function similarWords(...strArray){ let newArray = new Array(); let output = 0; for (const element of strArray) { let elem = Array.from(new Set(element)); elem.sort(); elem = elem.join(''); newArray.push(elem); } console.log(newArray); for (let i = 0; i < newArray.length; i++) { for (let j = i+1; j < newArray.length; j++) { if (newArray[i] == newArray[j]) { output++; } } } console.log(output); } similarWords("aabb", "ab", "ba");