diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # AdaGrams
+#-- Sunny: Mountain time. Marie: Eastern
 
 ## Skills Assessed
 
diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
index 5fb37b11..64210a32 100644
--- a/adagrams/game.py
+++ b/adagrams/game.py
@@ -1,11 +1,154 @@
+import random
+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
+}
+SCORE_CHART = {
+    ('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
+}
+
 def draw_letters():
-    pass
+    letter_pool_list = []
+    my_ten_letters = [] 
+
+    for letter in LETTER_POOL:
+        for num in range(0,(LETTER_POOL[letter])): 
+            letter_pool_list.append(letter)
+
+    #Claire's suggestion for a while loop 
+
+    
+    for i in range(10):
+        random_letter = random.choice(letter_pool_list)  
+        my_ten_letters.append(random_letter)  
+        letter_pool_list.remove(random_letter)
+    return my_ten_letters
+
+    #original solution 
+
+    # while len(my_ten_letters) < 10:  
+    #     for num in range(0,10):
+    #         random_letter = random.choice(letter_pool_list)  
+    #         my_ten_letters.append(random_letter)  
+    #         my_string_count = my_ten_letters.count(random_letter) 
+    #         word_pool_count = letter_pool_list.count(random_letter) 
+    #         if my_string_count > word_pool_count: 
+    #             my_ten_letters.remove(random_letter) 
 
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    
+    word = word.upper()
+    # Claire's suggestion to combine the foor loops 
+    for letter in word:
+        count_pool_letter = letter_bank.count(letter)
+        count_word_letter = word.count(letter)
+        if letter not in letter_bank:
+            return False
+        if count_word_letter > count_pool_letter:
+            return False 
+        else: 
+            continue 
+    return True 
+
+    # original for solution
+    # word = word.upper()
+    # letter_results = []
+    # for letter in word:
+    #     if letter not in letter_bank:
+    #         letter_results.append("f") 
+    #         if "f" in letter_results:
+    #             return False
+    #         else:
+    #             return True
+
+    # for letter in word:
+    #     count_pool_letter = letter_bank.count(letter)
+    #     count_word_letter = word.count(letter)
+    #     if count_word_letter > count_pool_letter:
+    #         return False
+    #     else:
+    #         return True
+
+
 
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+
+    if len(word) == 0:
+        return 0
+
+    word_score = 0
+    word = word.upper()
+    
+    if len(word) in range(7, 11):
+        word_score += 8
+    
+    for letter in word:
+        for key in SCORE_CHART:
+            if letter in key:
+                word_score += SCORE_CHART.get(key)
+    return word_score
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
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+
+    score_dict = {}  
+    for word in word_list:
+        score = score_word(word) 
+        score_dict[word] = score
+
+    highest_score_value = max(score_dict.values())
+    
+    highest_scores = []
+
+    #Claire's suggestion for more descriptive syntax
+    for word, score in score_dict.items():
+        if score == highest_score_value:
+            highest_scores.append([word,score])
+
+    # original solution
+    # for dict in score_dict.items():
+    #     if dict[1] == highest_score_value:
+    #         highest_scores.append(dict)
+            
+    shortest_word_length = len(highest_scores[0][0])
+    shortest_word = highest_scores[0][0] 
+    
+    if len(highest_scores) > 1:
+        for word, score in highest_scores:
+            if len(word) >= 10:
+                shortest_word = word
+                return (shortest_word, highest_score_value)
+            elif len(word) < shortest_word_length:
+                shortest_word_length = len(word)
+                shortest_word = word
+    return (shortest_word, highest_score_value)
+