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Each instance of the word "banana" is in a straight line in one of the 8 directions displayed below: a . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . a . n . . . . . . n . . . . . . . n . . . a . . . ...
#3: Post edited
by
trichoplax
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2026-07-18T23:43:03Z (2 months ago)
Make wording slightly more pedantic
- Each instance of the word "banana" is in a straight line in one of the 8 directions displayed below:
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How many bananas are in the following wordsearch grid?- ```txt
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- a n b n a n a b
- n a b a n n n a
- a n b a n a n b
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- a a b a n n n n
- b a b n a a a a
- a n a n a b b n
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- Each instance of the word "banana" is in a straight line in one of the 8 directions displayed below:
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- How many such bananas are in the following wordsearch grid?
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- n n a n a n a b
- a n b n a n a b
- n a b a n n n a
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#2: Post edited
by
trichoplax
·
2026-07-18T23:41:45Z (2 months ago)
Move Meta link to a comment
This is a test of a type of puzzle, to support a Meta discussion about [Puzzles with no insight required](https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/296390). In addition to voting up or down here, please also consider contributing to that Meta discussion.- ----
- Each instance of the word "banana" is in a straight line in one of the 8 directions displayed below:
- ```txt
- a . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . a
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- How many bananas are in the following wordsearch grid?
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- n n a n a n a b
- a n b n a n a b
- n a b a n n n a
- a n b a n a n b
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- b a b n a a a a
- a n a n a b b n
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- Each instance of the word "banana" is in a straight line in one of the 8 directions displayed below:
- ```txt
- a . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . a
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- How many bananas are in the following wordsearch grid?
- ```txt
- n n a n a n a b
- a n b n a n a b
- n a b a n n n a
- a n b a n a n b
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#1: Initial revision
by
trichoplax
·
2026-07-18T23:34:41Z (2 months ago)
How many bananas in a bunch?
This is a test of a type of puzzle, to support a Meta discussion about [Puzzles with no insight required](https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/296390). In addition to voting up or down here, please also consider contributing to that Meta discussion. --- Each instance of the word "banana" is in a straight line in one of the 8 directions displayed below: ```txt a . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . a . n . . . . . . n . . . . . . . n . . . a . . . . . a . . . . . . a . . . . . n . . . . n . . . . . n . . . . . . . a . . . a . . . . a . . . . . . . . . b . . b . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n a n a b b a n a n a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . b . . . b . . . . . . . . . a . . . a . . . . a . . . . . . . n . . . . n . . . . . n . . . . . a . . . . . a . . . . . . a . . . n . . . . . . n . . . . . . . n . a . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . a ``` How many bananas are in the following wordsearch grid? ```txt n n a n a n a b a n b n a n a b n a b a n n n a a n b a n a n b n a n a n a a a a a b a n n n n b a b n a a a a a n a n a b b n ```