B E g h I L O S. A list of ALL of them.

One of the most momentous days of my life came during a boring lecture in math class as a seventh grader. Daydreaming off into the distance, my neighbor quickly tossed me his calculator, turned it upside down, and told me to read it. He had typed the letters 0.7734, which looked like 'h.ELLO'.

I have never been bored since that day.

At work this last week, I was programming an application that only keypad for user input. To display a report on the monitor, I decided to require the user to type 0.7734. It was either that or 8675309. I don't know if anyone will ever figure out the significance of the number or not.

Today, my user asked for a new report. This requires me to come up with a new numeric sequence, leading me to research calculator spelling. The official name for calculator spelling is called a BEghILOS (those are the letters that resemble numbers on the calculator).

I have been wanting to write something in python (the programming language) for some time now and decided that this project was as good as any. So I wrote a program listing all the possible BEghiLOS that exist. It turns out there are 542 of them.

The dictionary I used was found here. If you know of a BEghILOS that is not on the list, its the fault of the dictionary :) Please add it in the comments.

I also posted the python script after the below list. Any of you python gurus out there, if you see anything weird with my code, please let me know. It's my first python program, so I'd be surprised if there wasn't something wrong.

Word	Calculator Numbers
be	38
bee	338
beebee	338338
beebees	5338338
bees	5338
beg	938
begs	5938
beige	39138
beiges	539138
bel	738
belie	31738
belies	531738
bell	7738
belle	37738
belles	537738
bellies	5317738
bells	57738
bels	5738
besiege	3931538
besieges	53931538
bezel	73238
bezels	573238
bezil	71238
bezils	571238
bi	18
bib	818
bibb	8818
bibbs	58818
bible	37818
bibles	537818
bibless	5537818
bibs	5818
big	918
biggie	319918
biggies	5319918
biggish	4519918
bigs	5918
bilbo	08718
bilboes	5308718
bilbos	508718
bile	3718
biles	53718
bilge	39718
bilges	539718
bill	7718
billie	317718
billies	5317718
bills	57718
bio	018
bios	5018
bis	518
bise	3518
bises	53518
biz	218
bize	3218
bizes	53218
bizzes	532218
bleb	8378
blebs	58378
bless	55378
blesses	5355378
bliss	55178
blisses	5355178
blob	8078
blobs	58078
blooie	310078
bo	08
bob	808
bobbies	5318808
bobble	378808
bobbles	5378808
bobs	5808
bog	908
boggish	4519908
boggle	379908
boggles	5379908
bogie	31908
bogies	531908
bogle	37908
bogles	537908
bogs	5908
boil	7108
boils	57108
bole	3708
boles	53708
boll	7708
bolls	57708
bolo	0708
bolos	50708
bolshie	3145708
bolshies	53145708
boo	008
boob	8008
boobie	318008
boobies	5318008
boobish	4518008
booboo	008008
booboos	5008008
boobs	58008
boogie	319008
boogies	5319008
boohoo	004008
boohoos	5004008
boos	5008
booze	32008
boozes	532008
bos	508
bosh	4508
boshes	534508
boss	5508
bosses	535508
bossies	5315508
bozo	0208
bozos	50208
ebb	883
ebbs	5883
eel	733
eels	5733
egg	993
eggless	5537993
eggs	5993
eggshell	77345993
egis	5193
egises	535193
ego	093
egoless	5537093
egos	5093
eh	43
el	73
elegies	5319373
elegise	3519373
elegises	53519373
elegize	3219373
elegizes	53219373
elhi	1473
eligible	37819173
ell	773
ells	5773
els	573
else	3573
es	53
eses	5353
ess	553
esses	53553
gee	339
gees	5339
geese	35339
geez	2339
gel	739
gelee	33739
gelees	533739
gels	5739
gesso	05539
gessoes	5305539
ghee	3349
ghees	53349
ghi	149
ghibli	178149
ghiblis	5178149
ghillie	3177149
ghillies	53177149
ghis	5149
gib	819
gibbose	3508819
gibe	3819
gibes	53819
gibs	5819
gie	319
gies	5319
gig	919
giggle	379919
giggles	5379919
gighe	34919
gigolo	070919
gigolos	5070919
gigs	5919
gill	7719
gillie	317719
gillies	5317719
gills	57719
glebe	38379
glebes	538379
glee	3379
glees	53379
gleg	9379
glib	8179
glob	8079
globe	38079
globes	538079
globose	3508079
globs	58079
glogg	99079
gloggs	599079
gloss	55079
glosses	5355079
glossies	53155079
gloze	32079
glozes	532079
go	09
gob	809
gobble	378809
gobbles	5378809
gobies	531809
gobo	0809
goboes	530809
gobos	50809
gobs	5809
goes	5309
goggle	379909
goggles	5379909
gogo	0909
gogos	50909
golosh	450709
goloshe	3450709
goloshes	53450709
goo	009
googlies	53179009
googol	709009
googols	5709009
goos	5009
goose	35009
gooses	535009
gosh	4509
he	34
hebe	3834
hebes	53834
heel	7334
heelless	55377334
heels	57334
heeze	32334
heezes	532334
heh	434
hehs	5434
heigh	49134
heil	7134
heils	57134
heishi	145134
helio	01734
helios	501734
hell	7734
hellhole	37047734
hellish	4517734
hello	07734
helloes	5307734
hellos	507734
hells	57734
helo	0734
helos	50734
hes	534
hi	14
hie	314
hies	5314
higgle	379914
higgles	5379914
high	4914
highs	54914
hili	1714
hill	7714
hillo	07714
hilloes	5307714
hillos	507714
hills	57714
his	514
hiss	5514
hisses	535514
hissies	5315514
ho	04
hob	804
hobbies	5318804
hobble	378804
hobbles	5378804
hobo	0804
hoboes	530804
hobos	50804
hobs	5804
hoe	304
hoes	5304
hog	904
hogg	9904
hoggish	4519904
hoggs	59904
hogs	5904
hoise	35104
hoises	535104
hole	3704
holeless	55373704
holes	53704
holies	531704
hollies	5317704
hollo	07704
holloes	5307704
holloo	007704
holloos	5007704
hollos	507704
hols	5704
hoolie	317004
hose	3504
hosel	73504
hosels	573504
hoses	53504
ibis	5181
ibises	535181
igloo	00791
igloos	500791
ill	771
ills	5771
is	51
isle	3751
isleless	55373751
isles	53751
isogloss	55079051
isohel	734051
isohels	5734051
isolog	907051
isologs	5907051
issei	13551
isseis	513551
lee	337
lees	5337
leg	937
leges	53937
legible	3781937
legless	5537937
legs	5937
lei	137
leis	5137
less	5537
lessee	335537
lessees	5335537
lez	237
lezzes	532237
lezzie	312237
lezzies	5312237
li	17
lib	817
libel	73817
libelee	3373817
libelees	53373817
libellee	33773817
libels	573817
libs	5817
lie	317
liege	39317
lieges	539317
lies	5317
lilies	531717
lis	517
lisle	37517
lisles	537517
lo	07
lob	807
lobbies	5318807
lobe	3807
lobes	53807
lobo	0807
lobos	50807
lobs	5807
loess	55307
loesses	5355307
log	907
loge	3907
loges	53907
loggie	319907
logo	0907
logoi	10907
logos	50907
logs	5907
loll	7707
lollies	5317707
lolls	57707
loo	007
loobies	5318007
looie	31007
looies	531007
loos	5007
loose	35007
looses	535007
lose	3507
losel	73507
losels	573507
loses	53507
loss	5507
losses	535507
obe	380
obeli	17380
obelise	3517380
obelises	53517380
obelize	3217380
obelizes	53217380
obes	5380
obese	35380
obi	180
obis	5180
oblige	391780
obligee	3391780
obligees	53391780
obliges	5391780
oboe	3080
oboes	53080
obol	7080
obole	37080
oboles	537080
oboli	17080
obols	57080
obsess	553580
obsesses	53553580
oe	30
oes	530
ogee	3390
ogees	53390
ogle	3790
ogles	53790
oh	40
oho	040
ohs	540
oil	710
oilhole	3704710
oilholes	53704710
oils	5710
ole	370
oleo	0370
oleos	50370
oles	5370
olio	0170
olios	50170
ologies	5319070
ooh	400
oohs	5400
oologies	53190700
ooze	3200
oozes	53200
os	50
ose	350
oses	5350
see	335
seel	7335
seels	57335
sees	5335
seg	935
sego	0935
segos	50935
segs	5935
sei	135
seis	5135
seise	35135
seises	535135
seize	32135
seizes	532135
sel	735
sell	7735
selle	37735
selles	537735
sells	57735
sels	5735
sessile	3715535
sh	45
she	345
shell	77345
shells	577345
sheol	70345
sheols	570345
shes	5345
shh	445
shiel	73145
shiels	573145
shies	53145
shill	77145
shills	577145
shoe	3045
shoebill	77183045
shoeless	55373045
shoes	53045
shog	9045
shogs	59045
shoo	0045
shool	70045
shools	570045
shoos	50045
si	15
sib	815
sibb	8815
sibbs	58815
sibs	5815
siege	39315
sieges	539315
sigh	4915
sighless	55374915
sighs	54915
sigil	71915
sigils	571915
sigloi	107915
siglos	507915
sill	7715
sillies	5317715
sills	57715
silo	0715
silos	50715
sis	515
sises	53515
sissies	5315515
size	3215
sizes	53215
sizzle	372215
sizzles	5372215
sleigh	491375
sleighs	5491375
slob	8075
slobbish	45188075
slobs	58075
sloe	3075
sloes	53075
slog	9075
slogs	59075
slosh	45075
sloshes	5345075
so	05
sob	805
sobs	5805
soil	7105
soilless	55377105
soils	57105
sol	705
sole	3705
solei	13705
soleless	55373705
soles	53705
solgel	739705
soli	1705
solo	0705
solos	50705
sols	5705
sos	505
zee	332
zees	5332
zig	912
zigs	5912
zill	7712
zills	57712
zizzle	372212
zizzles	5372212
zoo	002
zoos	5002

#! /usr/bin/env python

import string

beghilets = ['b', 'e', 'h', 'i', 'l', 'o', 's', 'z', 'g']

calcLets = ['B', 'E', 'h', 'I', 'L', 'O', 'S', 'Z', 'G']

calcNums = ['8', '3', '4', '1', '7', '0', '5', '2', '9']

fDict = open('dictionary.txt', 'r')

fWords = open('All_Beghilos.txt', 'w')

count = 0

maxWordLen = 0

line = fDict.readline()

while line != '':

line = string.strip(line)

line = string.lower(line)

if len(line) > maxWordLen:

maxWordLen = len(line)

calcWord = ""

calcNumber = ""

isBeghilo = True

for i in range(len(line)):

isBeghilet = False

j = 0

for let in beghilets:

if line[i] == let:

calcWord += calcLets[j]

calcNumber += calcNums[j]

isBeghilet = True

j += 1

if isBeghilet == False:

isBeghilo = False

if isBeghilo == True:

fWords.write(line.ljust(maxWordLen+1)+" "+calcWord.ljust(maxWordLen+1)+" "+calcNumber[::-1]+'\n')

count += 1

line = fDict.readline()

fWords.write("%d total words" % (count))

fWords.close()

fDict.close()