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You are filling out a crossword and need a word that fits the pattern E*G****R. What are your options? How many words have all 5 vowels in order? What's the only common English word that ends in 'mt'? Use Python to answer questions like this instantly while practicing manipulating data from a file and regular expressions.
==Setup==
See the Friday setup page and the section on installing dependencies for information on information on getting setup.
==Handout==
[[Wordplay handout]]: goals and cheat sheet.
==Goals==
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* Get experience with regular expressions.
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* Find and print the words that start with "ee".
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* Find and print the words that have all 5 vowels in alphabetical order.
* Look for other interesting properties of English words in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_words_with_uncommon_properties and write code to find the words that have these properties.
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