factorableWords.frink

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/** This finds words expressed in base 36 that are factorable into other words.     Yeah, I know, it's silly. */

words = "file:///home/eliasen/prog/mobydict/scrabble/sowpods.txt"

wordList = select[lc[lines[words]], %r/^[a-z]*$/i]
wordSet = toSet[wordList]

for word = wordList
{
   if (length[result = factorWord[word, wordSet]] != 0)
      println["$word\t$result"]
}

/** This function sets up the recursive call.   All results will be put in the
    set. */

factorWord[word, wordSet] :=
{
   return factorWord[word, wordSet, new set]
}

/** This is the actual recursive call.  Results will be returned in the return
    value, which is the set called result. */

factorWord[word, wordSet, result] :=
{
   num = parseInt[word, 36]
   factors = allFactors[num, false, false, false]
   for factor = factors
      if wordSet.contains[factor -> base36]
      {
         other = (num/factor -> base36)
         if (wordSet.contains[other])
            result.put[other]
         else
            factorWord[other, wordSet, result]
       }

   return result
}


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