letterboxed 0.0.4

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 if you want to specify custom puzzles with '-l'.

$ letterboxed -h
usage: letterboxed [-h] (-n | -l top-rgt-lft-btm) [-d <file>]

NYT Letterboxed Two-Solver

options:
-h, --help          show this help message and exit
-n                  Pull today's puzzle from the NYTimes website.
-l top-rgt-lft-btm  Specify the letters you want on the box.
-d <file>           Dictionary File

# Puzzle for December 8, 2023
$ letterboxed -d /usr/share/dict/american-english -l CTO-UFM-QZB-INA -d /usr/share/dict/american-english-huge
quiz -> zombification

$ letterboxed -n

Today's puzzle is CTO-UFM-QZB-INA

quiz -> zombification
quoz -> zombification

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)

for pair in lbox.solve():
    print(" -> ".join(pair))