def main():
# dictionary of tile scores
scrabble = {
'BLANK': 0,
'A': 1,
'B': 3,
'C': 3,
'D': 2,
'E': 1,
'F': 4,
'G': 2,
'H': 4,
'I': 1,
'J': 8,
'K': 5,
'L': 1,
'M': 3,
'N': 1,
'O': 1,
'P': 3,
'Q': 10,
'R': 1,
'S': 1,
'T': 1,
'U': 1,
'V': 4,
'W': 4,
'X': 8,
'Y': 4,
'Z': 10,
}
# get the tiles from the user and uppercase them
tiles = input('Please enter the letters on your tiles, separated by commas: ')
# replace spaces with blank strings
# convert all to uppercase
tiles = tiles.replace(' ', '').upper()
# split into a list at the commas
tiles = tiles.split(',')
# loop through the tiles and add up the point values
total = 0
for tile in tiles:
# get the point value for the current tile
point_value = scrabble[tile]
# add the point value to the total
total += point_value
# place a comma and a space between each element in tiles and print the result
result = f"With the letters {', '.join(tiles)} the maximum possible score is {total} if all the tiles are played."
print(result)
main()Output:
Please enter the letters on your tiles, separated by commas: blank,g,h,q,z,j,x
With the letters BLANK, G, H, Q, Z, J, X the maximum possible score is 42 if all the tiles are played.
def main():
# dictionary of tile scores
scrabble = {
'BLANK': 0,
'A': 1,
'B': 3,
'C': 3,
'D': 2,
'E': 1,
'F': 4,
'G': 2,
'H': 4,
'I': 1,
'J': 8,
'K': 5,
'L': 1,
'M': 3,
'N': 1,
'O': 1,
'P': 3,
'Q': 10,
'R': 1,
'S': 1,
'T': 1,
'U': 1,
'V': 4,
'W': 4,
'X': 8,
'Y': 4,
'Z': 10,
}
tile_quantities = {
'A': 9,
'B': 2,
'C': 2,
'D': 4,
'E': 12,
'F': 2,
'G': 3,
'H': 2,
'I': 9,
'J': 1,
'K': 1,
'L': 4,
'M': 2,
'N': 6,
'O': 8,
'P': 2,
'Q': 1,
'R': 6,
'S': 4,
'T': 6,
'U': 4,
'V': 2,
'W': 2,
'X': 1,
'Y': 2,
'Z': 1,
'BLANK': 2,
}
# get the tiles from the user and uppercase them
tiles = input(
'Please enter the letters on your tiles, separated by commas: ')
# replace spaces with blank strings
# convert all to uppercase
tiles = tiles.replace(' ', '').upper()
# split into a list at the commas
tiles = tiles.split(',')
# loop through the tiles and add up the point values
total = 0
for tile in tiles:
# if the user's entry contains more of a tile than exist in Scrabble, tell the user.
number_in_hand = tiles.count(tile)
number_available = tile_quantities[tile]
if number_in_hand > number_available:
print(f'There is/are only {number_available} "{tile}" tile(s) in Scrabble. You entered {number_in_hand}.')
# exit the main() function
return
# get the point value for the current tile
point_value = scrabble[tile]
# add the point value to the total
total += point_value
# place a comma and a space between each element in tiles and print the result
result = f"With the letters {', '.join(tiles)} the maximum possible score is {total} if all the tiles are played."
print(result)
main()Output:
Please enter the letters on your tiles, separated by commas: z,z,z,z,z,z,z
There is/are only 1 "Z" tile(s) in Scrabble. You entered 7.
Keep in mind that this is just one potential solution.