While I like the trickery, it seems this Kata is a little too challenging for K7 (python)

same here

Can someone please explain, why I pass simple tests but on the harder ones my code returns an empty array? Is it the result of it getting time out? It sure doesn't look like a 6kyu-level task

Totally agree! the number of edge cases is ridiculous

Same issue, I really don't see what I may be missing. Can someone help please?
"Each letter of a word scores points according to its position in the alphabet: a = 1, b = 2, c = 3 etc.".
is not helpful because according to this instruction Climbing should be of higher value, in no small part because it has more letters, than volcano

edit: i think i got it, but i gotta go to bed, will try finishing tomorrow:))