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Re: Lost 12-word seed, got good hints
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decodx
on 15/02/2024, 20:31:00 UTC
⭐ Merited by Lucius (1)
So I've lost my 12-word seed but I still know the first letter of each word. 
Can I make a script trying all possible combinations and recover my seed in a reasonable amount of time?

I'm afraid brute forcing your seed phrase, even with known letters, is basically impossible.  With 12 random words drawn from a list of over 2000, the combinations are just astronomical.  Every initial letter opens up hundreds of possibilities - for instance 136 words start with A.  Doing the math, that's way too many combinations for any computer to churn through in our lifetimes.