jsundram · November 4, 2022 18:17 · jsundram · Nov 4, 2022
diff --git a/bee.sh b/bee.sh
 #!/usr/bin/env bash

 # Solve the Spelling Bee (https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee)

 # Usage `./bee.sh ulroapn | more` where the first letter is the one in the middle 
 # Output: a list of valid dictionary words that contain the first letter and
 # no letters that aren't on the list provided. 

 # Unfortunately the MacOS dictionary has words that aren't in the custom
 # Spelling Bee dictionary, so you may find words listed that aren't accepted
 # by the spelling bee app.

 letters=$1 
 center=${letters:0:1}  # Assumes first letter is the middle one

 # This used to be a one-liner but I decided to make it more readable.
 egrep -w "^[$letters]+" /usr/share/dict/words | grep $center |  # Get all the words that match
    awk -v number= '{ if (length > 3) print length, $0 }' |     # Prefix them with their length if they are longer than 3 letters
    sort -rn |                                                  # Sort numerically in reverse (longest first)
    cut -d" " -f2-                                              # Remove the length prefix.
	#!/usr/bin/env bash

	# Solve the Spelling Bee (https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee)

	# Usage `./bee.sh ulroapn \| more` where the first letter is the one in the middle
	# Output: a list of valid dictionary words that contain the first letter and
	# no letters that aren't on the list provided.

	# Unfortunately the MacOS dictionary has words that aren't in the custom
	# Spelling Bee dictionary, so you may find words listed that aren't accepted
	# by the spelling bee app.

	letters=$1
	center=${letters:0:1} # Assumes first letter is the middle one

	# This used to be a one-liner but I decided to make it more readable.
	egrep -w "^[$letters]+" /usr/share/dict/words \| grep $center \| # Get all the words that match
	awk -v number= '{ if (length > 3) print length, $0 }' \| # Prefix them with their length if they are longer than 3 letters
	sort -rn \| # Sort numerically in reverse (longest first)
	cut -d" " -f2- # Remove the length prefix.