ScrabbleCheater: One practical application of MATLAB

Is linear algebra bumming you out? Use this simple script to beat English majors at Scrabble.

This, "project," was born when I was trying to better figure out the nuances of object-oriented recursive data structures using MATLAB but I also kept losing at Scrabble. It uses a digital tree (Trie) to create a library of words that I found in a text file somewhere online. After running scrabblecheater.m, you type in your letters and it will print out a table with all of the valid words and their associated points. Works great in MATLAB Mobile if you want to be discrete.

There are better ways to cheat using the internet.

No amount of cheating will help you win at Scrabble if you don't understand how to use two letter words.