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Versatility
Dec. 22nd, 2012 08:44 pmWhat is the most versatile set of three distinct letters that one can have in Scrabble?
This is the kind of thing that randomly goes through my head from time to time. I was wondering if there was any set of 3 letters for which all six unique permutations of the letters are actual English words.
So for example, if you have the letters PTO, you can write POT, TOP, and OPT, but TPO, PTO, and OTP are not real words (fandom acronym appropriations notwithstanding).
What is the most permutable set of three English Letters? Are there any that have all six possibilities covered? Using the list at this site, I did some research and some data manipulation in R to find the answer.
( Exploration below! )
This is the kind of thing that randomly goes through my head from time to time. I was wondering if there was any set of 3 letters for which all six unique permutations of the letters are actual English words.
So for example, if you have the letters PTO, you can write POT, TOP, and OPT, but TPO, PTO, and OTP are not real words (fandom acronym appropriations notwithstanding).
What is the most permutable set of three English Letters? Are there any that have all six possibilities covered? Using the list at this site, I did some research and some data manipulation in R to find the answer.
( Exploration below! )
