Find the longest word made from US state codes

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+#!/usr/bin/env
+
+use v6;
+
+subset FilePath of Str where *.IO.f;
+
+#| Look in the given dictionary for the longest word that can be made from the given dictionary 
+sub MAIN(
+    FilePath :$dict = "/etc/dictionaries-common/words" #= Dictionary file to use. Defaults to "/etc/dictionaries-common/words"
+) {
+    my $states = bag( <AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA
+                       HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD
+                       MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ
+                       NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC
+                       SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY> );
+    my $word = "";
+    
+    for $dict.IO.words.grep( *.codes %% 2 ) -> $possible {        
+        my $check = bag( $possible.uc.comb(/../ ) );
+        if $states (>=) $check && $possible.codes > $word.codes {
+            $word = $possible;
+        }
+    }
+
+    say $word;
+}