Monday, 2 June 2014

pattern - What is an Odious Word™?


This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.


If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it an Odious Word™.


Use the following examples below to find the rule.


A table of Odious and Not Odious Words


And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:



Odious Words™,Not Odious Words™

Cabanas,Bungalows
Canvas,Linen
Chunky,Bulky
Embassy,Sector
Fuzzy,Fluffy
Iguana,Lizard
Ladybug,Beetle
Laudanum,Tincture
Oak,Elm
Quagga,Zebra

Rhumba,Samba
Rugby,Football
Thanks,Gratitude
Wumpus,Mugwump

P.S.: This is my first puzzle! Any feedback on its strengths and weaknesses is much appreciated.



Answer



An Odious Word™ is a word that



when converted to the decimal ASCII-representation of each letter, only contains odious numbers, and no evil numbers.




A more detailed explanation:



Convert each letter of the word to the decimal ASCII-represantion:
- If it has odious numbers only, it is odious.
- A word is thoroughly evil if it only contains evil numbers.
- If both of these cases don't apply, it is not odious (aka evil)
Here's a list of the words displaying if a letter is odious or evil:



Odious Words™ Not Odious Words™

Cabanas OOOOOOO Bungalows EOOOOEEEO
Canvas OOOOOO Linen OEOEO
Chunky OOOOOO Bulky EOEOO
Embassy OOOOOOO Sector EEEEEE
Fuzzy OOOOO Fluffy OEOEEO
Iguana OOOOOO Lizard OEOOEO
Ladybug OOOOOOO Beetle EEEEEE
Laudanum OOOOOOOO Tincture OEOEEOEE
Oak OOO Elm OEO
Quagga OOOOOO Zebra EEOEO

Rhumba OOOOOO Samba EOOOO
Rugby OOOOO Football OEEEOOEE
Thanks OOOOOO Gratitude EEOEEEOOE
Wumpus OOOOOO Mugwump EOOEOOO

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