This week’s puzzle is really straightforward: how many distinct “word-tile game” dictionary words can you find in the word search grid below?
The challenge? The grid is randomly generated using a slightly modified frequency distribution of standard English language texts. That is, E happens about 12% of the time, Q right around 0.095% of the time, etc.
As always, please send your responses into GeekDad Central, and all correct (or at least reasonably well-reasoned) responses will be entered into a drawing for this week’s fabulous prize: a $50 Gift Certificate from the hard-working team over at ThinkGeek.
For your convenience, and to avoid typing errors, a copy-paste-able version of the grid appears at the end of this post.
BONUS: For an additional chance at this week’s prize, also list the longest word you were able to find.
Good luck, and happy puzzling!
OTENEPTNOSPERDSTAHESEYTRACLFAT
DNLLOEHREEMTFTIXRIMAYNAEIEIECE
ETBLPEEIDSRTESEOECUGOISETEOTET
IIOINEYEEORCLDETOEIATIKVOISBTP
TPOTIHNAGSETSSILNEIGAKEEELREDH
OHIIMESIEBYEFTYAIEHERDEOHHASSD
TIVIIHSETNEOWTTUHNCSEECCEOIONE
IEEEBEETLEELNTOVLEDULNOAOCTIII
DOIHICTRMESEHIRROASUDERDSEGYUM
HETEGDSEANOEEEIHHEEOCFDMIEQBLT
ENORTGDHTNUPANETEEDUIGFSHLDVEE
SAITEHDUIMNLICISSSWENNKHESTTGN
TISATEAENIISNTEIYLLWFAOLEOYTYH
EESIEISTIESSDIMNIAHTIEIAOEKAFI
EIMTNKIMESHWOTHNYRTITTEFHOORSF
JTNIVUEENPSTTDCEFRISTOSRITDEDS
ABAYEEEEHINHEAFBUHFNRPEOCEAIDV
AYIEUIUTFTIGRRIENPTRRAHIESSEWN
SSETTIERTTIREATTCITRLEENUUOEEE
SSHSBSOHEIOFEUHOAIEREMTUIAEIAE
LLUAYOEOIRNERMTGCHNDNYDNEGGTFD
UANHETOETERTAATWNHNEFTEDEUEAIE
LVENTTRMURDERERDNTREGRIERTNFIT
IMENUTROFTCAOAPOESWINOSLMTINEO
AEANMYAEEWESSRREENLSEYYHTHRYET
HTUEENTDUROIAPIHRSNINEORRUNSTE
AIELVCSEHSAOERTEDTBLHHESCLETID
ATRYONTHETTTISOLEWOTSEEUHRSTET
NOEURBMAUSEHEENEMIFTVEHASPRTAH
DHTWSEATEHOUDEWESHTOHTNEEISTSS
