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Four-letter combinations whose sum is 42 (where a=1, b=2, ..., z=26)
(1) 42=12+11+10+9 (lkji)
(2) 42=13+11+10+8 (mkjh)
(3) 42=13+12+9+8 (mlih)
(4) 42=13+12+10+7 (mljg)
(5) 42=13+12+11+6 (mlkf)
(6) 42=14+11+9+8 (nkih)
(7) 42=14+11+10+7 (nkjg)
(8) 42=14+12+9+7 (nlig)
(9) 42=14+12+10+6 (nljf)
(10) 42=14+12+11+5 (nlke)
(11) 42=14+13+8+7 (nmhg)
(12) 42=14+13+9+6 (nmif)
(13) 42=14+13+10+5 (nmje)
(14) 42=14+13+11+4 (nmkd)
(15) 42=14+13+12+3 (nmlc)
(16) 42=15+10+9+8 (ojih)
(17) 42=15+11+9+7 (okig)
(18) 42=15+11+10+6 (okjf)
(19) 42=15+12+8+7 (olhg)
(20) 42=15+12+9+6 (olif)
(21) 42=15+12+10+5 (olje)
(22) 42=15+12+11+4 (olkd)
(23) 42=15+13+8+6 (omhf)
(24) 42=15+13+9+5 (omie)
(25) 42=15+13+10+4 (omjd)
(26) 42=15+13+11+3 (omkc)
(27) 42=15+13+12+2 (omlb)
(28) 42=15+14+7+6 (ongf)
(29) 42=15+14+8+5 (onhe)
(30) 42=15+14+9+4 (onid)
(31) 42=15+14+10+3 (onjc)
(32) 42=15+14+11+2 (onkb)
(33) 42=15+14+12+1 (onla)
(34) 42=16+10+9+7 (pjig)
(35) 42=16+11+8+7 (pkhg)
(36) 42=16+11+9+6 (pkif)
(37) 42=16+11+10+5 (pkje)
(38) 42=16+12+8+6 (plhf)
(39) 42=16+12+9+5 (plie)
(40) 42=16+12+10+4 (pljd)
(41) 42=16+12+11+3 (plkc)
(42) 42=16+13+7+6 (pmgf)
(43) 42=16+13+8+5 (pmhe)
(44) 42=16+13+9+4 (pmid)
(45) 42=16+13+10+3 (pmjc)
(46) 42=16+13+11+2 (pmkb)
(47) 42=16+13+12+1 (pmla)
(48) 42=16+14+7+5 (pnge)
(49) 42=16+14+8+4 (pnhd)
(50) 42=16+14+9+3 (pnic)
(51) 42=16+14+10+2 (pnjb)
(52) 42=16+14+11+1 (pnka)
(53) 42=16+15+6+5 (pofe)
(54) 42=16+15+7+4 (pogd)
(55) 42=16+15+8+3 (pohc)
(56) 42=16+15+9+2 (poib)
(57) 42=16+15+10+1 (poja)
(58) 42=17+10+8+7 (qjhg)
(59) 42=17+10+9+6 (qjif)
(60) 42=17+11+8+6 (qkhf)
(61) 42=17+11+9+5 (qkie)
(62) 42=17+11+10+4 (qkjd)
(63) 42=17+12+7+6 (qlgf)
(64) 42=17+12+8+5 (qlhe)
(65) 42=17+12+9+4 (qlid)
(66) 42=17+12+10+3 (qljc)
(67) 42=17+12+11+2 (qlkb)
(68) 42=17+13+7+5 (qmge)
(69) 42=17+13+8+4 (qmhd)
(70) 42=17+13+9+3 (qmic)
(71) 42=17+13+10+2 (qmjb)
(72) 42=17+13+11+1 (qmka)
(73) 42=17+14+6+5 (qnfe)
(74) 42=17+14+7+4 (qngd)
(75) 42=17+14+8+3 (qnhc)
(76) 42=17+14+9+2 (qnib)
(77) 42=17+14+10+1 (qnja)
(78) 42=17+15+6+4 (qofd)
(79) 42=17+15+7+3 (qogc)
(80) 42=17+15+8+2 (qohb)
(81) 42=17+15+9+1 (qoia)
(82) 42=17+16+5+4 (qped)
(83) 42=17+16+6+3 (qpfc)
(84) 42=17+16+7+2 (qpgb)
(85) 42=17+16+8+1 (qpha)
(86) 42=18+9+8+7 (rihg)
(87) 42=18+10+8+6 (rjhf)
(88) 42=18+10+9+5 (rjie)
(89) 42=18+11+7+6 (rkgf)
(90) 42=18+11+8+5 (rkhe)
(91) 42=18+11+9+4 (rkid)
(92) 42=18+11+10+3 (rkjc)
(93) 42=18+12+7+5 (rlge)
(94) 42=18+12+8+4 (rlhd)
(95) 42=18+12+9+3 (rlic)
(96) 42=18+12+10+2 (rljb)
(97) 42=18+12+11+1 (rlka)
(98) 42=18+13+6+5 (rmfe)
(99) 42=18+13+7+4 (rmgd)
(100) 42=18+13+8+3 (rmhc)
(101) 42=18+13+9+2 (rmib)
(102) 42=18+13+10+1 (rmja)
(103) 42=18+14+6+4 (rnfd)
(104) 42=18+14+7+3 (rngc)
(105) 42=18+14+8+2 (rnhb)
(106) 42=18+14+9+1 (rnia)
(107) 42=18+15+5+4 (roed)
(108) 42=18+15+6+3 (rofc)
(109) 42=18+15+7+2 (rogb)
(110) 42=18+15+8+1 (roha)
(111) 42=18+16+5+3 (rpec)
(112) 42=18+16+6+2 (rpfb)
(113) 42=18+16+7+1 (rpga)
(114) 42=18+17+4+3 (rqdc)
(115) 42=18+17+5+2 (rqeb)
(116) 42=18+17+6+1 (rqfa)
(117) 42=19+9+8+6 (sihf)
(118) 42=19+10+7+6 (sjgf)
(119) 42=19+10+8+5 (sjhe)
(120) 42=19+10+9+4 (sjid)
(121) 42=19+11+7+5 (skge)
(122) 42=19+11+8+4 (skhd)
(123) 42=19+11+9+3 (skic)
(124) 42=19+11+10+2 (skjb)
(125) 42=19+12+6+5 (slfe)
(126) 42=19+12+7+4 (slgd)
(127) 42=19+12+8+3 (slhc)
(128) 42=19+12+9+2 (slib)
(129) 42=19+12+10+1 (slja)
(130) 42=19+13+6+4 (smfd)
(131) 42=19+13+7+3 (smgc)
(132) 42=19+13+8+2 (smhb)
(133) 42=19+13+9+1 (smia)
(134) 42=19+14+5+4 (sned)
(135) 42=19+14+6+3 (snfc)
(136) 42=19+14+7+2 (sngb)
(137) 42=19+14+8+1 (snha)
(138) 42=19+15+5+3 (soec)
(139) 42=19+15+6+2 (sofb)
(140) 42=19+15+7+1 (soga)
(141) 42=19+16+4+3 (spdc)
(142) 42=19+16+5+2 (speb)
(143) 42=19+16+6+1 (spfa)
(144) 42=19+17+4+2 (sqdb)
(145) 42=19+17+5+1 (sqea)
(146) 42=19+18+3+2 (srcb)
(147) 42=19+18+4+1 (srda)
(148) 42=20+9+7+6 (tigf)
(149) 42=20+9+8+5 (tihe)
(150) 42=20+10+7+5 (tjge)
(151) 42=20+10+8+4 (tjhd)
(152) 42=20+10+9+3 (tjic)
(153) 42=20+11+6+5 (tkfe)
(154) 42=20+11+7+4 (tkgd)
(155) 42=20+11+8+3 (tkhc)
(156) 42=20+11+9+2 (tkib)
(157) 42=20+11+10+1 (tkja)
(158) 42=20+12+6+4 (tlfd)
(159) 42=20+12+7+3 (tlgc)
(160) 42=20+12+8+2 (tlhb)
(161) 42=20+12+9+1 (tlia)
(162) 42=20+13+5+4 (tmed)
(163) 42=20+13+6+3 (tmfc)
(164) 42=20+13+7+2 (tmgb)
(165) 42=20+13+8+1 (tmha)
(166) 42=20+14+5+3 (tnec)
(167) 42=20+14+6+2 (tnfb)
(168) 42=20+14+7+1 (tnga)
(169) 42=20+15+4+3 (todc)
(170) 42=20+15+5+2 (toeb)
(171) 42=20+15+6+1 (tofa)
(172) 42=20+16+4+2 (tpdb)
(173) 42=20+16+5+1 (tpea)
(174) 42=20+17+3+2 (tqcb)
(175) 42=20+17+4+1 (tqda)
(176) 42=20+18+3+1 (trca)
(177) 42=20+19+2+1 (tsba)
(178) 42=21+8+7+6 (uhgf)
(179) 42=21+9+7+5 (uige)
(180) 42=21+9+8+4 (uihd)
(181) 42=21+10+6+5 (ujfe)
(182) 42=21+10+7+4 (ujgd)
(183) 42=21+10+8+3 (ujhc)
(184) 42=21+10+9+2 (ujib)
(185) 42=21+11+6+4 (ukfd)
(186) 42=21+11+7+3 (ukgc)
(187) 42=21+11+8+2 (ukhb)
(188) 42=21+11+9+1 (ukia)
(189) 42=21+12+5+4 (uled)
(190) 42=21+12+6+3 (ulfc)
(191) 42=21+12+7+2 (ulgb)
(192) 42=21+12+8+1 (ulha)
(193) 42=21+13+5+3 (umec)
(194) 42=21+13+6+2 (umfb)
(195) 42=21+13+7+1 (umga)
(196) 42=21+14+4+3 (undc)
(197) 42=21+14+5+2 (uneb)
(198) 42=21+14+6+1 (unfa)
(199) 42=21+15+4+2 (uodb)
(200) 42=21+15+5+1 (uoea)
(201) 42=21+16+3+2 (upcb)
(202) 42=21+16+4+1 (upda)
(203) 42=21+17+3+1 (uqca)
(204) 42=21+18+2+1 (urba)
(205) 42=22+8+7+5 (vhge)
(206) 42=22+9+6+5 (vife)
(207) 42=22+9+7+4 (vigd)
(208) 42=22+9+8+3 (vihc)
(209) 42=22+10+6+4 (vjfd)
(210) 42=22+10+7+3 (vjgc)
(211) 42=22+10+8+2 (vjhb)
(212) 42=22+10+9+1 (vjia)
(213) 42=22+11+5+4 (vked)
(214) 42=22+11+6+3 (vkfc)
(215) 42=22+11+7+2 (vkgb)
(216) 42=22+11+8+1 (vkha)
(217) 42=22+12+5+3 (vlec)
(218) 42=22+12+6+2 (vlfb)
(219) 42=22+12+7+1 (vlga)
(220) 42=22+13+4+3 (vmdc)
(221) 42=22+13+5+2 (vmeb)
(222) 42=22+13+6+1 (vmfa)
(223) 42=22+14+4+2 (vndb)
(224) 42=22+14+5+1 (vnea)
(225) 42=22+15+3+2 (vocb)
(226) 42=22+15+4+1 (voda)
(227) 42=22+16+3+1 (vpca)
(228) 42=22+17+2+1 (vqba)
(229) 42=23+8+6+5 (whfe)
(230) 42=23+8+7+4 (whgd)
(231) 42=23+9+6+4 (wifd)
(232) 42=23+9+7+3 (wigc)
(233) 42=23+9+8+2 (wihb)
(234) 42=23+10+5+4 (wjed)
(235) 42=23+10+6+3 (wjfc)
(236) 42=23+10+7+2 (wjgb)
(237) 42=23+10+8+1 (wjha)
(238) 42=23+11+5+3 (wkec)
(239) 42=23+11+6+2 (wkfb)
(240) 42=23+11+7+1 (wkga)
(241) 42=23+12+4+3 (wldc)
(242) 42=23+12+5+2 (wleb)
(243) 42=23+12+6+1 (wlfa)
(244) 42=23+13+4+2 (wmdb)
(245) 42=23+13+5+1 (wmea)
(246) 42=23+14+3+2 (wncb)
(247) 42=23+14+4+1 (wnda)
(248) 42=23+15+3+1 (woca)
(249) 42=23+16+2+1 (wpba)
(250) 42=24+7+6+5 (xgfe)
(251) 42=24+8+6+4 (xhfd)
(252) 42=24+8+7+3 (xhgc)
(253) 42=24+9+5+4 (xied)
(254) 42=24+9+6+3 (xifc)
(255) 42=24+9+7+2 (xigb)
(256) 42=24+9+8+1 (xiha)
(257) 42=24+10+5+3 (xjec)
(258) 42=24+10+6+2 (xjfb)
(259) 42=24+10+7+1 (xjga)
(260) 42=24+11+4+3 (xkdc) *** xkcd ***
(261) 42=24+11+5+2 (xkeb)
(262) 42=24+11+6+1 (xkfa)
(263) 42=24+12+4+2 (xldb)
(264) 42=24+12+5+1 (xlea)
(265) 42=24+13+3+2 (xmcb)
(266) 42=24+13+4+1 (xmda)
(267) 42=24+14+3+1 (xnca)
(268) 42=24+15+2+1 (xoba)
(269) 42=25+7+6+4 (ygfd)
(270) 42=25+8+5+4 (yhed)
(271) 42=25+8+6+3 (yhfc)
(272) 42=25+8+7+2 (yhgb)
(273) 42=25+9+5+3 (yiec)
(274) 42=25+9+6+2 (yifb)
(275) 42=25+9+7+1 (yiga)
(276) 42=25+10+4+3 (yjdc)
(277) 42=25+10+5+2 (yjeb)
(278) 42=25+10+6+1 (yjfa)
(279) 42=25+11+4+2 (ykdb)
(280) 42=25+11+5+1 (ykea)
(281) 42=25+12+3+2 (ylcb)
(282) 42=25+12+4+1 (ylda)
(283) 42=25+13+3+1 (ymca)
(284) 42=25+14+2+1 (ynba)
(285) 42=26+7+5+4 (zged)
(286) 42=26+7+6+3 (zgfc)
(287) 42=26+8+5+3 (zhec)
(288) 42=26+8+6+2 (zhfb)
(289) 42=26+8+7+1 (zhga)
(290) 42=26+9+4+3 (zidc)
(291) 42=26+9+5+2 (zieb)
(292) 42=26+9+6+1 (zifa)
(293) 42=26+10+4+2 (zjdb)
(294) 42=26+10+5+1 (zjea)
(295) 42=26+11+3+2 (zkcb)
(296) 42=26+11+4+1 (zkda)
(297) 42=26+12+3+1 (zlca)
(298) 42=26+13+2+1 (zmba)
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