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From: dash@fluke.UUCP (Mike Dash)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: how many words can you make from gorilla?
Message-ID: <1532@vax4.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Apr-84 13:06:02 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 16 13:06:02 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Apr-84 01:32:08 EST
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you can use the letters in gorilla to make lots of words, of course (rag,
rail, grail, log, gal, oil, air...).  what i really want to know is how
can i ask unix to look for the words?

i would like to say foo gorilla, and have foo look for all words which are
composed of letters in gorilla, using no other letters, and using no letter
twice (except of course for l).

is there an easy way to do this?  is there any way?  i'm no hacker and there-
fore have to ask if anyone else can think of a way...

-- dash (direct replies to ...decvax!microsof!fluke!dash or fluke!dash@uw-vlsi)