Words with Only 1 Morse Symbol
Posted on Mon 17 February 2020 in misc
Morse code is a method to encode text as a sequence of dots and dashes. This raises a question: what words can be encoded using only dots or only dashes?
There are 3 valid letters for each symbol:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dots | E (.) | I (..) | S (...) |
| Dashes | T (-) | M (--) | O (---) |
Using the incredible Nutrimatic linguistics tools we can find common words or phrases that use only (E,I,S) or (T,M,O).
Dots
| Word | Morse |
|---|---|
| sees | ... . . ... |
| i see | .. ... . . |
| is | .. ... |
| isis | .. ... .. ... |
Dashes
| Word | Morse |
|---|---|
| motto | -- --- - - --- |
| too | - --- --- |
| mom | -- --- -- |
| moot | -- --- --- - |
Complete Morse Code Chart
Notes
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Morse code diagram is Public Domain according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code#/media/File:International_Morse_Code.svg
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Words in no particular order. These lists are not exhasutive, but are what I thought interesting.
