thatcherclough / ScrambleSolver

A simple word scramble solver

ScrambleSolver

ScrambleSolver is a simple word scramble solver.

Features

ScrambleSolver can unscramble and solve word scrambles.

To do this, ScrambleSolver:

• Permutes a given word to find all possible character combinations.
• Cross references each combination with the 479k most common english words. (See credits)

Demo

Requirements

• A Java JDK distribution >=8 must be installed and added to PATH.

Compatibility

ScrambleSolver is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Installation

# clone ScrambleSolver
git clone https://github.com/thatcherclough/ScrambleSolver.git

# change the working directory to ScrambleSolver
cd ScrambleSolver

# build ScrambleSolver with Maven
# for Windows run
mvnw.cmd clean package

# for Linux or Mac run
sh mvnw clean package

Alternatively, you can download the jar from the release page.

Usage

java -jar scramblesolver.jar
ScrambleSolver: A simple word scramble solver (1.1.0)

Usage:
        java -jar scramblesolver.jar [-h] [-v] [-w WORD]

Arguments:
        -h, --help      Display this message.
        -v, --version   Display current version.
        -w, --word      Specify scramble to solve.

Credits

• DWYL for the list of 479k english words. That repository can be found here.

License

• MIT
• Copyright 2020 © Thatcher Clough.