Late Night Scrabble

a game

Given a four-letter word, re-arrange the letters and send it off to the next person on your email list. You can change (replace with a different) one letter. No duplicate words allowed, no proper names, etc.

When there are over 100 words, how does one check for duplicates? Each potential solution – and there will no doubt be many – needs to be compared to the list to assure there are no matches.

The code:

Count the words in the “Late Night Scrabble” email/social virus. module Enumerable def dups inject({}) {|h,v| h[v]=h[v].to_i+1; h}.reject{|k,v| v==1}.keys end end File.open ‘late.scrabble’ do |file| @werds = [] while line = file.gets werd = line.split(" – ") puts werd⁰.downcase @werds << werd end puts @werds.dups.inspect end The words: WORD: rare – Donal, Greybull, WY rate – Linda, Park City, UT date – Delana, Cheyenne, Wy late – Emily Denver, CO gate – Malia, Arvada, CO fate – Beth, Littleton, CO fare – Pam, Colorado Springs, CO farm – Heather, Littleton, CO, January 7, 2009 firm – Sarah Sebewaing, MI form – Rebecca, Unionville, MI, 1-7-09 fort – Christine, Crown Point, IN, 1-8-09 sort – Deb, Crown Point, IN, 1-8-09 tore – Joan, Crown Point, IN, 1-8-09 tire – Barbara, Crown Point, IN, 1/08/09 fire – Sara, Crown Point, IN, 1/8/09 wire – Patty, Culver, IN, 1/12/09 dire – Lucy, Crown Point, IN, 1/12/09 dirt – Ann, Portage Indiana, 1/12/09 riot – Judi, Naples, FL, 1/13/09 root – Jana, Empire, MI, 1/14/09 room – Victoria, Traverse City, MI, 1/16/09 loom – Bonny, Traverse City, MI, 1/16/09 loam – Melinda, Bear Lake MI, 1/17/09 roam – Shawn, Clarkston, MI, 1/18/09 foam – Michelle, Clarkston, MI, 1/19/09 foal – Teresa Seidel, W. Bloomfield, MI, 1/20/09 goal – Vickie, Brighton, MI, 1/21/09 goat – Becky, Westland, MI, 1/21/09 boat – Joyce, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1/21/09 moat – Jane, E. Lansing, MI, 1/23/09 moot – Susan. Okemos, MI, 1/23/09 mood – jenny, HK, 1/23/09 good – Charlene, Hingham, Ma, 1/23/2009 hood – Annmarie, Naples, FL, 1/23/2009 food – Myriam, Naples FL, 1/23/09 wood – Louis, Middletown NY, 20090124 word – Russ, Suffern NY, 1/25/09 worm – Laurie, Suffern, NY, 1/25/09 wore – Mary, Bronx, NY, 1/25/09 pore – Annette, Carmel, IN, 1/26/09 (formerly from the Bronx ) Lore – Debby Jo, Indianapolis, IN, 1/26/09 love – Nancy, Indianapolis, IN, 1/27/09 dove – Mimi, Indianapolis, IN, 1/27/09 mode – Joline, Indianapolis, IN, 1/27/09 code – Rick, Carmel, IN, 1/27/09 bode – Jim, Indianapolis, IN, 1/27/09 body – Cynthia, Indianapolis, IN, 1/27/09 bony – Sally, Indianapolis, IN, 2/03/09 pony – Pat, Goodyear, AZ, 2/4/09 puny – Joan, Jacksonville, FL, 2/4/09 punt – Sue, Bellevue, WA 2/4/09 unit – Val, Bellevue, WA 2/4/09 tins – Kay, Kirkland, WA 2/05/09 nits – Sandra, Centralia, WA, 2-6-09 pits – Nancy, River Vale, NJ, 2-9-9 pets – Pam, Farmington, CT, 2/10/09 pots – Gail, Brookfield, WI, 2/11/09 lots – Greg, Brookfield, WI, 2/11/09 tots – Dick, Fort Atkinson, Wi, 2/11/09 bots – Jeff, Fort Atkinson, wi, 02/’25/09 bats – Tony, Fort Atkinson WI, 02/25/09 rats – Don, Columbus, WI, 02/25/09 cats – Pat, Columbus, WI, 02/25/09 stay – Ruth, Ann Keen, St. Germain WI stag – Karl, Spencer, Va. star – Kelly, Bassett, VA, 02-26-09 scar – Alissa, Bassett, VA, 02/27/2009 cast – Lyndee, Bassett, VA, 2/27/09 last – Katina, Martinsville,VA, 2/28/09 task – Mark, VA, 3/1/09 bask – Paula, Martinsville, VA, 03/01/09 mask – gill, nc, 3-1-09 mast – pal, nc, 3/1/09 spam – John, MS, 3/2/09 spay – Carol, Memphis TN days – Bobbie, Memphis, TN, by way of FL pays – Sue, Nashville, TN via FL says – Judy, Kirkwood, MO lass – Lisa, Manchester, CT, 4/23/09 last – Gloria, Windsor, CT, 4/23/09 silt – Kathy Jo, Tolland, CT, 4/23/09 salt – Laurie, Ft. Myers, FL, 33907 sail – Anjali, Ft. Myers, FL, 4/23/09 mail – Nancy, Ft. Myers, FL, 4/23/09 lame – ken, Bellevue Ia, 4/24/09 meat – Terry, Dubuque, IA, 4/24/09 acme – Bernice, Silver Creek, WA, 4/29/09 cane – Jan, Asotin WA, 4/29/09 pane – Jennifer Asotin WA, 4/29/09 near – John, El Cajon, CA, 4/30/09 dear – Mary, El Cajon, CA, 5/1/09 fear – Pat, Plymouth, MA, 5/2/2009 sear – Carolyn, Turners Falls, MA, 5/2/2009 bear – Judy, W. Splfd, MA, 5/2/09 dear – Marilyn, Rochester, NY, 5/2/09 dean – Dottie, Myrtle Beach, SC, 5/2/2009 lean – Jim, Conway, SC, 5/03/09 jean – pms, 01077, 5/4/09 bean – gail, 06498, 5/03/09 able – Ann, NY, 5/03/09 blab – Bill, NJ, 5/03/09 blob – Nancy, NC, 5/08/09 boob – Bill, Maine, 5/08/09 oboe – Judy, Brevard, NC 5/9/09 boot – Kae, Brevard, NC 5/9/09 toot – Donna, Berea, KY, 5/9/09 tool – Frances, OH, 5/10/09 cool – Barbara, OH, 5/11/09 pool – Carolyn SC, 5/11/09 pole – Brenda, SC, 5/12/09 pile – Marion, SC, 5/13/09 vile – Fran, Texas, 5/13/09 bile – Floyd, SC, 5/14/09 file – Carolyn, SC, 5/1409 fail – Joan, SC, 5/14/09 tail – Larry, St.Pete, Florida, 5/14/09 sail – Mary, Waterloo, NY, 5/15/09 bail – Carol, Clay, NY, 5/16/09 jail – Marie, Hastings, NY, 5/16/09 hail – Tamsie Central Square, NY, 5/17/09 mail – Tree, Constantia, NY, 5/17/09 sail – Holly Hockley, TX, 5/17/09 said – Kathryn Houston, TX, 5/17/09 paid – Karen Gold Run, CA, 05/18/09 laid – Diane, Colfax, CA, 8:07 5/18/09 aida – Mary Jo HVL, Ca, 5/18/09 data – Suzanne, Kaneohe, HI, 5/18/09 dada – Steve, Lincoln, NE, 5/18/2009 nada – Matt, Lincoln, NE, 5/18/2009