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diff --git a/lib/adagrams.rb b/lib/adagrams.rb
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+require 'csv'
+
+LETTER_QUANTITIES = {
+  'A': 9,
+  'B': 2,
+  'C': 2,
+  'D': 4,
+  'E': 12,
+  'F': 2,
+  'G': 3,
+  'H': 2, 
+  'I': 9,
+  'J': 1,
+  'K': 1,
+  'L': 4,
+  'M': 2,
+  'N': 6,
+  'O': 8,
+  'P': 2,
+  'Q': 1,
+  'R': 6,
+  'S': 4,
+  'T': 6,
+  'U': 4,
+  'V': 2,
+  'W': 2,
+  'X': 1,
+  'Y': 2,
+  'Z': 1
+}
+
+# method to generate 10 random letters 
+def draw_letters
+  pool_of_letters = [] 
+  # loop over LETTER_QUANTITIES hash to add the right quantity of each letter to the pool
+  LETTER_QUANTITIES.each do |letter, quantities|
+    quantities.times do 
+      pool_of_letters.push(letter.to_s)
+    end
+  end 
+
+  chosen_letters = [] 
+  # create an array of 10 random numbers to be used as indexes in the pool array 
+  random_indexes_array = (0...pool_of_letters.length).to_a.sample(10)
+
+  # loop through the array of indexes and add the indexed element to chosen_letters
+  random_indexes_array.each do |index|
+    chosen_letters.push(pool_of_letters[index])
+  end
+
+  return chosen_letters
+end
+
+# method to determine if the letters in the user input are in the array of chosen letters
+def uses_available_letters?(input, letters_in_hand)
+  # create a clone of the letters_in_hand array so the original does not get altered
+  letters_in_hand_array_to_manipulate = letters_in_hand.clone  
+  input_split_letters = input.upcase.split("")
+  
+  # loop through each letter of user input and check if it's in the letters_in_hand array
+  input_split_letters.each do |letter|
+    if letters_in_hand_array_to_manipulate.include?(letter)
+      letters_in_hand_array_to_manipulate.delete_at(letters_in_hand_array_to_manipulate.index(letter))
+    else
+      return false
+    end
+  end
+
+  return true
+end
+
+# method to calculate the score of a word
+def score_word(word)
+  letter_values = {
+    ["A", "E", "I", "O", "U", "L", "N", "R", "S", "T"] => 1,
+    ["D", "G"] => 2,
+    ["B", "C", "M", "P"] => 3,
+    ["F", "H", "V", "W", "Y"] => 4,
+    ["K"] => 5,
+    ["J", "X"] => 8,
+    ["Q", "Z"] => 10
+  }
+  letters_in_word = word.upcase.split("")
+  total = 0
+ 
+  # for each letter, loop through the values hash and add the value of each letter to the total
+  letters_in_word.each do |letter|
+    letter_values.each do |letter_array, value|
+      if letter_array.include?(letter)
+        total += value
+      end    
+    end
+  end
+
+  if word.length > 6
+    total += 8
+  end
+
+  return total
+end
+
+# method to determine which word has the highest score
+def highest_score_from(words)
+  word_with_highest_score = ""
+  highest_score = 0
+ 
+  words.each do |word|
+    score_of_word = score_word(word)
+    if score_of_word > highest_score
+      word_with_highest_score = word
+      highest_score = score_of_word
+    elsif score_of_word == highest_score
+      if word.length == 10 && word_with_highest_score.length != 10
+        word_with_highest_score = word
+        highest_score = score_of_word
+      elsif word.length < word_with_highest_score.length && word_with_highest_score.length != 10
+        word_with_highest_score = word
+        highest_score = score_of_word
+      end  
+    end
+  end
+
+  return {:word => word_with_highest_score, :score => highest_score}
+end
+
+# method to determine if word is in the english dictionary
+def is_in_english_dict?(input)
+  csv_data = CSV.read("assets/dictionary-english.csv", headers: true).by_col[0]
+  return csv_data.include?(input.downcase)
+end
diff --git a/pretty_game.rb b/pretty_game.rb
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+require_relative 'lib/adagrams'
+
+puts "Welcome to Adagrams! How many hands would you like to play?"
+num_rounds_to_play = gets.chomp
+
+until num_rounds_to_play == num_rounds_to_play.to_i.to_s
+  puts "Sorry that's not an integer. Please try again"
+  num_rounds_to_play = gets.chomp
+end
+
+user_words = []
+
+num_rounds_to_play.to_i.times do
+  letters_in_hand = draw_letters
+  puts "Here are 10 letters for you from a random draw:"
+  print letters_in_hand
+  puts "\n"
+  
+  puts "Please use the letters above and give me a word."
+  user_input = gets.chomp.upcase
+  
+  used_available_letters = uses_available_letters?(user_input, letters_in_hand)
+  dictionary_word = is_in_english_dict?(user_input)
+    
+  until used_available_letters == true && dictionary_word == true
+    puts "Sorry, this is not a valid word. Please try again."
+    user_input = gets.chomp.upcase
+    used_available_letters = uses_available_letters?(user_input, letters_in_hand)
+    dictionary_word = is_in_english_dict?(user_input)
+  end
+
+  
+  user_words.push(user_input)
+
+
+
+  puts "The score of #{user_input} is: #{score_word(user_input)}"
+  puts ".........................."
+end
+
+puts "\n\n"
+
+puts "Congrats! The winning word was #{highest_score_from(user_words)[:word]} with a score of #{highest_score_from(user_words)[:score]}"
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