Letter Value
A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T 1
D, G 2
B, C, M, P 3
F, H, V, W, Y 4
K 5
J, X 8
Q, Z 10
So now that you've got those letter values, consider what data structure is good for mapping keys to values?
"cabbage" should be scored as worth 14 points:
- 3 points for C
- 1 point for A, twice
- 3 points for B, twice
- 2 points for G
- 1 point for E
And to total:
3 + 2 * 1 + 2 * 3 + 2 + 1- =
3 + 2 + 6 + 3 - =
5 + 9 - = 14