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17Jul/102

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Can You Name All 16 Non-Negative Integers Whose English Names Spell With No Repeating Letters In 10 Minutes?

While there are an infinite amount of numbers, there are, surprisingly, only 16 different non-negative integers (in other words, whole numbers greater than -1) whose names in English, when spelled out, have no repeating letters.

For example, 7 doesn't fit, because when spelled out as S-E-V-E-N, the word has two Es. -2 might seem to work, as it is spelled M-I-N-U-S-T-W-O, and has no repeating letters, but it doesn't qualify because it's negative, and I specified non-negative integers.

Enter as many of these numbers, but you must enter your answers as digits, not spelled out. This keeps spelling from being an issue. If you enter a number greater than 999, you can enter the number with or without commas.

Take the quiz and see how you do.

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  1. Cute. I got it in around 7 minutes. I had 15, and couldn’t see the last one. Re-reading the problem helped…

  2. I got the first 15 in around 3-4 minutes… the last one had me stumped though and eventually I gave up. Was rather embarrassed when I saw what it was. I suspect it was the same one that Sue got after she re-read the problem…


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