give the answer away, but if they did, what words could they select? What words in the English language can be created using just the given bonus letters? Here they are in alphabetic order: |
EEL | SELLE |
EELS | SELLER |
EL | SELLERS |
ELL | SELLES |
ELLS | SELLS |
ELS | SELS |
ELSE | SEN |
EN | SENE |
ENS | SENNET |
ENTENTE | SENNETS |
ENTENTES | SENSE |
ENTER | SENSELESS |
ENTERER | SENSELESSNESS |
ENTERERS | SENSELESSNESSES |
ENTERS | SENSES |
ENTREE | SENT |
ENTREES | SENTE |
ER | SER |
ERE | SERE |
ERN | SERENE |
ERNE | SERENENESS |
ERNES | SERENENESSES |
ERNS | SERENER |
ERR | SERENES |
ERRS | SERENEST |
ERS | SERER |
ERSES | SERES |
ERST | SEREST |
ES | SERS |
ESES | SESTET |
ESS | SESTETS |
ESSES | SET |
ESTER | SETS |
ESTERS | SETT |
ET | SETTEE |
ETERNE | SETTEES |
LEE | SETTER |
LEER | SETTERS |
LEERS | SETTLE |
LEES | SETTLER |
LEET | SETTLERS |
LEETS | SETTLES |
LENES | SETTS |
LENS | SLEET |
LENSE | SLEETS |
LENSES | SNEER |
LENSLESS | SNEERER |
LENT | SNEERERS |
LENTEN | SNEERS |
LESS | SNELL |
LESSEE | SNELLER |
LESSEES | SNELLEST |
LESSEN | SNELLS |
LESSENS | STEEL |
LESSER | STEELS |
LEST | STEER |
LET | STEERER |
LETS | STEERERS |
LETTER | STEERS |
LETTERER | STELE |
LETTERERS | STELENE |
LETTERS | STELES |
NE | STERE |
NEE | STERES |
NENE | STERLET |
NERTS | STERLETS |
NESS | STERN |
NESSES | STERNER |
NEST | STERNEST |
NESTER | STERNNESS |
NESTERS | STERNNESSES |
NESTLE | STERNS |
NESTLER | STET |
NESTLERS | STETS |
NESTLES | STREEL |
NESTS | STREELS |
NET | STREET |
NETLESS | STREETS |
NETS | STRESS |
NETT | STRESSES |
NETTER | STRESSLESS |
NETTERS | STRESSLESSNESS |
NETTLE | STRESSLESSNESSES |
NETTLER | STRETTE |
NETTLERS | TEE |
NETTLES | TEEL |
NETTS | TEELS |
RE | TEEN |
REE | TEENER |
REEL | TEENERS |
REELER | TEENS |
REELERS | TEES |
REELS | TEETER |
REENTER | TEETERS |
REENTERS | TEL |
REES | TELE |
REEST | TELES |
REESTS | TELESES |
RELENT | TELL |
RELENTLESS | TELLER |
RELENTLESSNESS | TELLERS |
RELENTLESSNESSES | TELLS |
RELENTS | TELS |
RELET | TEN |
RELETS | TENET |
RELETTER | TENETS |
RELETTERS | TENNER |
RENEST | TENNERS |
RENESTS | TENS |
RENNET | TENSE |
RENNETS | TENSENESS |
RENT | TENSENESSES |
RENTE | TENSER |
RENTER | TENSES |
RENTERS | TENSEST |
RENTES | TENT |
RENTS | TENTER |
RES | TENTERS |
RESEE | TENTLESS |
RESEEN | TENTS |
RESEES | TERETE |
RESELL | TERN |
RESELLER | TERNE |
RESELLERS | TERNES |
RESELLS | TERNS |
RESENT | TERREEN |
RESENTS | TERREENS |
RESET | TERRENE |
RESETS | TERRENES |
RESETTER | TERRET |
RESETTERS | TERRETS |
RESETTLE | TERSE |
RESETTLES | TERSENESS |
REST | TERSENESSES |
RESTER | TERSER |
RESTERS | TERSEST |
RESTLESS | TEST |
RESTLESSNESS | TESTEE |
RESTLESSNESSES | TESTEES |
RESTRESS | TESTER |
RESTRESSES | TESTERS |
RESTS | TESTES |
RET | TESTS |
RETE | TET |
RETELL | TETS |
RETELLS | TETTER |
RETENE | TETTERS |
RETENES | TREE |
RETEST | TREELESS |
RETESTS | TREEN |
RETS | TREENS |
SEE | TREES |
SEEL | TRESS |
SEELS | TRESSEL |
SEEN | TRESSELS |
SEER | TRESSES |
SEERESS | TRESTLE |
SEERESSES | TRESTLES |
SEERS | TRET |
SEES | TRETS |
SEL | TSETSE |
SELL | TSETSES |
If your puzzle is one of these words, it's your lucky day!
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