def find_best_shifts_rec(wordlist, text, start):
    global list_o_shifts
    found = False
    for shift in range(0, 27):
        if found == True:
            print "found:", found
            break
        s = text[:start] + apply_shift(text[start:], shift)
        print "s:", s
        possible_word = ""
        for n in range(start, len(s)):
            if s[n] == " ":
                possible_word = s[start:n]
                if is_word(wordlist, possible_word):
                    print "decoded word:", possible_word
                    list_o_shifts.append((start, shift))
                    print list_o_shifts
                    find_best_shifts_rec(wordlist, s, (n + 1))
                else:
                    break
            elif " " not in s[start:]:
                possible_word = s[start:]
                if is_word(wordlist, possible_word):
                    print "decoded word:", possible_word
                    list_o_shifts.append((start, shift))
                    print list_o_shifts
                    found = True
                    break