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Questions tagged [letter-sequence]

A puzzle in which the hidden pattern behind a given sequence of letters is to be found. Use with [sequence]

A 'letter sequence' is a series or collection of letters presented in a particular order according to a specific logical rule. In puzzles, the aim for the solver is usually to deduce or discover the rule behind this ordering, and/or supply the next - or missing - letter(s) in the sequence.

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guess the missing letters in sequence

Guess number 16 in this sequence: WS EL JRC AA ME MB VS MT TP BS BF AK GK VK VA ??
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What is distinctive about these letters?

What property do the following English letters share that other letters do not: A, C, D, E, Q, S, W, Y Hint: The property relates to special words that begin with these letters but not with other letters. Another hint: Think about words for…
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Completing the letter series:

I have been provided the following short puzzle and need help understanding the answer. Complete the following letter series: a_abc_ab_ _c_bb_cc_ I filled it like this: aaabcaabbbcabbccca I had noticed there could be a pattern constructed…
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Find the missing letter?

Find the missing letter in this puzzle. Which letter will come at first place?
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Letter Sequence Shape Shifter

IIIIIIIIIIIIII TTTTTT LLLLLLL UUUUU JJJJJJJ What's the next logical sequence?
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Tough Series Question - SSS, SCC, C, SC

Textual version: This question is famously asked in many Amazon interviews. "What comes next in the series SSS, SCC, C, SC, ?" Hint 1: No numbers will help you in this puzzle Hint 2: Think of the alphabet Hint 3: A = SSS
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Complete the missing letter (require Web knowledge)

Given this sequence of letters: _, B, G, C, R, M, Y, _ What is the first and last letter? hint 1 each letter represent a color hint 2 C represents the color Cyan and M for Magenta The answer is responded, but try to find the sequence behind…
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Today's Letter Sequence

Can you figure out what the next letter in this sequence is? C, N, O, I, Z, E It's a very simple one and will no doubt be cracked in a few minutes, but I thought it was fitting for today.
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What are the special letters?

You are presented with five groups of five words. All of the letters in each word share a common trait, except for one. The rule governing which letter is different is consistent within each group. The unique letters in each group spell a word.…
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What is the next letter in the sequence?

What is the next letter in the sequence below? T D Q I N N K ? Hints will come if needed.
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What Missing Letters Goes In The Blanks And Why?

Here's a letter sequence I made. Can you figure out what missing letters goes in the blanks? TW, GM, SL, SG, __, ET, SB, __, __
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Scrambled Songs

I've used quite a simple algorithm to create the appearance of a jumbled up bunch of letters. These letters represent a song. What is the song title? TTLSHIWWYAUATWSHLADITSTTLSHIWWYA (Everyone should know this song, unless you live in a…
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What comes next in this sequence?

Examine the following sequence: O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ? Can you determine what comes next?
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Fun Bunch of Letter Sequences

Here's a batch of letter sequence puzzles for you. The goal is simple: Figure out which letters go in the blanks. Try it out for yourself and see what you can get. Puzzle #1 K, H, D, M, D, _, _ (Solved By Bailey M) Puzzle #2: A, B, E, F, G, H, I, J,…
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Find the relation between these words?

You are in an island looking for a chest and finally you have found it. Unfortunately there is a embedded lock on the chest which has a note on it: Wolfs are Curly Oafs are Ugly Wiles are Corky Muffs are Sally Wombs are ? This lock is a letter…
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