From: utzoo!decvax!duke!rr@mhb5b.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Re: puzzle Article-I.D.: mhb5b.315 Posted: Mon May 2 23:11:13 1983 Received: Tue May 17 08:12:12 1983 References: ittvax.699, <1269@allegra.UUCP> Relay-Version:version B 2.10 delta 4/26/83; site burl.UUCP Posting-Version:version B 3/9/83; site mhb5b.UUCP Path:burl!spanky!hocda!houxz!houxm!mhuxa!mhb5b!rr Message-ID:<315@mhb5b.UUCP> Date:Mon, 2-May-83 23:11:13 EDT Organization:Bell Labs, Murray Hill Try the shell script: d=[qwertyuiop] grep "^$d$d$d$d$d$d$d$d$d$d\$" /usr/dict/words This gives: perpetuity, proprietor, repertoire, but not typewriter!