Word Pruning by Letter Subtraction

subtract_letters.rb

possible_words = ["seek", "find", "ignore", "pursue", "covet"]
available_letters = [   "w5","g6","f7","s2","e1","l3","h8","n1","f7","b8","r12","u3","g6","i4","q9","o3","d2","s2","f7"]

words = Array[possible_words].flatten
available_letters = tiles.map {|e| e[0]}
available_letters.each {|e| words = words.map {|w| w.sub(e, '')}}
viable_words = words.each_with_index.collect {|w,k| possible_words[k] if w==""}.compact
letter_value_hash = Hash[tiles.map {|l| [l.slice(0), l.slice(1..3).to_i]}]

word_as_values = viable_words.map do |word|
  word.split("").map {|c| letter_value_hash[c]}
end

board_as_arrays = board.map{|c| c.split(" ")}
space_as_arrays = board_as_arrays.map{|t| t.map {|x| x.to_i} }
space_as_arrays.map{|x| x.include?(2) || x.include?(3)}

space_as_arrays.each_with_index.map do |word,k| 
  word.each_with_index.map do |number,y| 
    if number.to_i > 1
      p "index: [#{y}] [#{k}] value: #{number}"
    end
  end
end