Ok, something that would be nice would be if we could use regex in $replace like this:
$replace(text,[a-z],--)
So if I wanted to replace any letter that shows up, with (for example) --, I could use a regex filter or it. So if I wanted to do a hangman type of script and replace all letters with a <space>_<space>, I wouldnt need to script it. As I said, a MINOR addition and it can be scripted now I know.