anagram_puzzle.rb

#module AnagramPuzzle

  class Anagram

    def initialize
      @word_list = word_list
      
    end

    def word_list

      # empty array
      wl = []
      dictionary = File.open("/usr/share/dict/words")

      dictionary.each do |line|
        wl.push(line)
        # puts line
      end
      return wl
    end

    def anagram_string(w)

      valid_string = []
      word = w.split("").shuffle.join # rearranging the words
      valid_string << word
      puts valid_string.sample

      # tell customer how to use this to make an anagram
    end

    def solve_anagram

      # num_letters = word.length
      # letters.include? in anagram word # use all the letters given

      valid_anagrams = []
      words = anagram_string("w")
      num_letters = words.length

      @word_list.each do |word|
        next unless word.length == num_letters
          word_copy = word
          word = word.split(//)

          letters.each do |letter|
            if word.include? letter
              word.delete_at word.index(letter)
            end
          end

          if word.length == 0
            valid_anagrams.push(word_copy)
          end
        end
        valid_anagrams
      end
    end
  



anagram = Anagram.new()

# puts anagram.word_list.sample
# a = anagram.word_list.sample
# puts anagram.anagram_string(a)
puts anagram.solve_anagram





  # DICTIONARY

  #  /usr/share/dict/words as the set of English words.

      # num_letters = word.length

      # go thru word list to provide anagram string to create puzzle

      # @word_list.each do |word|