Fewest Words in Rearranged Alphabets

Authors

A. Ross Eckler

Abstract

Unless one is dealing with a relatively large dictionary, it is not difficult to rearrange the alphabet so that no four-letter heterograms (words with no repeated letters) can be read off in order. However, it appears impossible to achieve this for three-letter heterograms for even a small dictionary. The purpose of this article is to exhibit an alphabetic rearrangement (not unique) that minimizes the number of three-letter Official Scrabble Players Dictionary heterograms.

Recommended Citation

Eckler, A. Ross (2011) "Fewest Words in Rearranged Alphabets," Word Ways: Vol. 44 : Iss. 2 , Article 3.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol44/iss2/3