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Programming Challenge: ABC, Easy as 123! (Harder) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/28/2019
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


A, B, C
It's easy as...
1, 2, 3
Or simple as...
Do-Re-Mi
A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, baby you and me, girl!

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THE CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE COORDINATES LISTED ABOVE. You will need to solve the puzzle to gain the final coordinates.

This is the sister cache to ABC, Easy as 123! (Easy).  This cache contains a much longer word list.
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Take a look at the linked word list.

Final Cache Coordinates are at N39.02.XXX W105.04.YYY where XXX is the number of words in the “Ascending Letter” list that consist solely of words with letters of the same or increasing letter value, and where YYY is the number of words in the “Descending Letter” list that consist solely of words with letters of the same or decreasing letter value.

 

Example of Words with Increasing Letter Value

ABE (B is greater than or equal to A, and E is greater than or equal to B)

ADD (D is greater than or equal to A, and D is greater than or equal to D)

 

Example of Words without Increasing Letter Value

AXED (The E after X disqualifies this word)

 

Example of Words with Decreasing Letter Value

ZOO (O is less than or equal to Z, and O is less than or equal to O)

SEA (E is less than or equal to S, and A is less than or equal to E)

 

Example of Words without Decreasing Letter Value

AXED (The X after A disqualifies this word)

 

Check your work before going!

And bring a pen!

 

Text File of 178,691 Words

https://mm-geocaching.s3.amazonaws.com/public/dictionary-colorado-puzzles.txt

Credits to mellow_cello for hosting!

 

Congrats to wildkatco for FTF.  Well done!!

 

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