Pentahex Pair Oddities

Introduction

A polyhex oddity is a symmetrical figure formed by an odd number of copies of a polyhex. Symmetrical figures can also be formed with copies of two different polyhexes. Here are the smallest known full-symmetry oddities for the 231 pairs of polyhexes.

See also Pentomino Pair Oddities and Hexiamond Pair Oddities.

Helmut Postl improved on some of my solutions.

Carl and Johann Schwenke improved many of my solutions and solved cases that were previously unsolved.

Chronology of Solutions

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Basic Solutions

5AC 595AD 115AE 175AF 175AH 17
5AI 235AJ 175AK 235AL 175AN 11
5AP 115AQ 175AR 175AS 295AT 53
5AU 295AV 235AW 175AX 295AY 17
5AZ 235CD 115CE 235CF 175CH 23
5CI 475CJ 295CK 175CL 17
5CN 175CP 115CQ 35
5CR 295CS 235CT —5CU 175CV 29
5CW 355CX 535CY 175CZ 175DE 11
5DF 115DH 115DI 115DJ 115DK 11
5DL 115DN 115DP 115DQ 115DR 11
5DS 115DT 115DU 115DV 115DW 11
5DX 115DY 115DZ 115EF 175EH 23
5EI 175EJ 235EK 175EL 175EN 17
5EP 115EQ 235ER 175ES 175ET 41
5EU 295EV 295EW 295EX 175EY 17
5EZ 175FH 175FI 175FJ 115FK 17
5FL 175FN 175FP 115FQ 175FR 17
5FS 175FT 175FU 235FV 175FW 17
5FX 175FY 175FZ 175HI 55HJ 17
5HK 115HL 175HN 115HP 115HQ 17
5HR 175HS 115HT 175HU 235HV 17
5HW 235HX 115HY 115HZ 175IJ 17
5IK 235IL 115IN 115IP 115IQ 23
5IR 175IS 475IT 415IU 235IV 35
5IW 295IX 655IY 115IZ 175JK 17
5JL 175JN 115JP 115JQ 175JR 11
5JS 175JT 235JU 235JV 175JW 29
5JX 175JY 115JZ 175KL 175KN 11
5KP 115KQ 115KR 115KS 115KT 23
5KU 115KV 235KW 115KX 115KY 11
5KZ 115LN 115LP 115LQ 175LR 17
5LS 115LT 235LU 175LV 235LW 23
5LX 235LY 115LZ 115NP 115NQ 11
5NR 115NS 175NT 115NU 115NV 11
5NW 175NX 175NY 115NZ 175PQ 11
5PR 115PS 115PT 115PU 115PV 11
5PW 115PX 115PY 115PZ 115QR 17
5QS 295QT 235QU 115QV 235QW 5
5QX 235QY 175QZ 115RS 235RT 17
5RU 175RV 175RW 175RX 175RY 11
5RZ 175ST 295SU 235SV 235SW 23
5SX 535SY 115SZ 235TU 355TV 23
5TW 175TX 295TY 175TZ 235UV 23
5UW 175UX 115UY 175UZ 235VW 29
5VX 295VY 175VZ 175WX 115WY 17
5WZ 175XY 115XZ 115YZ 11

Lesser Symmetries

I know of no full oddities for the pair C-T. Here are the known cell-centered oddities for this pair with the highest known symmetries.

Holeless Variants

5AC —5AE 235AF 295AI 535AS 53
5AT 595AU 775AV 295AX 535CE —
5CF 415CH 295CI —5CJ 355CN 23
5CQ —5CS 475CU 595CW 415CX 83
5EF 295EI 835EJ 295EK 295ES 65
5ET —5EU 475EV 415EX 535FH 23
5FI 595FJ 355FK 235FL 235FS 29
5FT 355FU 595FV 415FX 415HI 11
5HJ 295HL 235HT 295HV 295HW 29
5IK 295IN 235IS 715IT —5IU —
5IW 415IX —5IY 175JQ 295JT 47
5JU 475JV 235JW 415KT 295LU 23
5NT 295NU 235NV 175QR 235QS 35
5QU 235QW 175RS 295RT 235RU 23
5RY 175ST 835SU 415SV 295SX 59
5SY 175SZ 295TU 535TV 355TW 41
5TX 835UV 295UW 415UX —5VW 41
5XY 17

Last revised 2024-10-07.


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