In the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee, a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Koffka Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
$$ % set Title text. (spaces around the text ARE important; do not remove.) % increase Pad value only if your entries are longer than the title bar. % \def\Pad{\P{0.1}} \def\Title{\textbf{ Koffka }} % \def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\P#1{\V{#1em}}\def\V#1{\S{#1}{9}} \def\T{\Title\textbf{Words}^{\;\!™}\Pad}\def\NT{\Pad\textbf{Not}\T\ }\displaystyle \smash{\lower{29px}\bbox[yellow]{\phantom{\rlap{rubio.2019.05.15}\S{6px}{0} \begin{array}{cc}\Pad\T&\NT\\\end{array}}}}\atop\def\V#1{\S{#1}{5}} \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline\Pad\T&\NT\\\hline % \text{ OPINE }&\text{ ONION }\\ \hline \text{ LOUNGE }&\text{ RELAX }\\ \hline \text{ ORNATE }&\text{ ADORNED }\\ \hline \text{ MOONSET }&\text{ SUNRISE }\\ \hline \text{ FLOURED }&\text{ FLOORED }\\ \hline \text{ JOURNEY }&\text{ BEGONE }\\ \hline \text{ CORNAGE }&\text{ CORNICE }\\ \hline \text{ ANTINOME }&\text{ ANTIDOTE }\\ \hline \text{ EYESIGHT }&\text{ EARSHOT }\\ \hline \text{ LOOSENER }&\text{ TIGHTENER }\\ \hline \text{ HALFLIVES }&\text{ HEIGHTEN }\\ \hline \text{ VALENTINE }&\text{ SWEETEST }\\ \hline \text{ FORECLOSURE }&\text{ EVICTION }\\ \hline \end{array}$$
And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:
Koffka Words™,Not Koffka Words™
OPINE,ONION
LOUNGE,RELAX
ORNATE,ADORNED
MOONSET,SUNRISE
FLOURED,FLOORED
JOURNEY,BEGONE
CORNAGE,CORNICE
ANTINOME,ANTIDOTE
EYESIGHT,EARSHOT
LOOSENER,TIGHTENER
HALFLIVES,HEIGHTEN
VALENTINE,SWEETEST
FORECLOSURE,EVICTION
The puzzle satisfies the series' inbuilt assumption, that each word can be tested for whether it is a Koffka Word™ without relying on the other words.
These are not the only examples of Koffka Words™, many more exist.
What is the special rule these words conform to?
The Koffka Words™ given here can be combined.
Doing so should give you an answer to this Connect the Clues! riddle.
It shouldn't take you weeks or days. Hours should do; less than 48, in fact.
If you have understood this puzzle fully, you will know what to do,
and will know by my clues that your answer is correct.
What is your answer?
Answer
Koffka words
contain a number as a nonconsecutive substring, and all the leftover letters are also a word.
OPINE,ONION
LOUNGE,RELAX
ORNATE,ADORNED
MOONSET,SUNRISE
FLOURED,FLOORED
JOURNEY,BEGONE
CORNAGE,CORNICE
ANTINOME,ANTIDOTE
EYESIGHT,EARSHOT
LOOSENER,TIGHTENER
HALFLIVES,HEIGHTEN
VALENTINE,SWEETEST
FORECLOSURE,EVICTION
Kurt Koffka said "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts". That means our answer is greater than the sum of all the numbers, which is 46. Since the question said "less than 48, in fact", the only possible final answer is 47. (Thanks, GentlePurpleRain!)
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