Message Forum: Re: Classic Games: Hangman

Re: Classic Games: Hangman

Posted By: Sam, on host 64.140.215.100
Date: Friday, February 24, 2006, at 16:25:18
In Reply To: Classic Games: Hangman posted by Gharlane on Friday, February 24, 2006, at 14:47:20:

> So, I'm wondering if it uses a Scrabble dictionary (those include many archaic words and spellings) or something more esoteric?

Much more esoteric. UNIX systems come with a general-purpose word list for things like spell checkers, word games, and so on. I just use that, restricting my search to non-capitalized words at least five letters long. There's all kinds of weird stuff in there.

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Re: Classic Games: Hangman - Gharlane - Fri, 2/24/2006, 18:21:29

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