letters to numbers

test

function letterValue(str){
    var anum={
        a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4, e: 5, f: 6, g: 7, h: 8, i: 9, j: 10, k: 11, 
        l: 12, m: 13, n: 14,o: 15, p: 16, q: 17, r: 18, s: 19, t: 20, 
        u: 21, v: 22, w: 23, x: 24, y: 25, z: 26
    }
    if(str.length== 1) return anum[str] || ' ';
    return str.split('').map(letterValue);
}
letterValue('dragos');