Solution to Reddit Daily Programmer #221 - Word Snake

snake.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
#input = "SHENANIGANS SALTY YOUNGSTER ROUND DOUBLET TERABYTE ESSENCE"
input = "DELOREAN NEUTER RAMSHACKLE EAR RUMP PALINDROME EXEMPLARY YARD"
input = input.split(" ")
spaces = 0

#Loop through the words.
input.each_with_index do |word, counter|
    if counter % 2 == 0
        print " " * spaces
        puts word
        spaces += word.length - 1
    else
        #To print down need an array of characters.
        char_array = word.split("")
        
        #Now loop through it and print.
        char_array.each do |letter|
            print " " * spaces
            puts letter
        end
    end
end