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Sides of this Letter Box are:
TSWNMCEOHFIA
The answers are:
OFTENTIMESSCHWA

MISCHIEFS—SNOWCAT
LB Solutions Frequency Analysis
Work in progress, output still rough.
Frequency = 5
INFECTIONS (5)
INFECTIONS — SHAWM
INFECTIONS — SHAWMS
MAWASHI — INFECTIONS
INFECTIONS — SOMEWHAT
CONFECTIONS — INFECTIONS
SOMEWHAT (5)
FEMINACIES — SOMEWHAT
INFECTIONS — SOMEWHAT
SOFTNOMICS — SOMEWHAT
CONFECTIONS — SOMEWHAT
WATCHCASES — SOMEWHAT
Frequency = 4
SHAWM (4)
INFECTIONS — SHAWM
CONFECTIONS — SHAWM
INFECTIONS — SHAWMS
CONFECTIONS — SHAWMS
CONFECTIONS (4)
CONFECTIONS — SHAWM
CONFECTIONS — SHAWMS
CONFECTIONS — SOMEWHAT
CONFECTIONS — INFECTIONS
Frequency = 3
MAWASHI (3)
MAWASHI — INFOTECH
MAWASHI — INFECTION
MAWASHI — INFECTIONS
SCHWA (3)
OFTENTIMES — SCHWA
OFTENTIMES — SCHWAS
FOMENTATIONS — SCHWA
SOFTNOMICS (3)
WAHINES — SOFTNOMICS
SOFTNOMICS — SOMEWHAT
WATCHCASES — SOFTNOMICS
OFTENTIMES (3)
OFTENTIMES — SCHWA
OFTENTIMES — SCHWAS
OFTENTIMES — SOMEWHAT
Frequency = 2
FOMENTATIONS (2)
FOMENTATIONS — SCHWA
FOMENTATIONS — SCHWAS
WATCHCASES (2)
WATCHCASES — SOFTNOMICS
WATCHCASES — ECOFEMINISM
Frequency = 1
CONFECTIONS — INFECTIONS
ECOFEMINISM
(WATCHCASES — ECOFEMINISM)
FEMINACIES
(FEMINACIES — SOMEWHAT)
FETISHISMS
(FETISHISMS — SNOWCAT)
INFOTECH (MAWASHI — INFOTECH)
INFECTION (MAWASHI — INFECTION)
MISCHIEFS (MISCHIEFS — SNOWCAT)
SHAWMS (appears only in the two SHAWMS pairs)
SCHWAS (appears only in the SCHWAS pairs)
SNOWCAT (MISCHIEFS — SNOWCAT; FETISHISMS — SNOWCAT)
WAHINES (WAHINES — SOFTNOMICS)
WATCHCASE (WATCHCASE — ECOFEMINISM)
I can see already that I’m not liking the redundancies listed though, those duplicated entries. 🤔
Some half-solutions:
CHIEFS—SAWMONTʷ
INFOTECHʷ—HAWMS
THIEFS—SCOWMANʷ
WOMANSCENTʷ—THIEF
SNOWMACHINESʷ—SOFT
ECOFEMINISM—MATHWISEʷ
INFOMACHINESʷ—SNOWCAT
WEFT—TECHNOSHAMANISMʷ
WANT—TECHNOFETISHISMʷ
WATCHMAN—NONFEMINISMʷ
CONTAMINANT—THIEFWISEʷ
TECHNOFETISHISMʷ—MAHWA
WATCHCASEʷ—ECOFEMINISM
CONFECTIONS—SNOWMACHINEʷ
THIEFWISEʷ—ETHNOSEMANTIC
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Pseudo-solution:
MECHANOSENSATIONʷ—NSFWISHʷ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ʷ Wiktionary
Love this one!!
(MISCHIEFS-SNOWCAT, that is)
That one had a ring to it. 😊
INFECTIONS SOMEWHAT
That’s what I got! >^.^<
FETISHISMS / SNOWCAT
INFECTIONS-SHAWM
CONFECTIONS-SHAWM
OFTENTIMES-SCHWA
FETISHISMS-SNOWCAT
MISCHIEFS-SNOWCAT
MAWASHI-INFOTECH
FEMINACIES-SOMEWHAT
FOMENTATIONS-SCHWA
WAHINES-SOFTNOMICS
MAWASHI-INFECTION
WATCHCASE-ECOFEMINISM
WATCHCASES-SOFTNOMICS
SOFTNOMICS-SOMEWHAT
CONFECTIONS-SOMEWHAT
INFECTIONS-SOMEWHAT
+FETICHISMS-SNOWCAT
+WIK
+FETICHISMS-SEAWOMEN”#
+WIK, “COL, #SCR
+FETICHISMS-SNOWMAN
*WHATE-ECOFEMINISM
*OED
+FEWA-ANTIMACHISMO+
+WIK
+FETICHISMOS-SAWN
+WIK
WATCHMAN-NONFEMINISM+
+WIK
SOFTENS-SAMWICH+
+WIK
OFTENTIMES-SAMWICH+
+WIK
Oh, I DO like MISCHIEFS-SNOWCAT.
FOMENTATIONS-SAMWICH+
+WIK
*WHAMES-SOFTNOMICS
*OED
+FONICA-ANTIWHITEISM+
+WIK
+MONOFECTIONS-SHAW
+WIK
*WATCHMATES-SOFTINE*
*OED
MAWASHI-INFOTECH in about 11 minutes. FAI was an absolute nightmare, cutting out anything with SHAFT, SHIFT, FISH, FACE. That pushed me to INFOTECH, where I was frustrated by the obvious SWAMI not being possible. But then I remembered going to a sumo wrestling demonstration with my brother a couple of years ago and remembered that MAWASHI was the belt – and it worked.
My Yiddish luck ran out as MENSCH led nowhere.
Kanishk and RF, can’t wait to see you, my lovelies!
Good luck, everyone, and happy Thursday!
MISCHIEFS – SNOWCAT for me.
Well done Miss Irim. Can’t wait to see Kanishk-boy too.
AHHHHHH, you got my favourite one!! Good to see you here, hon, and well done. How are you?
Life is boring lately. Same old routine Miss Irim. How about you Miss Irim?
INFECTIONS SOMEWHAT
WATCHWOMAN* NONFETISH**
*attendant
**sexology term.
“The Interface Between the Psychodynamic and Behavioral Therapies”
Confections somewhat
Confections somewhat
Infections somewhat
Machinations schwef(urban dictionary-slang from German criminal type)
👍
Thanks Mark! Looked again and saw contaminates/contaminations also work with schwef.
And animations /intimations schwef
Tried Machinations but couldn’t pair it
Never heard of Schwef!!
Would have done it!!
Infections/Confections — Shwam
Infections- Shawm
Fetishisms snowcat
Infections & Somewhat
Not the OA but not bad for a very late start.
Some tries:antisemitic antisemitism watchmen noisesome mechanisms methionine methanation cementation femininities enticement sanitation mischiefs contentment semantics semanticism schismatic continent Hanson coachmen sentient fetch hatch match snatch consonant cosine
Oa