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in_class/cse123-inclass11/ScrabbleHelperv2/Scrabble.java

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+import java.util.*;
+import java.io.*;
+
+public class Scrabble {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Set<String> dictionary = loadDictionary();
+        List<Character> letters = readLetters();
+
+        String best = findBestWord(letters, dictionary);
+        System.out.println(best + " (" + scoreWord(best) + ")");
+    }
+
+    public static String findBestWord(List<Character> letters, Set<String> dict) {
+        
+    }
+
+
+    // HELPER METHODS
+
+    // does not check if word is legal
+    private static int scoreWord(String word) {
+        //              A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q,  R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
+        int[] values = {1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 2, 4, 1, 8, 5, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 10, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 8, 4, 10};
+
+        int score = 0;
+        word = word.toUpperCase();
+        for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++) {
+            char ch = word.charAt(i);
+            score += values[ch - 'A'];
+        }
+
+        return score;
+    }
+
+    private static List<Character> readLetters() {
+        List<Character> result = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
+        System.out.print("Enter letters separated by whitespace: ");
+        Scanner letters = new Scanner(input.nextLine());
+        while (letters.hasNext()) {
+            String letter = letters.next();
+            if (letter.length() > 1) {
+                System.out.println("  Skipping " + letter + " - not one letter");
+            } else {
+                result.add(letter.toUpperCase().charAt(0));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static Set<String> loadDictionary() {
+        try {
+            Scanner input = new Scanner(new File("dictionary.txt"));
+            Set<String> dict = new HashSet<>();
+
+            while (input.hasNextLine()) {
+                dict.add(input.nextLine());
+            }
+
+            return dict;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;   
+        }
+    }
+}