gistfile1.py

import sys

if __name__ == '__main__':
	# check command line argument for 25 letters
	if len(sys.argv[1]) == 25:
		listOfLetters = list(sys.argv[1])
		print listOfLetters

		# better than readlines as this doesnt include \n
		dictionary = open('/usr/share/dict/words', 'r').read().splitlines()

		# split up dictionary words into 2d array by character
		dictionaryArray = []
		for word in dictionary:
			# only add words with at least 2 letters
			if len(word) > 1:
				dictionaryArray.append(list(word))

		possiblewords = []

		#need to check for duplicates
		for wordArray in dictionaryArray:
			dummystack = wordArray

			for character in wordArray:
				if character in listOfLetters:
					dummystack.remove(character)

					if len(dummystack) == 0:
						possiblewords.append(''.join(wordArray))
				else:
					break

		# sort answers by length in descending order
		possiblewords.sort(key=len, reverse=True)
		for word in possiblewords[:10]:
			print word
	else :
		print "Enter 25 letters without spaces"