# Thoughts on Puzzle 39: Programming Ambiguities **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 23, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570 "2022-09-23T05:02:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![marinamvt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@marinamvt](https://community.rapyd.net/u/marinamvt)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/21 "2022-09-23T12:28:51Z")
Could there be a mistake on the long MP/SH one in the middle? There’s nothing I can fit in there, but everything else is on point 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![sibebleuze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/sibebleuze/32/15144_2.png) [@sibebleuze](https://community.rapyd.net/u/sibebleuze)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/22 "2022-09-23T12:55:34Z")
I think you should try getting as much letters as possible from other words, then fill in one of the two options and check in a dictionary if the other word exists. It wasn’t something I would’ve come up with by myself either, luckily it doesn’t have a yellow spot so it’s not really that important anyway. ---
**Author:** ![sibebleuze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/sibebleuze/32/15144_2.png) [@sibebleuze](https://community.rapyd.net/u/sibebleuze)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/23 "2022-09-23T12:56:44Z")
I agree, switches to a script as well, gotta love the regex for doing the work for you. ---
**Author:** ![SDDA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@SDDA](https://community.rapyd.net/u/SDDA)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/24 "2022-09-23T13:31:37Z")
The print version makes it look like a 9 letter word when it is really a 7 letter word. This too was my last word. Despite not impacting the final answer, I enjoy completing the puzzles. ---
**Author:** ![marinamvt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@marinamvt](https://community.rapyd.net/u/marinamvt)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/25 "2022-09-23T14:04:38Z")
Ohhh yes, good call! That was indeed my problem, thank you ---
**Author:** ![AlexM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@AlexM](https://community.rapyd.net/u/AlexM)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/26 "2022-09-23T14:54:31Z")
yes its left to right and top to bottom ---
**Author:** ![igorgetmeabrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/igorgetmeabrain/32/14926_2.png) [@igorgetmeabrain](https://community.rapyd.net/u/igorgetmeabrain)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/27 "2022-09-23T15:33:55Z")
I reached the solution to this one fairly easily, without completing the whole grid. I feel for those for whom English isn’t a first language though, as there are some relatively unusual words in there. I’ll fill in the rest of the grid for completion’s sake though… EDIT: My grid is complete! ---
**Author:** ![xand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de0a6/32.png) [@xand](https://community.rapyd.net/u/xand)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/28 "2022-09-23T15:38:50Z")
Yeah, i’ve had to narrow down to some odd words for sure, at the wonderful point where I have two words left and nothing fits, so assume I’ve gone wrong somewhere 😅 ---
**Author:** ![igorgetmeabrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/igorgetmeabrain/32/14926_2.png) [@igorgetmeabrain](https://community.rapyd.net/u/igorgetmeabrain)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/29 "2022-09-23T15:49:22Z")
Out of curiosity, which bulbs are the two words connected to? ---
**Author:** ![xand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de0a6/32.png) [@xand](https://community.rapyd.net/u/xand)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/30 "2022-09-23T15:54:13Z")
Actually, it is 3! the /E & Y/X is the only highlighted I don’t have, the world to its left and below it are the ones I’m having issue with, but I assume it’s due to having a wrong word somewhere. Just collated the letters and solved, but yeah, more than one word seems to be wrong, maybe one for later! ---
**Author:** ![igorgetmeabrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/igorgetmeabrain/32/14926_2.png) [@igorgetmeabrain](https://community.rapyd.net/u/igorgetmeabrain)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/31 "2022-09-23T15:58:14Z")
Ok, the most dubious word on the whole grid (imho) is one of the words for the MP/SH which goes through the start of the one you mention. The words you’re missing aren’t all that unusual though. ---
**Author:** ![thecarl13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/thecarl13/32/2987_2.png) [@thecarl13](https://community.rapyd.net/u/thecarl13)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/32 "2022-09-23T17:17:49Z")
Ohhh…no wonder I couldn’t make a word fit there. Thanks for pointing that out ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/33 "2022-09-23T17:49:53Z")
There is a problem with the print version. It shows the MP/SH (middle of the puzzle) as 9 letter word, when in fact it is 7 letter word. Do not trust the print version! @drew.harris @PuzzleMaster ---
**Author:** ![michalush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@michalush](https://community.rapyd.net/u/michalush)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/34 "2022-09-23T17:50:10Z")
Thank you so much for this! It really helped. ---
**Author:** ![michalush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@michalush](https://community.rapyd.net/u/michalush)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/35 "2022-09-23T17:51:14Z")
Got some of the words wrong but still figured out the correct solution. I then backtracked to fix the grid and now it’s complete. It was mostly brute force, but I really enjoyed this puzzle! ---
**Author:** ![michalush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@michalush](https://community.rapyd.net/u/michalush)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/36 "2022-09-23T17:53:09Z")
I found the \_N/LS one to contain words I didn’t know existed! 😅 ---
**Author:** ![BobbyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@BobbyM](https://community.rapyd.net/u/BobbyM)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/37 "2022-09-23T18:23:15Z")
where there is a bulb with a yellow option. Does that mean the word length can vary by 1? for example, the 2Y/EX bulb. Does this mean the word choice can be… 1. a 7 letter word with ‘Y’ as the 4th letter 2. an 8 letter word with ‘EX’ as 4th & 5th letters? is that right? ---
**Author:** ![tobiwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tobiwan](https://community.rapyd.net/u/tobiwan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/38 "2022-09-23T18:35:26Z")
the yellow field is where you take your solution letter from. So this means the word choice will be two 8 letter words with the first one having an (so far unknown) 4th letter and a ‘Y’ as the fifth letter and the second word with ‘EX’ as 4th & 5th letter ---
**Author:** ![Kaido\_Tarma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/kaido_tarma/32/5104_2.png) [@Kaido\_Tarma](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Kaido_Tarma)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/39 "2022-09-23T19:34:48Z")
Finally resolved the whole puzzle. Brute force using a dictionary is the only way to resolve this. ---
**Author:** ![slymonke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/slymonke/32/19772_2.png) [@slymonke](https://community.rapyd.net/u/slymonke)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570/40 "2022-09-24T01:18:54Z")
It took me a long time, but finally I was able to solve it… 🥴 [Previous page](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.rapyd.net/t/thoughts-on-puzzle-39-programming-ambiguities/57570.md?page=3)