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I took the name of a XYZ.

It starts with a XYZ.

I picked even letters only.

The result contains only letters which are in XYZ

and is the name of a XYZ.




What is XYZ? What did I start with?



XYZ is one word, but not necessarily three letters long.










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    I took the name of a XYZ.

    It starts with a XYZ.

    I picked even letters only.

    The result contains only letters which are in XYZ

    and is the name of a XYZ.




    What is XYZ? What did I start with?



    XYZ is one word, but not necessarily three letters long.










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      I took the name of a XYZ.

      It starts with a XYZ.

      I picked even letters only.

      The result contains only letters which are in XYZ

      and is the name of a XYZ.




      What is XYZ? What did I start with?



      XYZ is one word, but not necessarily three letters long.










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      I took the name of a XYZ.

      It starts with a XYZ.

      I picked even letters only.

      The result contains only letters which are in XYZ

      and is the name of a XYZ.




      What is XYZ? What did I start with?



      XYZ is one word, but not necessarily three letters long.







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          The answer is that XYZ is:




          "capital"




          You started with the name of a XYZ.




          NAYPYIDAW, the capital city of Myanmar




          It starts with a XYZ.




          It starts with a capital letter, as proper nouns do in English.




          I picked even letters only.




          Taking the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th letters gives APIA.




          The result contains only letters which are in XYZ




          The letters of APIA are all in the word "capital".




          and is the name of a XYZ.




          APIA is the capital city of Samoa.







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          • This is the intended answer. Nice work.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:31










          • @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
            – ManyPinkHats
            Nov 23 at 12:18






          • 1




            I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
            – jafe
            Nov 26 at 5:20





















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          It’s kind of a stretch, but until I find a better answer, here goes my guess:



          XYZ is




          Chemical




          I took the name of a XYZ




          I choose Tin, a chemical in the periodic table




          It starts with a XYZ




          Ti = Titanium




          I picked even letter only




          Only one letter in my case, so “i”




          The result matches b[XYZ]+b




          A regular expression that searches for whole words that is composed only by any amount of the characters in “chemical”. So in this case, “i” is composed by a character in “chemical” so the result matches.




          And is the name of a XYZ




          “i” is also the name of a chemical, Iodine







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          • Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:30











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          The answer is that XYZ is:




          "capital"




          You started with the name of a XYZ.




          NAYPYIDAW, the capital city of Myanmar




          It starts with a XYZ.




          It starts with a capital letter, as proper nouns do in English.




          I picked even letters only.




          Taking the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th letters gives APIA.




          The result contains only letters which are in XYZ




          The letters of APIA are all in the word "capital".




          and is the name of a XYZ.




          APIA is the capital city of Samoa.







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          • This is the intended answer. Nice work.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:31










          • @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
            – ManyPinkHats
            Nov 23 at 12:18






          • 1




            I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
            – jafe
            Nov 26 at 5:20


















          12














          The answer is that XYZ is:




          "capital"




          You started with the name of a XYZ.




          NAYPYIDAW, the capital city of Myanmar




          It starts with a XYZ.




          It starts with a capital letter, as proper nouns do in English.




          I picked even letters only.




          Taking the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th letters gives APIA.




          The result contains only letters which are in XYZ




          The letters of APIA are all in the word "capital".




          and is the name of a XYZ.




          APIA is the capital city of Samoa.







          share|improve this answer





















          • This is the intended answer. Nice work.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:31










          • @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
            – ManyPinkHats
            Nov 23 at 12:18






          • 1




            I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
            – jafe
            Nov 26 at 5:20
















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          12








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          The answer is that XYZ is:




          "capital"




          You started with the name of a XYZ.




          NAYPYIDAW, the capital city of Myanmar




          It starts with a XYZ.




          It starts with a capital letter, as proper nouns do in English.




          I picked even letters only.




          Taking the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th letters gives APIA.




          The result contains only letters which are in XYZ




          The letters of APIA are all in the word "capital".




          and is the name of a XYZ.




          APIA is the capital city of Samoa.







          share|improve this answer












          The answer is that XYZ is:




          "capital"




          You started with the name of a XYZ.




          NAYPYIDAW, the capital city of Myanmar




          It starts with a XYZ.




          It starts with a capital letter, as proper nouns do in English.




          I picked even letters only.




          Taking the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th letters gives APIA.




          The result contains only letters which are in XYZ




          The letters of APIA are all in the word "capital".




          and is the name of a XYZ.




          APIA is the capital city of Samoa.








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          answered Nov 22 at 15:45









          ManyPinkHats

          6,11922747




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          • This is the intended answer. Nice work.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:31










          • @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
            – ManyPinkHats
            Nov 23 at 12:18






          • 1




            I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
            – jafe
            Nov 26 at 5:20




















          • This is the intended answer. Nice work.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:31










          • @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
            – ManyPinkHats
            Nov 23 at 12:18






          • 1




            I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
            – jafe
            Nov 26 at 5:20


















          This is the intended answer. Nice work.
          – jafe
          Nov 23 at 6:31




          This is the intended answer. Nice work.
          – jafe
          Nov 23 at 6:31












          @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
          – ManyPinkHats
          Nov 23 at 12:18




          @jafe That's a really nifty find. How did you come across this?
          – ManyPinkHats
          Nov 23 at 12:18




          1




          1




          I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
          – jafe
          Nov 26 at 5:20






          I was just looking for an XYZ which contains all the letters in the answer. The fact that it was every second letter, and in the same order, was just lucky :)
          – jafe
          Nov 26 at 5:20













          4














          It’s kind of a stretch, but until I find a better answer, here goes my guess:



          XYZ is




          Chemical




          I took the name of a XYZ




          I choose Tin, a chemical in the periodic table




          It starts with a XYZ




          Ti = Titanium




          I picked even letter only




          Only one letter in my case, so “i”




          The result matches b[XYZ]+b




          A regular expression that searches for whole words that is composed only by any amount of the characters in “chemical”. So in this case, “i” is composed by a character in “chemical” so the result matches.




          And is the name of a XYZ




          “i” is also the name of a chemical, Iodine







          share|improve this answer





















          • Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:30
















          4














          It’s kind of a stretch, but until I find a better answer, here goes my guess:



          XYZ is




          Chemical




          I took the name of a XYZ




          I choose Tin, a chemical in the periodic table




          It starts with a XYZ




          Ti = Titanium




          I picked even letter only




          Only one letter in my case, so “i”




          The result matches b[XYZ]+b




          A regular expression that searches for whole words that is composed only by any amount of the characters in “chemical”. So in this case, “i” is composed by a character in “chemical” so the result matches.




          And is the name of a XYZ




          “i” is also the name of a chemical, Iodine







          share|improve this answer





















          • Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:30














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          4








          4






          It’s kind of a stretch, but until I find a better answer, here goes my guess:



          XYZ is




          Chemical




          I took the name of a XYZ




          I choose Tin, a chemical in the periodic table




          It starts with a XYZ




          Ti = Titanium




          I picked even letter only




          Only one letter in my case, so “i”




          The result matches b[XYZ]+b




          A regular expression that searches for whole words that is composed only by any amount of the characters in “chemical”. So in this case, “i” is composed by a character in “chemical” so the result matches.




          And is the name of a XYZ




          “i” is also the name of a chemical, Iodine







          share|improve this answer












          It’s kind of a stretch, but until I find a better answer, here goes my guess:



          XYZ is




          Chemical




          I took the name of a XYZ




          I choose Tin, a chemical in the periodic table




          It starts with a XYZ




          Ti = Titanium




          I picked even letter only




          Only one letter in my case, so “i”




          The result matches b[XYZ]+b




          A regular expression that searches for whole words that is composed only by any amount of the characters in “chemical”. So in this case, “i” is composed by a character in “chemical” so the result matches.




          And is the name of a XYZ




          “i” is also the name of a chemical, Iodine








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          answered Nov 22 at 15:25









          Rock Cheung

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          • Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:30


















          • Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
            – jafe
            Nov 23 at 6:30
















          Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
          – jafe
          Nov 23 at 6:30




          Pretty good! The only part that's a bit of a stretch is the last step.
          – jafe
          Nov 23 at 6:30


















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