def calc_word_value(word):
"""given a word calculate its value using LETTER_SCORES"""
word = word.upper() # makes the word all upper case
word = list(word) # breaks the word into a list so each char can be compared
word_score = 0 # var for total score
for k, v in LETTER_SCORES.items(): # for loop for each key and corresponding value in the dict
for chars in word: # to iterate over each character in the given word
if chars in k: # if the chars in word are in the dict keys
word_score += v # add the corresponding dict value to word_score
return word_score # return the final word_score
def calc_word_value(word):
"""Calc a given word value based on Scrabble LETTER_SCORES mapping"""
#return sum(LETTER_SCORES.get(char.upper(), 0) for char in word)
#word = word.upper() # makes the word all upper case if it's not already
#word = list(word) # breaks the word into a list so each char can be compared
word_score = 0 # var for total score
for k, v in LETTER_SCORES.items(
): # for loop for each key and corresponding value in the dict
for chars in word: # to iterate over each character in the given word
if chars in k: # if the chars in word are in the dict keys
word_score += v # add the corresponding dict value to word_score
return word_score # return the final word_score
def max_word_value(words=None):
"""given a list of words return the word with the maximum word value"""
words = [x.upper() for x in list(words)] # converts the tuple to a list and performs upper on it
max_score = 0
word_iter = 0
best_word = ''
while word_iter < len(words):
word_score = 0
word = words.pop() # removes the last item in the list and assigns it to word as a string
for k, v in LETTER_SCORES.items(): # for loop for each key and corresponding value in the dict
for chars in word: # to iterate over each character in the given word
if chars in k: # if the chars in word are in the dict keys
word_score += v # add the corresponding dict value to word_score
if word_score > max_score: # this if holds onto the best word and score
max_score = word_score
best_word = word
word_iter += 1
return best_word.lower() # returns the highest scoring word in lowwer case to appease the tests xP
def max_word_value(words):
#calculate the highest scoring word of all possible words
max_score = 0
best_word = ''
words_len = len(words)
while words_len > 0: #loop iterates over length of list
word_score = 0
word = words.pop().upper(
) # removes the last item in the list and assigns it to word as a string, upper to match letter scores
for k, v in LETTER_SCORES.items(
): # for loop for each key and corresponding value in the dict
for chars in word: # to iterate over each character in the given word
if chars in k: # if the chars in word are in the dict keys
word_score += v # add the corresponding dict value to word_score
if word_score > max_score: # this if holds onto the best word and score
max_score = word_score
best_word = word
words_len -= 1
return best_word.lower() # returns the highest scoring word in lower case
