The letters in some text are nodes in a graph, and each pair of letters which occurs consecutively in that text is connected by an edge (directed or undirected). Word Cobweb and Elastic words are names for puzzles in the World Puzzle Grand Prix which are just filling in the letters in such a graph. See also Namystics.
Also called: Elastic Words, Word Cobweb
Puzzles
MIT Mystery Hunt 2004 Too Precious For Words
MIT Mystery Hunt 2005 Bouncy Bouncy
MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 At Sea
MIT Mystery Hunt 2009 Island Warfare
MIT Mystery Hunt 2010 Computer Games
MIT Mystery Hunt 2013 Vertexillonomy (colors and land borders, not letters)
MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 Three Really Good Boys
MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 What Comes Next?
MIT Mystery Hunt 2025 The Shell Game
MIT Mystery Hunt 2025 The Mark
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