Odd words: Difference between revisions

=={{header|Lua}}==

<lang Lua>minOddWordLength = 5

minWordLength = minOddWordLength*2-1

dict = {}

for word in io.lines('unixdict.txt') do

local n = #word

if n >= minOddWordLength then -- skip words that are too short

dict[word] = n

end

end

for word, len in pairs(dict) do

if len >= minWordLength then

local odd = ""

for o, _ in word:gmatch("(.)(.?)") do

odd = odd .. o

end

if dict[odd] then

print(string.format("%10s → %s", word, odd))

end

end

end</lang>

{{out}}

Note: Output will not be alphabetical.

<pre> barbarian → brain

childbear → cider

corrigenda → cried

supervene → spree

siltation → slain

terminable → trial

supersede → spree

slingshot → sight

propionate → point

salvation → slain

palladian → plain

gargantuan → grata

headdress → hades

statuette → saute</pre>