Help me with the code please!

Can you give anymore info?

My friend challenged me to solve the problem and give that only one hint! I don't know any more info! However, thanks for having a look at my riddle!

The answer is 17.

Thanks for your trying! But can you explain the reason why the code means 17?

Hi kekho_thongminh, welcome to the forum. I wish you could have started with something a bit easier.

You wrote, "But can you explain the reason why the code means 17? "

As you don't know our Gus may I suggest that is one answer you can safely eliminate. :wink:


As for your post;

If we assume the dashes separate the words, we have 1,2,3,3,6,3. letter words.

Now the number of words that start with a single letter are few in number. A and I. are the only ones that come to mind.

The next word is two letters, same problem, few two letter words make a sentence if you start with ?'A'.

So let's start with ?'I' followed with (am/go).

We now have 2 three letter words. E.g. I am big. I go out. Etc.

If you get the start of the sentence, you can work out how the number matched the letter.

Well, that's how I see it, until something better comes along.

Thanks! I will try!