Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Brian Benton: A Small 40 Word Subset of the Words That Can Be Made from the Letters in Steven Frank Benton

  1. eve

  2. seven
  3. rank

  4. frank

  5. frat

  6. rat

  7. rats

  8. stare

  9. starve

  10. ranks

  11. star

  12. art

  13. tar

  14. ear

  15. near

  16. rent

  17. torn

  18. ornate

  19. fob

  20. bent

  21. one

  22. tone

  23. bone

  24. front

  25. bank

  26. tank

  27. sank

  28. tarn

  29. fen

  30. note

  31. not
  32. ton

  33. bans

  34. ban

  35. stank

  36. stark

  37. stab

  38. bats

  39. baste

  40. bean

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW!

Anonymous said...

I had a couple of minutes and made a little list of my own. You know, I bet there's an internet site where you could get this kind of thing. Any ideas?

BREAKEVENS OVERTAKES BEEFSTEAK
BANKNOTES OVERSTATE FREESTONE
BREAKEVEN VENERATES TAKEOVERS
RENOVATES OVEREATEN OBSERVANT
FORETASTE NONEVENTS ENERVATES
OVERTAKEN ENTRANTS ABETTERS
OVERSEEN OVEREATS RENOVATE
VETERANS VENERATE ENTENTES
REFASTEN BEREAVES KEROSENE
OVERTAKE SEAFRONT SEABORNE
SOFTENER FREEBASE FRANKEST
TAKEOVER BANKNOTE RESONATE
BARONETS VERBOTEN RESONANT
NONEVENT FASTENER OFTENEST
BETOKENS ENTREATS FORESEEN
ABETTORS VERBENAS ABSENTEE
FORSAKEN NEONATES ENERVATE
NOVENAS BETOKEN ROTATES
BRAVEST NEATEST ROSETTE
REBATES EARNEST TANNEST
KEENEST ABETTER OVERSEE
OVERSEA OBSERVE FORSAKE
VENEERS OVEREAT OVERATE
ENTREES TANNERS BANNERS
TAVERNS RETAKES BONKERS
TOASTER RESTATE BEATERS
BANKERS VERBOSE BREVETS
NEAREST BANTERS FETTERS
EVENEST ABETTOR BONNETS
BEAKERS SENATOR ENTREAT
NOVENAE BATTERS BEAVERS
BATTENS NATTERS OBVERSE
TENANTS BERATES TANKERS
TEETERS SERVANT EASTERN
OFTENER BETTERS ENTRANT
BOASTER FATTENS FORESEE
ENTENTE ENSNARE FERVENT
BETTORS BOATERS RANKEST
SNEAKER REVOKES BEREAVE
NOTATES TREASON VETERAN
NEONATE RETAKEN BETAKES
BARONET BETAKEN NEATENS
RENNETS VERBENA ROSEATE
SENATE BATTEN SEVERE
RETEST BATTER FRONTS
EATERS TESTER BETTER
BEREFT BREVES TENANT
NOTATE FREEST BROKEN
AVERSE BRAVOS FAVORS
BANNER TENONS ABORTS
FESTER ASTERN NONFAT
TABORS BATONS NATTER
STROVE STROKE STROBE
STREET STREAK STRAFE
BEAKER BRAKES TASTER
BONNET FEVERS SETTEE
BONERS FASTER STERNA
BETAKE STEREO BOATER
TATERS NERVES VENEER
BEATER EVENTS STARVE
AVERTS TORTES EVENER
STOKER BANTER ENTREE
BAKERS NEATEN BREAKS
TREATS BETTOR NOVENA
SONNET FREAKS FATTEN
SOFTER ORNATE SOFTEN
VOTERS BEAVER SOEVER
RESENT ESTATE FATTER REBATE BAREST BEFORE
BANKER NEATER KNAVES
TENORS FOSTER BASTER
TAVERN BREAST BASKET
SKATER TONERS TEASER

Steve said...

Brevets, if you're wondering, are temporary authorizations for a person to hold a higher military rank.