Alphabet Numbers Puzzle - Solution
The Puzzle:
Using any letter only once, what are the largest and smallest numbers that you can write down in words?
Example: EIGHTY
But not NINETY as N is used twice
Bonus 1: allow negatives such as MINUS TWO
Bonus 2: allow calculations such as TWO SQUARED
Our Solution:
Largest: FIVE THOUSAND
Smallest: ZERO or NOUGHT
And for our Indian friends:
From Chiranjeev: the largest number is TEN LAC, and smallest is MINUS FORTY LAC.
From Krishna Sai Vootla: the largest number is FORTY LAKHS
From Rahul Jha: the largest number is EIGHTY FOUR LAC
Bonus 1: allow negatives
Smallest: MINUS FORTY
Bonus 2: allow calculations
Largest: SIXTY CUBED (=216,000) from Steven Nguyen
Smallest: ZERO or NOUGHT
And for our Indian friends:
From Chiranjeev: the largest number is TEN LAC, and smallest is MINUS FORTY LAC.
From Krishna Sai Vootla: the largest number is FORTY LAKHS
From Rahul Jha: the largest number is EIGHTY FOUR LAC
Bonus 1: allow negatives
Smallest: MINUS FORTY
Bonus 2: allow calculations
Largest: SIXTY CUBED (=216,000) from Steven Nguyen
Puzzle Author: Stephen Froggatt