What is missing from this sequence?
SUM, SUN, SIX, -, SIP
Source: GCHQ Puzzle book
Asked
Active
Viewed 1,106 times
17
-
2Nice puzzle... curious to see some answers. I'm stumped! – grinch Sep 13 '18 at 18:52
1 Answers
22
My answer is:
SNORCIMO
Explaination:
The word sequence given contains in order the 12th (Mu), 13th (Nu), 14th (Xi), and 16th (Pi) letters of the Greek alphabet reversed with an added "S". The missing Greek letter in the order is the 15th letter of the alphabet (Omicron). Following the same naming convention gives you SNORCIMO:
Mu = SUM
Nu = SUN
Xi = SIX
Omicron = SNORCIMO
Pi = SIP
zeethreepio
- 2,460
- 1
- 10
- 22
-
1
-
3Well, I was trying to find a pattern for a while. When nothing was working I flipped the words backwards and the Greek letter just popped out at me! Great puzzle, I had a lot of fun even though it drove me crazy for a bit – zeethreepio Sep 13 '18 at 21:29
-