ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 14

It's been almost two weeks since "Pieces of Nine 14" was posted on this blog, so now's the time to list all eighteen people who have solved it since then:

• Cathy Bowen
• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Pavel Curtis
• Marie desJardins
• Kevin Orfield
• Okieboy2008
• Sam Levitin
• Chris Kochmanski
• Michael Lebowitz
• KeoFam
• SquishmallowsUnited
• Wendy Walker
• Steve Gunter
• Patrick Jordan
• Derek Allen
• Mom
• Lynn Sweeney

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #604: Pieces of Nine 14

PUZZLE #604

PIECES OF NINE 14

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make nine 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: a two-word phrase

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 13

Roughly two weeks have gone by since "Pieces of Nine 13" was posted on this blog, and twenty-one people have solved it since then:

• Marie desJardins
• Grant Fikes
• Cathy Bowen
• Cindy Heisler
• Joe Bernard
• Pavel Curtis
• Kevin Orfield
• Okieboy2008
• Derek Allen
• Mom
• Steve Gunter
• Michael Lebowitz
• Tamara Brenner
• KeoFam
• Patrick Jordan
• Lynn Sweeney
• Wendy Walker
• Chris Kochmanski
• Craig Leach
• Sam Levitin
• Stasi Gustafson

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #546: Pieces of Nine 13

PUZZLE #546

PIECES OF NINE 13

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make eight 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: a two-word phrase used in video gaming

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 12

Roughly two weeks have gone by since "Pieces of Nine 12" was posted onto this blog, and eighteen people have solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cathy Bowen
• Cindy Heisler
• Kevin Orfield
• Josie Giles
• Mike Armstrong
• Michael Lebowitz
• Sam Levitin
• Chris Kochmanski
• Wendy Walker
• Mom
• Patrick Jordan
• Jake Weaver
• Stasi Gustafson
• Tamara Brenner
• Lynn Sweeney
• Steve Gunter
• Derek Allen

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #501: Pieces of Nine 12

PUZZLE #501

PIECES OF NINE 12

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make nine 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: the two-word name of a company

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 11

It's been about two weeks since "Pieces of Nine 11" was posted on this blog, so now's the time for me to list the names of all nineteen people who have solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Chris Kochmanski
• Joe Bernard
• Pavel Curtis
• Kevin Orfield
• Perry Groot
• Mike Armstrong
• Michael Lebowitz
• KeoFam
• Shannon Milbourne
• Steve Gunter
• Tamara Brenner
• Sam Levitin
• Patrick Jordan
• Wendy Walker
• Al Sisti
• Mom
• Lynn Sweeney

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #458: Pieces of Nine 11

PUZZLE #458

PIECES OF NINE 11

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make nine 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: a two-word phrase

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 10

Thirteen days have passed by since "Pieces of Nine 10" was posted on this blog. Plenty of people have solved it since then, and they're all listed below:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Joe Bernard
• Chris Kochmanski
• Kevin Orfield
• Tyler Hinman
• Mike Armstrong
• Michael Lebowitz
• Sam Levitin
• Tamara Brenner
• Bill Lombard
• Mom
• KeoFam
• Patrick Jordan
• Lynn Sweeney

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #412: Pieces of Nine 10

PUZZLE #412

PIECES OF NINE 10

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make nine 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: the two-word name of a legal drama film

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 9

It's been almost two weeks since "Pieces of Nine 9" was posted on this blog, and the increase from seven words to nine words didn't deter you one bit, as an impressive twenty-two people correctly solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Pavel Curtis
• Kevin Orfield
• Tyler Hinman
• Meg Duvall
• Sam Levitin
• Stephen Potter
• Mindy Moore
• Wendy Walker
• Chris Kochmanski
• Michael Lebowitz
• Patrick Jordan
• Charles Flaster
• Brittany Trofimovich
• Mom
• Lynn Sweeney
• Joe Bernard
• Thomas Weigle
• Dan Simonds
• Tamara Brenner
• Peter Abide

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #370: Pieces of Nine 9

PUZZLE #370

PIECES OF NINE 9

It's the ninth time I've made a "Pieces of Nine" puzzle, so I've decided to change things up a tad by offering nine 9-letter words instead of the usual seven. It's still solved normally, though, so read on if you need a refresher of the directions.

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make nine 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: the original name of a computer game company which is two words long

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 8

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! On a side note, thirteen days have gone by since "Pieces of Nine 8" was posted on this blog, and thirteen is also the number of people that have successfully solved it since then, all of whom are listed below:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Cindy Heisler ****
• Joe Bernard ****
• Kevin Orfield ****
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Stephen Potter ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Mom ****
• Brittany Trofimovich ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****
• Patrick Jordan ****
• Dan Simonds ****
• Brad Eldredge ****

Now head below the break for the answers! Only one solver's comment this week, but be sure to check that out, too!

PUZZLE #319: Pieces of Nine 8

PUZZLE #319

PIECES OF NINE 8

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make seven 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: a two-word phrase

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 7

It's been thirteen days since "Pieces of Nine 7" was posted on this blog, and an impressive eleven people have correctly solved it since then, as you can see in the following list:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Kevin Orfield ****
• Patrick Jordan ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Brittany Trofimovich ****
• Cindy Heisler ****
• Ted Fields ****
• Mom ****
• Stephen Potter ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #269: Pieces of Nine 7

PUZZLE #269

PIECES OF NINE 7

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make seven 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: a two-word phrase

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for two versions you can print out: a .PNG and a link to a .PDF!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 6

My 250th puzzle is tomorrow, and it's gonna be of a type that I haven't done in a long time! Not only that, I'll be giving away a prize to one of the people that manages to solve it, so be sure to tell all of your puzzle-loving friends about it! Until then, however, here's a list of the nine people who have solved "Pieces of Nine 6" from thirteen days ago:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Pavel Curtis ****
• Joe Bernard ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Mom ***
• Debbie Benford ****
• Lynn Sweeney ***
• Patrick Jordan ****

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #248: Pieces of Nine 6

PUZZLE #248

PIECES OF NINE 6

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make seven 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: the name of an upcoming television series

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for two versions you can print out: a .PNG and a link to a .PDF!

ANSWERS: Pieces of Nine 5

Leni from The Loud House in her BATHROBE (Yes, I'm fully aware that it's actually BATHROBES, plural, in the puzzle itself)

Boy, "Musical March" got off to a hot start, as a whopping twelve of you successfully solved "Pieces of Nine 5" from thirteen days ago, as you can see in the list below:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Stephen Staver ****
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Patrick Jordan ****
• Mom ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****
• Martin Ward ****
• Christian H.P. ****
• Dan Simonds ***
• Debbie Benford ****

Now head below the break for the answers as well as a couple solver comments!

MUSICAL MARCH! PUZZLE #220: Pieces of Nine 5

🎵 MUSICAL MARCH! 🎵

PUZZLE #220

PIECES OF NINE 5

Yup, it's another theme month! This one was was actually loosely inspired by someone else's theme month, namely "Musical March (in September)" by Internet video reviewer The Cinema Snob (STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING, in case you decide to look his stuff up). Every September, he looks at movie musicals, but for this blog's "Musical March (Actually in March)", the FINAL ANSWER of every puzzle will involve popular music in some way. Now with that background out of the way, let's get into this month's first puzzle!

Arrange the trigrams (blocks with three squares/letters in them) to make seven 9-letter words. After that, sort the new words so that the first one alphabetically is in row 1, the second one alphabetically is in row 2, and so on.

Once you're done, read down two of the columns for the FINAL ANSWER: an album from the 1960s

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!