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 # AdaGrams
 
+## Kimia and Carina's Pair Plan
+- Kimia needs to leave at 3.
+- We both like to try working through something on our own and ask for help if there's something we don't understand.
+- Kimia likes to read and understand the problem first.
+- Both want to feel comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
+- Team communication skills: time management, be more open to active collaboration
+
 ## Skills Assessed
 
 - Following directions and reading comprehension
diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
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--- a/adagrams/game.py
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+import random
+
+def create_letter_list():
+    #put the helper function here
+    LETTER_POOL = {
+    '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
+}
+    letter_pool = []
+    for letter in LETTER_POOL:
+        for i in range(LETTER_POOL[letter]):
+            letter_pool.append(letter)
+    return letter_pool
+
 def draw_letters():
-    pass
+    #convert LETTER_POOL dict to list--helper function?
+    letter_pool = create_letter_list()
+    hand = []
+    for i in range(10):
+        rand_index = random.randint(0, len(letter_pool) - 1)
+        hand.append(letter_pool.pop(rand_index))
+    return hand
 
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    word = word.upper()
+    hand_copy = letter_bank[:]
+    # print(hand_copy)
+    for letter in word:
+        if letter not in hand_copy:
+            hand_copy = letter_bank[:]
+            return False
+        hand_copy.remove(letter)
+        # print(hand_copy)
+    return True
 
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+    score_dict = {
+    '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
+    }
+    word = word.upper()
+    word_score = 0
+    for letter in word:
+        word_score += score_dict[letter]
+    if 7 <= len(word) <= 10:
+        word_score += 8
+    return word_score
+
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
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+    # print(word_list)
+    word_scores = []
+    for word in word_list:
+        word_scores.append((word, score_word(word)))
+    high_score = 0
+    for i in range(len(word_scores)):
+        if word_scores[i][1] > high_score:
+            winner = word_scores[i]
+            high_score = winner[1]
+        elif word_scores[i][1] == high_score:
+            if len(winner[0]) == 10:
+                pass
+            elif len(word_scores[i][0]) < len(winner[0]) or len(word_scores[i][0]) == 10:
+                winner = word_scores[i]
+                high_score = winner[1]
+            
+    return winner
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