Fifty Dollar Word$
From Ms. Smiley’s Class
Each of the words
below has an exact value of $50, and was
discovered by a student in Ms. Smiley’s 5th grade
class at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary School. To
prove it, just encode each word, using the “Secret
Coded Letter Values” chart and use any of the
four basic math operations in any
order or combination.
50
50
EXAMPLE:
J O N I
15, 5, 9, 10
9 x 5 = 45
15 + 45 = 60
60 – 10 = 50
50
50
$
$ 50
50
OR
15 – 10 = 5
9 x 5 = 45
45 + 5 = 50
Joni is a $50 word!
$
$
50
50
Secret Coded Letter Values
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
= '
=F
=M
=H
=G
=O
=A
= S
=E
50
50
$
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
N
I
L
R
X
C
J
Y
K
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
$
=D
=B
=P
=W
=T
=Q
=Z
=U
=V
50
50
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