A ||| Adam ||| 1,2,3,4,5 B ||| Bob ||| 1,2,3,4,5 B ||| Brian ||| 1,2,3,4,5 Carl ||| C ||| 3,2,1,4,5 Bruce ||| B ||| 3,2,1,4,5 C ||| Cheryl ||| 1,2,3,4,5 #### %hash = ( A => [ 'Adam' ], B => [ 'Bob', 'Brian', 'Bruce' ], C => [ 'Carl', 'Cheryl' ]); #### letter names ------------------------ A Adam B Bob;;Brian;;Bruce C Carl;;Cheryl letter name ------------------------ A Adam B Bob B Brian B Bruce C Carl C Cheryl