For purposes of maintenance and code validation the @letter initialization code may be better written:

my @letters =
    ('a') x 9, ('b') x 2, ('c') x 2, ('d') x 4, ('e') x 12, ('f') x 2,
    ('g') x 4, ('h') x 2, ('i') x 9, ('j') x 1, ('k') x 1, ('l') x 4, 
+('m') x 2,
    ('n') x 6, ('o') x 8, ('p') x 2, ('q') x 1, ('r') x 6, ('s') x 4, 
+('t') x 6,
    ('u') x 4, ('v') x 2, ('w') x 2, ('x') x 1, ('y') x 2, ('z') x 1;

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and of course you should always use strictures.

Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond

In reply to Re: Inputing vectors into a scrabble-esque game by GrandFather
in thread Inputing vectors into a scrabble-esque game by Aldebaran

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