35 (OR 46 depending upon which of the scoring method used in this thread you favour):

#23456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123456 # 123456789_123456789_123456789_12345 perl -nlE"unpack('%c*',$_&chr(31)x30)-65||say" words.txt

On *nix, it can be 1 shorter (correct nested 's; thanks choroba):

#23456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_12345 # 123456789_123456789_123456789_1234 perl -nlE'unpack("%c*",$_&"\x1f"x30)-65||say' words.txt

And one shorter still:

#23456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_12345 # 123456789_123456789_123456789_1234 perl -nlE'unpack("%c*",$_&"\c_"x30)-65||say' words.txt

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In reply to Re: Homework Golf (35) by BrowserUk
in thread Homework Golf by McD

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