How many different times can you find the word GOLD in the image below? Start with the letter G in the
center. Subsequent letters must be adjacent.
At any point, you may move up, down, right, or left, and you may change direction multiple times.
ANSWER: There are 28 ways to find/spell the word GOLD.
EXPLANATION: There's one way to reach each of the four D's in the corners (so 4 ways that end in one of the corner D's) and three ways to reach each of the eight D's on the sides (so 24 ways that end in one of the side D's).
At any point, you may move up, down, right, or left, and you may change direction multiple times.
EXPLANATION: There's one way to reach each of the four D's in the corners (so 4 ways that end in one of the corner D's) and three ways to reach each of the eight D's on the sides (so 24 ways that end in one of the side D's).
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