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From: bruce@dolqci.UUCP (Bruce Limber)
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Subject: Re: looking for scrabble source code / references
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Date: Tue, 23-Jun-87 13:14:32 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 23 13:14:32 1987
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Keywords: computer scrabble

In article <370@esunix.UUCP> loosemor@esunix.UUCP (Sandra Loosemore) writes:
>I recently dug up a scrabble implementation . . . huge vocabulary, . . .
>quite speedy, . . . must be doing some kind of hashing or preprocessing
>on the dictionary . . ..  Is there any literature on heuristics for scrabble?
>. . . PD scrabble . . . source code?

A fascinating thought:  I've always thought that the semi-ultimate computer
program would be one to generate newspaper-grade crossword puzzles.

Please post your findings!

Best, 


-- 
Bruce Limber (seismo!dolqci!bruce)
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