threes.py - re-split several 3-letter words into (several-1) new 3-letter words

threes.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# scruss, 2024-10

from itertools import combinations
from textwrap import wrap
import random

random.seed(None)

COUNT = 5  # your number of 3 letter words to string together
# I don't recommend going above 5 because it gets really slow
# 'was per age two now law ⇒ asp era get won owl', tho ...

matches = {}  # all of the known three letter words
seen = {}  # so we don't get duplicate results

# top 50 three letter words in Wikipedia
c = (
    "age air all and any are but can day did "
    "due end few for had has her him his how "
    "its law led low man may men new not now "
    "off old one out own per run see set she "
    "six the too two use war was way who you"
)
common = c.split(" ")
for i in common:
    matches[i] = 1
random.shuffle(common)

# there are probably easier ways to ingest /usr/dict/words
#  three letter words - arbitrarily edited by me
for i in (
    "ace act add ado ads adv aft age ago aha "
    "aid ail aim air ale all alt amp and "
    "ani ant any ape app arc are ark arm art "
    "ash ask asp ass ate auk awe awl axe aye "
    "baa bad bag bah ban bar bat bay bed bee beg "
    "bet bib bid big bin bit boa bob bog boo bop "
    "bot bow box boy bra bud bug bum bun "
    "bus but buy bye cab cad cam can cap "
    "car cat caw cis cob cod cog col con coo "
    "cop cot cow cox coy cry cub cud cue cum cup "
    "cur cut dab dad dam day deb den dew did "
    "die dig dim din dip doc doe dog don "
    "dot dry dub dud due dug dun duo "
    "dye ear eat ebb eel egg ego eke elf elk "
    "ell elm emo emu end eon era ere erg err "
    "etc eve ewe eye fad fag fan far "
    "fat fax fed fee fen few fey fez fib "
    "fie fig fin fir fit fix flu fly fob foe fog "
    "foo fop for fox fro fry fun fur "
    "gab gad gag gal gap gas gay gee gel gem gen "
    "get gig gin gnu gob god goo got gum gun "
    "gut guy gym had hag hah ham has hat haw "
    "hay hem hen hep her hew hex hey hid "
    "hie him hip his hit hob hoc hod hoe hog hop "
    "hot how hrs hub hue hug hum hut "
    "ice icy ilk ill imp inc ink "
    "inn ins int ion ire irk ism its ivy jab jag "
    "jam jar jaw jay jet jib jig job jog jot joy "
    "jug jut keg ken key kid kin kit lab lad lag "
    "lam lap lat law lax lay lea led lee leg "
    "lei let lib lid lie lip lit lob log "
    "lop lot low lox lug lye mad man map "
    "mar mat maw max may med meg men "
    "met mew mid mil min mix mob mod mom "
    "moo mop mow mud mug mum nab nag "
    "nap nay neg net new nib nil nip nit nix nod "
    "non nor not now nub nun nut oaf oak "
    "oar oat obj odd ode off oft ohm oil "
    "old one ops opt orb orc ore our out ova owe "
    "owl own pad pal pan pap par pas pat paw pay "
    "pea pee peg pen pep per pet pew pie pig "
    "pin pip pis pit pkg ply pod poi pol pop pot "
    "pox pro pry pub pug pun pup pus put pwn pyx "
    "qua rag ram ran rap rat raw ray red ref rep "
    "rev rho rib rid rig rim rip rob rod roe rot "
    "row rub rue rug rum run rut rye "
    "sac sad sag sap sat saw sax say sea sec see "
    "set sew sex she shy sic sim sin sip sir sis "
    "sit six ski sky sly sob sod son sop "
    "sot sow sox soy spa spy sty sub sue sum sun "
    "sup tab tad tag tam tan tap tar tat tax "
    "tea tee ten the tho thy tic tie tin tip "
    "tit toe tog tom ton too top tor tot tow toy "
    "try tub tug tun tux two ugh ump ups urn "
    "use van var vat vet vex via vie vim viz "
    "vol vow wad wag wan war was wax way web wed "
    "wee wen wet who why wig win wit wiz woe wok "
    "won woo wot wow wry xor "
    "yak yam yap yaw yea yen yep yes "
    "yet yew yip yon you yuk yum yup zap zed "
    "zen zip zit zoo"
).split(" "):
    matches[i] = 1

for j in combinations(common, COUNT):
    i = "".join(j)
    for x in range(2):
        k = 0
        m = wrap(i[1 + x : 3 * (COUNT - 1) + 1 + x], 3)
        mj = " ".join(m)
        for w in m:
            if w in matches:
                k = k + 1
        if k == (COUNT - 1):
            if mj not in seen:
                seen[mj] = 1
                print(" ".join(j), "⇒", mj)

threes_sample.txt

has set can two new ⇒ ass etc ant won
has how low now not ⇒ ash owl own own
has how low now law ⇒ ash owl own owl
has how low now end ⇒ ash owl own owe
has how low law end ⇒ ash owl owl awe
has how low law led ⇒ ash owl owl awl
has how now law end ⇒ ash own owl awe
has how now law led ⇒ ash own owl awl
has her are per air ⇒ ash era rep era
has her are per end ⇒ ash era rep ere
has see low now not ⇒ ass eel own own
has see low now law ⇒ ass eel own owl
has see low now end ⇒ ass eel own owe
has see low law end ⇒ ass eel owl awe
has see low law led ⇒ ass eel owl awl
has him per air end ⇒ ash imp era ire
has him per age new ⇒ ash imp era gen
has she now law end ⇒ ass hen owl awe
has she now law led ⇒ ass hen owl awl
has she war the may ⇒ ass hew art hem
has she war the who ⇒ ass hew art hew
has she war the new ⇒ ass hew art hen
has she war can two ⇒ ass hew arc ant
has she war two new ⇒ ass hew art won
has she was per air ⇒ ass hew asp era
has she was per end ⇒ ass hew asp ere
has she was had six ⇒ ass hew ash ads
has she was had off ⇒ ass hew ash ado
has she was his man ⇒ ass hew ash ism
has she you the may ⇒ ass hey out hem
has she you the who ⇒ ass hey out hew
has she you the new ⇒ ass hey out hen
has she you two new ⇒ ass hey out won
has she per air end ⇒ ass hep era ire
has she per age new ⇒ ass hep era gen
has she who two new ⇒ ass hew hot won
set how its own age ⇒ tho wit sow nag
how low now law end ⇒ owl own owl awe
how low now law led ⇒ owl own owl awl
her are per air end ⇒ era rep era ire
her are per age new ⇒ era rep era gen
see low now law end ⇒ eel own owl awe
see low now law led ⇒ eel own owl awl
one war the who two ⇒ new art hew hot
one war can two new ⇒ new arc ant won
one was per air end ⇒ new asp era ire
one was per age new ⇒ new asp era gen
one the who two new ⇒ net hew hot won
she war the who two ⇒ hew art hew hot
she war can two new ⇒ hew arc ant won
she was per air end ⇒ hew asp era ire
she was per age new ⇒ hew asp era gen
she you the who two ⇒ hey out hew hot
war the who two new ⇒ art hew hot won
you the who two new ⇒ out hew hot won