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+from json import load
+from string import ascii_uppercase
+import numpy as np
+import re
+from functools import reduce
+from time import perf_counter
+
+t0 = perf_counter()
+
+Charmask = np.int32
+WORD_LENGTH = 5
+N_SOLUTIONS = 2315
+VALID_WORDS_IDX = -1
+VALID_SOLUTIONS_IDX = 0
+
+char2bit = {c:1<<(ord(c)-ord('A')) for c in ascii_uppercase}
+bit2char = {k:v for v,k in char2bit.items()}
+
+def load_dictionary(filename):
+    print(f"Loading dictionary at {filename}")
+    regex = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z]{"+f"{WORD_LENGTH}"+r"}$")
+    with open(filename, 'r') as file:
+        words = [line.strip().upper() for line in file.readlines() if regex.match(line)]
+        print(f"Loaded {len(words)} words")
+        return words
+
+def bitify_word(word):
+    return [char2bit[c] for c in word]
+
+def bitify_words(words):
+    return np.array([bitify_word(word) for word in words], dtype=Charmask)
+
+
+# So this time around we'll play SoA instead of AoS and see how we go
+WORDS = load_dictionary("words-kura")
+WORDS_B = bitify_words(WORDS)
+WORDS_BM = np.bitwise_or.reduce(WORDS_B, 1)
+WORDS_B_BM = np.vstack((WORDS_B.T, [WORDS_BM])).T  # Bitmask in last column
+
+
+def simulate(guess_ids, solution_id):
+    required_chars = 0
+    banned_chars = np.zeros(WORD_LENGTH, Charmask)
+    for guess_id in guess_ids:
+        required_chars |= WORDS_BM[guess_id] & WORDS_BM[solution_id]
+        banned_chars |= WORDS_BM[guess_id] & ~WORDS_BM[solution_id]
+    reqs_slice = (WORDS_BM & required_chars) == required_chars
+    return sum((WORDS_B[reqs_slice] & banned_chars).any(1))
+
+def find_worstcase(guess_ids):
+    worst_idx = 0
+    worst_remaining = 0
+    for solution_id in range(0, N_SOLUTIONS):
+        remaining = simulate(guess_ids, solution_id)
+        if remaining > worst_remaining:
+            worst_remaining = remaining
+            worst_idx = solution_id
+    return worst_remaining, worst_idx
+
+# def _generate_wordcache_nested(cache, subcache, keymask, depth, lastidx):
+#     # Guess we'll have subcache as WORDS_BM for now
+#     for idx in range(lastidx, 26):
+#         ib = 1<<idx
+#         sc2 = WORDS_BM[]
+
+# def generate_wordcache(valid_words):
+#     valid_solutions = valid_words[:N_SOLUTIONS]
+
+t1 = perf_counter()
+
+worst_per_guess = [find_worstcase([guess]) for guess in range(0, len(WORDS_B))]
+
+t2 = perf_counter()
+
+print(f'Setup time: {t1-t0}    Loop time: {t2-t1}')
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