# solvejumble.py

# this kind of signature is just the letters of a word
# in alphabetical order
def signature(word):
    chars = list(word)
    chars.sort()
    return chars

# This creates and returns a (potentially really long) list of all the
# words in the given file.
def wordlist(fname):
    with open(fname) as f:
        return f.read().split()

# This goes through every word in the dictionary and checks to
# see if it has the same signature as the given word.    
def matches(jumble):
    sign = signature(jumble)
    result = []
    for word in wordlist("dictionary.txt"):
        if signature(word) == sign:
            result.append(word)
    return result

def main():
    jumble = input("Enter a scrambled word: ")
    print("Matches are:", matches(jumble))
    
main()