// Finds words that can be built from 1-4 distinct tiles in the puzzle pool // but are missing from our dictionary, using a large reference word list // (an-array-of-english-words, ~275k words) as the source of truth. // // Usage: // node scripts/find-missing-combo-words.mjs # report only // node scripts/find-missing-combo-words.mjs --write # save scripts/combo-words.txt import fs from 'node:fs'; import { createRequire } from 'node:module'; import { buildWordSet } from './lexicon-sources.mjs'; import { TARGET_WORDS_POOL } from '../src/data/puzzles.js'; const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); const REFERENCE = require('an-array-of-english-words'); const OUT_FILE = 'scripts/combo-words.txt'; // Every tile that can appear on a board (all puzzles are generated from the pool) const chunks = new Set(); TARGET_WORDS_POOL.forEach(t => t.tiles.forEach(c => chunks.add(c.toLowerCase()))); const maxChunkLen = Math.max(...[...chunks].map(c => c.length)); // Base dictionary WITHOUT the previously generated combo list, so re-runs are stable const dictionary = buildWordSet({ includeComboWords: false }); // Can `word` be split into 1-4 distinct pool tiles? Returns the split or null. function segment(word, start = 0, used = []) { if (start === word.length) return used.length ? [...used] : null; if (used.length === 4) return null; for (let len = 1; len <= maxChunkLen && start + len <= word.length; len++) { const piece = word.slice(start, start + len); if (!chunks.has(piece) || used.includes(piece)) continue; used.push(piece); const result = segment(word, start + len, used); used.pop(); if (result) return result; } return null; } const found = []; for (const raw of REFERENCE) { const w = raw.toLowerCase(); if (w.length < 3 || w.length > 16 || !/^[a-z]+$/.test(w)) continue; // 2-letter words use the fixed allowlist if (dictionary.has(w)) continue; const split = segment(w); if (split) found.push({ word: w, split }); } found.sort((a, b) => a.word.localeCompare(b.word)); console.log(`Pool tiles: ${chunks.size}`); console.log(`Missing words buildable from pool tiles: ${found.length}`); const byTiles = { 1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0, 4: 0 }; found.forEach(f => byTiles[f.split.length]++); console.log('By tile count:', byTiles); console.log('Sample:', found.slice(0, 40).map(f => `${f.word}(${f.split.join('+')})`).join(' ')); if (process.argv.includes('--write')) { const header = [ '# Words buildable from pool tiles that are missing from wordlist-english.', '# Generated by scripts/find-missing-combo-words.mjs (source: an-array-of-english-words).', '# These are accepted in play but never shown in the 30-word solution lists.', '# Delete a line to stop accepting that word.' ]; fs.writeFileSync(OUT_FILE, [...header, ...found.map(f => f.word)].join('\n') + '\n', 'utf8'); console.log(`Saved ${found.length} words to ${OUT_FILE}`); }