' version 28-01-2019 ' compile with: fbc -s console Dim As String blocks(1 To 20, 1 To 2) => {{"B", "O"}, {"X", "K"}, {"D", "Q"}, _ {"C", "P"}, {"N", "A"}, {"G", "T"}, {"R", "E"}, {"T", "G"}, {"Q", "D"}, _ {"F", "S"}, {"J", "W"}, {"H", "U"}, {"V", "I"}, {"A", "N"}, {"O", "B"}, _ {"E", "R"}, {"F", "S"}, {"L", "Y"}, {"P", "C"}, {"Z", "M"}} Dim As UInteger i, x, y, b() Dim As String word, char Dim As boolean possible Do Read word If word = "" Then Exit Do word = UCase(word) ReDim b(1 To 20) possible = TRUE For i = 1 To Len(word) char = Mid(word, i, 1) For x = 1 To 20 If b(x) = 0 Then If blocks(x, 1) = char Or blocks(x, 2) = char Then b(x) = 1 Exit For End If End If Next If x = 21 Then possible = FALSE Next Print word, possible Loop Data "A", "Bark", "Book", "Treat", "Common", "Squad", "Confuse", "" ' empty keyboard buffer While InKey <> "" : Wend Print : Print "hit any key to end program" Sleep End