Function spellingbee::check_word
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Test if the given word is a valid answer to the spelling bee, and return
scoring information if it is an answer. If the word is not an answer than
None
will be returned.
Notes
A word is considered an answer if it is at least four letters long, at least
one character matches required
, and the remaining letters match of the
characters in extra
or the required character. A pangram is when a
word’s letters match both the required character, and every character listed
in extra
.
Scoring is determined with the following rules: 1. Words of length four are worth one point. 2. Words longer than four letters are worth their length in points. 3. A pangram word gets an additional seven points.
Examples
use spellingbee::check_word;
assert!(check_word("loon", 'o', "unrlap").is_some());
assert!(check_word("unpopular", 'o', "unrlap").unwrap().is_pangram);
assert_eq!(7, check_word("pronoun", 'o', "unrlap").unwrap().score);
assert!(check_word("foobar", 'o', "unrlap").is_none());