In the first numbers round, I factored for an alternative solution (43 x 3^3 = 387): 100 / 2 = 50 10 - 8 = 2 5 + 2 = 7 50 - 7 = 43 43 x 9 = 387 In the sixth round, there's nothing to equal INTERNALS, but you could have a few eights: RATLINES, LANTERNS, ENTRAILS, etc. In the seventh round, it was a really poor selection of letters. Nothing to beat or equal HEATED, but if you wanted to use the X you could have HEXED, TAXED, and EXEAT.
In the first numbers round, I factored for an alternative solution (43 x 3^3 = 387):
100 / 2 = 50
10 - 8 = 2
5 + 2 = 7
50 - 7 = 43
43 x 9 = 387
In the sixth round, there's nothing to equal INTERNALS, but you could have a few eights: RATLINES, LANTERNS, ENTRAILS, etc.
In the seventh round, it was a really poor selection of letters. Nothing to beat or equal HEATED, but if you wanted to use the X you could have HEXED, TAXED, and EXEAT.