Solving Approach
This one works out to about 5.4 letters per word on average. This puzzle leans toward longer words — apostrophes and doubled letters will likely crack it open faster than word length alone. Rated medium, this one asks for a bit more pattern recognition than a warm-up puzzle, but nothing that requires guesswork.
About Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was an American jurist and legal philosopher who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for three decades. He revolutionized legal thinking by arguing that law evolves with society rather than reflecting immutable truths, famously stating that "the life of the law has been experience, not logic." His influential opinions shaped constitutional interpretation and free speech doctrine, making him one of America's most celebrated judges and a towering intellectual figure of the twentieth century.
Did you know? Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court for nearly thirty years, from 1902 to 1932.