scrabblescore.rb

# Letter                           Value
# A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T       1
# D, G                               2
# B, C, M, P                         3
# F, H, V, W, Y                      4
# K                                  5
# J, X                               8
# Q, Z                               10

class Scrabble


	def self.score(word)
		letter_score = {"A" => 1, "E" => 1, "I" => 1, "O" => 1, "U" => 1, "L" => 1, "N" => 1, "R" => 1, "S" => 1, "T" => 1,
										"D" => 2, "G" => 2,
										"B" => 3, "C" => 3, "M" => 3, "P" => 3,
										"F" => 4, "H" => 4, "V" => 4, "W" => 4, "Y" => 4,
										"K" => 5, 
										"J" => 6, "X" => 6,
										"Q" => 7, "Z" => 7}
		score = 0
		letters = word.split("")
		letters.each do |letter|
			score = score + letter_score[letter.upcase]
		end
		score
	end
end

puts Scrabble.score("cabbage")