Re: A Word Game

Thanks for this!

I was unfortunate enough to randomly get a non-word from my /usr/share/dict/words file:

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I added a grep to only allow words with a vowel (or "y"):

    @dict{ map uc, grep /[aeiouy]/, map /^([a-z]{5})$/, <$FH> } = ();
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I found this out by adding an option to print the current word at the end:

print "\n    Answer = $curr_word\n" if @ARGV;
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Re^2: A Word Game by choroba (Cardinal) on Feb 09, 2022 at 21:28 UTC
> non-word It seems it is a word: fluid extract (used in Amercian prescriptions). `map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]\|\|0,1}[\\|\|{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^ARGV,3]`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 09, 2022 at 20:42 UTC
> I added a grep to only allow words with a vowel (or "y"): since "j" is a variant of "i", I wouldn't be surprised if it was occasionally used as a vowel Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^3: A Word Game by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 09, 2022 at 21:15 UTC
Not in English. What we do see is the use of 'j' in place of 'i' when that 'i' is functioning more like a consontantal 'y'. For example, eject from Latin eiectus	[reply]
Re^4: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 09, 2022 at 21:56 UTC
Yes, but English tends to incorporate loanwords into its dictionary without adjusting the orthography. edit tho I doubt there is an example where it's the only vowel. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by hippo (Archbishop) on Feb 10, 2022 at 10:29 UTC
Re^6: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 10, 2022 at 13:27 UTC
Re^5: A Word Game by GotToBTru (Prior) on Feb 10, 2022 at 19:50 UTC
Re^6: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 10, 2022 at 20:19 UTC
Re^3: A Word Game by kcott (Archbishop) on Feb 10, 2022 at 01:49 UTC
"since "j" is a variant of "i", I wouldn't be surprised if it was occasionally used as a vowel" The word "fjord" springs to mind. I expect there are others. — Ken	[reply]
Re^4: A Word Game by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Feb 11, 2022 at 07:12 UTC
Though wikipedia provides a list of fjords of the United States and a list of fiords of New Zealand there is no such list for Australia :-( ... though I see Britannica claims Port Davey as one ... so I'm not very confident on how to correctly pronounce fjord because I rarely hear it spoken here. Though I thoroughly enjoyed a recent boat trip through the breathtaking Milford Sound in nearby New Zealand, I doubt I'll ever make it to Port Davey due to its extreme inaccessibility. :-(	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by erix (Prior) on Feb 11, 2022 at 07:26 UTC
Re^5: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 11, 2022 at 08:44 UTC
Re^6: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 11, 2022 at 18:05 UTC
Re^4: A Word Game by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 10, 2022 at 20:52 UTC
I'd call that a consonant.	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by kcott (Archbishop) on Feb 11, 2022 at 02:57 UTC
Re^6: A Word Game by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 11, 2022 at 14:24 UTC
Re^5: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 10, 2022 at 21:47 UTC
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