largest perfect cube EN word in base 23

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Largest perfect cube that's an English word in base 23, from https://twitter.com/wacnt/status/669304627964153856
var fs = require('fs') var wordListPath = require('word-list') var words = fs.readFileSync(wordListPath, 'utf8').split('\n') var answer = words .map(word => ({word, root: Math.cbrt(parseInt(word, 23))})) .filter(item => Math.pow(item.root, 3).toString(23) === item.word) .filter(item => item.root % 1 === 0) .sort((a, b) => a.root - b.root) .pop(); `${Math.pow(answer.root, 3)} (${answer.word})`
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