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Longest word from array of letters #435676 01/10/14 16:00 01/10/14 16:00
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 968 EpsiloN OP User
EpsiloN OP User Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 968	For a side project, I have to make a function search through a list of all words (80k or more). I have an array of letters arranged like this: abcd efgh ijkl mnop The user can go from "a" to its neighbours "b" "e" or "f". Crossing is allowed (eg. "b" to "e" to "a" and to "f"). My logic: Get all possible combinations of 3+ letters up to 16, then match every combination to the word list and remove anything that isnt a word, then sort by length. But I dont even know where to begin! I could hard-code all possible moves between letters, but that would be a LOT of combinations and time. Anyone have any ideas? Extensive Multiplayer tutorial: http://mesetts.com/index.php?page=201

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Longest word from array of letters	EpsiloN	01/10/14 16:00
Re: Longest word from array of letters	WretchedSid	01/10/14 16:09
Re: Longest word from array of letters	EpsiloN	01/10/14 16:22
Re: Longest word from array of letters	WretchedSid	01/10/14 16:46
Re: Longest word from array of letters	EpsiloN	01/10/14 17:04
Re: Longest word from array of letters	Kartoffel	01/10/14 16:10