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Hi Michael Big user of Cardbox. Big user. Big. As I right click to add to cardbox, my preferences are exclusively "Anagrams and Hooks" and I have to uncheck...
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Dec 13, 2007
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Is this possible? Thanks in advance Cheers Ev...
Evan Simpson
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Dec 18, 2007
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Hi all I've recently invested in a micro-mini-laptop by Asus (having seen another Scrabbler with one and getting jealous), however it runs on Linux (Xandros to...
Benjemin J Wilson
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Dec 19, 2007
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On 19/12/2007, Benjemin J Wilson <hulla.mahulla@...> wrote: Hi Ben, ... Zyzzyva runs just fine on Linux. Just get the Linux installer from the ...
Anand Buddhdev
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Dec 19, 2007
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... I have an Eee PC too, and I absolutely love it! I'd start by just downloading the installer and running it. Check this wiki for answers to some general...
John O'Laughlin
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Dec 19, 2007
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How about this, as an option: instead of showing *tiles* for the letters, display the alphagram as colored text .. and use different colored text to indicate...
Kevin Turner
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Dec 21, 2007
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LeXpert has an option to list the number of words in an alphagram, but I turned it off -- I found that it helped me cheat. Does this alphagram have 5 or 6 ...
Richard Johnson
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LeXpert has an option to list the number of words in an alphagram, but I turned it off -- I found that it helped me cheat. Does this alphagram have 5 or 6 ...
Richard Johnson
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Dec 21, 2007
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... Zyzzyva has that option too, but its configurable and off by default. Personally, I like to know how many there are more, but I totally understand why some...
Kevin Turner
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Dec 21, 2007
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Hi to the Zyzzyva list, I've been using Zyzzyva as my primary study tool for almost a year now, and I think it's fantastic. Many thanks to Michael for his...
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Dec 26, 2007
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I was wondering exactly how Zyzzyva calculated the probability of a word being played (wrt to same-length words). I'm not much of a mathematician, but a system...
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Jan 21, 2008
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Evan, Have you taken blanks into account? The blanks can significantly change the rankings of words. I'm posting this from a discussion in ...
Mick de Lange
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Jan 21, 2008
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The difference is in the blanks. To draw AEEINRT, there are 9x12x(11/5)x9x6x6x6 ways it can occur. To draw a rack that allows you to play ARENITE, you can...
Richard Johnson
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Jan 21, 2008
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Thanks for the answer, guys. It seems it was the blanks which made the difference... Anyway, it only affects words +/- a position in the order or probability,...
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Jan 22, 2008
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If, say, I were looking to generate a list of all 5-letter words that contain a V but do not start with a V, how would I ask Zyzzyva to do that?...
matthew_tunnicliffe
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Jan 27, 2008
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... Here's how I did it: I created a search for pattern "V????", then saved the results of the search (words only). Then I changed the search to search for...
Richard Johnson
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Jan 27, 2008
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On Jan 27, 2008 1:18 PM, matthew_tunnicliffe ... Here's the search I would do: Pattern Match: [^V]???? Includes Letters: V -- Michael W Thelen Luck favors the...
Michael Thelen
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Jan 28, 2008
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Ah, perfect. Thanks, I didn't know about that [^V] thing I could do. ... Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and...
Matthew Tunnicliffe
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Jan 28, 2008
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Hi - I am trying to make hard-copy flashcards of the top 1000 8's. To start, I want to create a list in probability order that has the alphagrams in one...
rubyclaire123
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Jan 29, 2008
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First of all, Great Program. Love it and it has definitely increased my bingo percentages and word knowledge. I'd like to be able to print the 'Analyze Quiz'...
bill_pizer
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Jan 31, 2008
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Try right-clicking in each list. You should get a context menu allowing you to save the list. Save the list to a txt file, then print the file. OffByOne...
Richard Johnson
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Jan 31, 2008
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Hi there Can anyone help? Have just started using Zyzzyva, and would like to create my own word lists, which I could then use to quiz myself. Is this...
Lorraine Gordon
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Feb 9, 2008
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... You can create word lists by selecting a set of criteria -- word length, some letters, etc etc -- in the search section. To make these into a quiz, ...
Jim Caughran
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Feb 9, 2008
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Thanks for the help Jim. Could I ask for some further assistance?! I just want to know how to (for example) make up a list of 4-letter words omitting or ...
Lorraine Gordon
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Feb 9, 2008
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... From the search panel, you can save a word list, then edit out the words you know by hand. In the cardbox quiz, a right-click gives you an option to delete...
Jim Caughran
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Feb 10, 2008
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I would also like the ability to run reports from the cardbox database information. I'm just beginning my study of words in preparation for a local tournament...
Jon Moss
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Feb 28, 2008
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Here's a simple Windows-based set of instructions for accessing the Zyzzyva database via SQL: 1. Download *SQLite 3* for Windows (precompiled binary): ...
Kevin Turner
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Feb 29, 2008
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Am dying to use Zyzzyva on my new Eee, but can't quite work out how to run the installer! I've saved it in a directory. Double-clicking on it just results in...
trevor_halsall
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Mar 12, 2008
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Trevor, http://zyzzyva.net/packages/Zyzzyva-1.0.6-linux-installer.bin is self-extracting, but when you download a file like that from the web, it won't be...
John O'Laughlin
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Mar 12, 2008
5:34 pm
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Thanks for this John. It did seem to install. However it¶ not apparent where to go from here. In the folder there¶ a zyzzyva file - I click on it and it...
Trevor Halsall
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