The New York Times Presents: Wordle But It’s Math
The New York Times has a new web game out this week that, depending on how well you did in high school algebra, may or may not be your new…
Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Can You Figure Out These Bizarre Words?
What are the shortest words with a given number of syllables? “I” and “a” each contain one letter and one syllable, which is the tightest ratio we could realistically expect.…
Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Can You Solve Lewis Carroll’s Tricky ‘Pillow Problem’?
To most, Lewis Carroll is best known as the whimsical author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but did you know that he was also an avid puzzler and published mathematician?…
Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: The World’s Simplest Game Is Much Harder When Played in Reverse
Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky Leta Games are a bottomless reservoir of puzzle inspiration. This is because games and puzzles both tend to be founded on a concise set of…