letterboxed 0.0.1

Solve the daily Letterboxed word puzzle from the New York Times.

Letterboxed Solver

Python module to solve the daily word puzzle from the New York Times.

Installation

python -mpip install letterboxed

Usage

You will need a local dictionary file in order to use this module. On Linux they are usually available under /usr/share/dict.

$ letterboxed -h
usage: letterboxed [-h] -d <file> top left right bottom

NYT Letterboxed Two-Solver

positional arguments:
top         Comma-separated letters from top side.
left        Comma-separated letters from left side.
right       Comma-separated letters from right side.
bottom      Comma-separated letters from bottom side.

options:
-h, --help  show this help message and exit
-d <file>   Dictionary File

# Puzzle for December 7, 2023
$ letterboxed -d /usr/share/dict/american-english a,e,g p,o,t h,i,l c,m,v
glove -> empathetic

Example python module usage:

from letterboxed import Letterbox

with open("/usr/share/dict/american-english-small", "r") as fp:
    dict = fp.read().split("\n")

lbox = Letterbox((('a', 'e', 'g'), ('h','i','l'), ('c', 'm', 'v'), ('p', 'o', 't')), dict)

print(" -> ".join(lbox.solve()))