Scrabble Score Tracker

This is a Python project for tracking and calculating scores in a game of Scrabble among friends. The project uses dictionaries to organize players, words, and points.

Introduction

In this project, we process data from a group of friends playing Scrabble. We have provided two lists, letters and points, representing the Scrabble letter tiles and their corresponding point values. The goal is to create a dictionary that maps each letter to its point value.

Implementation

We start by combining the letters and points lists into a dictionary named letter_to_points. This dictionary is used for scoring words played in the game.

We define a function called score_word(word) that calculates the score for a given word based on the letter_to_points dictionary.

We then create a dictionary called player_to_words that maps players to a list of words they have played. Additionally, an empty dictionary named player_to_points is created to calculate each player's total points.

The update_point_totals() function iterates through the player_to_words dictionary, calculates the points for each player, and updates the player_to_points dictionary.

The play_word(player, word) function allows players to add words they've played to their respective lists in player_to_words. It also updates the points for the player using update_point_totals().

Example Usage

Here's how you can use the functions in this project:

# Calculate the score for a word
print(score_word("BROWNIE"))  # Output: 15

# Add a word played by a player
play_word("player1", "patates")

# Print the updated player data
print(player_to_words)
print(player_to_points)