Re: [PHP-DEV] Anagram Type Puzzle From: Sebastian Bergmann (sb <email protected>)
Date: 09/10/01

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Ralph Guzman wrote:
>
> Im trying to figue out the following anagram using PHP. Here is the
> problem:
>
> Using letters of the alphabet represented by a number, I have to come
> up with words that add up to exactly 100.
>
> Numbers are in reverse where A=26 and Z=1, so for example:
>
> A = 26
> B = 25
> C = 24
> ...
> ...
> X = 3
> Y = 2
> Z = 1
>
> So let's say the word 'acronym'
>
> A + C+R+0+N+Y+M
> 26 + 24 + 9+12+13+2+14 = 100
>
> My thoughts were to download a list of words in the dictionary, then
> read the file and somehow replace each letter by its number, then add
> each letter for each word and see which words would equal to 100.
>
> So I am emailing this list for any suggestions or examples of code
> that I can use to accomplish this. Any help?
>
> Thanks much. 

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