Checking if the placed word is in a dictionary

[krystian1201]

This check can be done only after we confirm the tiles are in one line

[krystian1201]

Data structure - just a list of strings?

[krystian1201]

use SOWPODS - "the word list used in English-language tournament Scrabble in most countries except the USA, Thailand and Canada"

[krystian1201]

Can there be a word with both commonRow and commonColumn?

[krystian1201]

Incorrect single word in row - OK Incorrect single word in column - OK

[krystian1201]

Correct single word in row - OK Correct single word in column - OK

[krystian1201]

Two words - one in column, the other in row - sharing one letter

• to the left - OK
• to the top - OK
• to the right - OK
• to the bottom - OK

[krystian1201]

Two words - one crossing another in the middle

• horizontal - OK
• vertical - OK

[krystian1201]

Word starting or ending near the boarder's of the board

• right - OK
• left - OK
• top - OK
• bottom - OK

[krystian1201]

Word "between" two other words:

• perpendicular, word placed:
  • crossing, extending
  • horizontal - OK
  • vertical - OK
  • extending from two sides
  • horizontal - OK
  • vertical - OK

[krystian1201]

Tested some typical cases - probably there are still some cases to work on but they will come out earlier.

[krystian1201]

Extending word by one letter:

• top - OK
• bottom - OK
• left - OK
• right - OK

CommonColumn and CommonRow != NULL

[krystian1201]

One letter forming two words - one in column, the other in row

• word from dictionary - OK
• word not from dictionary - OK

[krystian1201]

Two words "parallel" to each other - forming multiple new words - TO DO

[krystian1201]

The most obvious cases have been covered - let's close it for now and wait till bugs appear.