Scrabble Word Scoring Engine

This project includes two Python scripts that compute the highest-scoring Scrabble words from a given set of letters using standard letter scores.

Features

• Calculates word scores using official Scrabble tile values
• Supports wildcard characters (* and ?)
• Validates words against a reference dictionary (sowpods.txt)
• Optimized for readability and teaching purposes

Files

• scrabble.py – input handling, word generation, and scoring logic
• wordscore.py – function to calculate the score of a word
• sowpods.txt – dictionary of valid Scrabble words (included)

How to Run

From the command line:

python scrabble.py PAINTER

Author

Praj Prabhu