diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
index 5fb37b11..947521db 100644
--- a/adagrams/game.py
+++ b/adagrams/game.py
@@ -1,11 +1,148 @@
+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
+}
+
+POINTS_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 }
+
 def draw_letters():
-    pass
+    used_letters = {}
+    letters_hand = []
+    possible_letters = []
+
+    #creates possible_letters list
+    for key, value in LETTER_POOL.items():
+        for i in range(value):
+            possible_letters.append(key)
+
+    #pull 10 letters
+    while len(letters_hand) <= 9:
+        random_int = random.randint(0,len(possible_letters)- 1)
+        chosen_letter = possible_letters[random_int]
+        letters_hand.append(chosen_letter)
+        possible_letters.remove(chosen_letter)
+    return letters_hand
+
 
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    upper_word = word.upper()
+    letter_bank_copy = letter_bank.copy()
+
+    for character in upper_word:
+        if character not in letter_bank_copy:
+            return False
+        else:
+            letter_bank_copy.remove(character)
+    return True
+
 
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+    upper_word = word.upper()
+    total_points = 0
+    
+
+    for character in upper_word:
+        total_points += POINTS_DICT[character]
+
+    if len(upper_word) >= 7:
+        total_points += 8 
+    else:
+        total_points += 0
+    return total_points
+
+
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
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+    highest_score = 0  
+    score_dict = {}
+    winning_word = ""
+    tie_breaker = {}
+    
+    #calculates word & score & adds to score_dict
+    for word in word_list:
+        scorez = score_word(word)
+        score_dict[word] = scorez
+    
+    # assigns highest_score & winning_word
+    for word, scorez in score_dict.items():
+        if scorez > highest_score:
+            highest_score = scorez
+            winning_word = word
+        
+        elif scorez == highest_score:
+            if len(winning_word) == 10:
+                pass
+            elif len(word) == 10:
+                winning_word = word
+            elif len(word) < len(winning_word):
+                winning_word = word
+            elif len(word) == len(winning_word):
+                pass
+    return (winning_word, highest_score)
+        
+    
+    
+
+
+        
+    
+    #indexing into a tuple
+
+    # if 2 scorez are the same:
+        # len of shortest word wins
+    # elif len(word) == 10
+        # that word wins 
+    # elif if len(word) == len(word) and score ==score:
+        # pick the first occuring
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