diff --git a/adagrams.rb b/adagrams.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22814ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adagrams.rb
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+# wirte a method with no parameters 
+letters = []
+9.times do 
+    letters.push("A")
+end
+puts letters
+
+
+
+
+
+    
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diff --git a/lib/adagrams.rb b/lib/adagrams.rb
index e69de29..5665aed 100644
--- a/lib/adagrams.rb
+++ b/lib/adagrams.rb
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+def draw_letters
+  pool_letters = %w[A A A A A A A A A B B
+                    C C D D D D E E E E E E
+                    E E E E E E F F G G G H
+                    H I I I I I I I I I J K
+                    L L L L M M N N N N N N
+                    O O O O O O O O P P Q
+                    R R R R R R S S S S
+                    T T T T T T U U U U
+                    V V W W X Y Y Z]
+
+  letters = pool_letters
+  letters.shuffle
+  letters_in_hand = letters.sample(10)
+  letters_in_hand
+end
+
+def uses_available_letters?(input, letters_in_hand)
+  input.each_char do |letter|
+    index = letters_in_hand.index(letter.upcase)
+    if index.nil?
+      return false
+    else
+      letters_in_hand.delete_at(index)
+    end
+  end
+  true
+end
+
+def score_word(word)
+  score_value = { A: 1, B: 3, C: 3, D: 2, E: 1, F: 4, G: 2, H: 4, I: 1, J: 8, K: 5, L: 1, M: 3, N: 1, O: 1, P: 3, Q: 10, R: 1, S: 1, T: 1, U: 1, V: 4, W: 4, X: 8, Y: 4, Z: 10 }
+  scored = 0
+  word = word.upcase
+  word.each_char do |letter|
+    scored += score_value[letter.to_sym].to_i
+  end
+  scored += 8 if word.length > 6
+  scored
+end
+
+def highest_score_from(words)
+  scores = []
+  words.each do |word|
+    score = score_word(word.upcase)
+    scores << score
+  end
+
+  scores_hash = Hash[words.zip scores]
+  puts "scores_hash #{scores_hash}"
+  winner_score = scores_hash.select { |_key, value| value == scores_hash.values.max }
+  puts "winner_score #{winner_score}"
+  puts "winner_score.length #{winner_score.length}"
+
+  long_words = []
+  winner_score.each do |key, _value|
+    if key.length == 10
+      long_words << key
+    end
+  end
+
+  winner = ""
+  if long_words.length == 1
+    winner = long_words[0]
+  elsif long_words.length > 1
+    winner = long_words[0]
+  else
+    short_words = winner_score.min_by { |key, _value| key.length }
+    winner = short_words[0]
+  end
+
+  winner_values = {}
+  winner_values[:word] =  winner
+  winner_values[:score] = scores.max
+  winner_values
+end