On March 17, 2024, Thomas Ptacek pondered on Mastodon about finding Spelling Bee pangrams that would lead to the highest scores in the game. Curious about this solvable problem, the author decided to take a crack at it. The article delves into the methodology used to identify the “worst” pangrams, those that result in the fewest playable words. By using a scrabble wordlist and a specific algorithm, they were able to determine that “equivoke” is the worst pangram. Surprisingly, the word “equivoke” only yields 6 legal words in the Spelling Bee dictionary. The code and results are presented in detail, showcasing the unique approach to analyzing Spelling Bee pangrams.
https://notes.billmill.org/blog/2024/03/What_are_the__worst__spelling_bee_pangrams_.html