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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# WORD
+#
+# Converted from BASIC to Ruby
+
+
+WORDS = ["DINKY", "SMOKE", "WATER", "GRASS", "TRAIN", "MIGHT",
+         "FIRST","CANDY", "CHAMP", "WOULD", "CLUMP", "DOPEY"]
+
+def game_loop
+  target_word = WORDS.sample.downcase
+  guess_count = 0
+  guess_progress = ["-"] * 5
+
+  puts "You are starting a new game..."
+  while true
+    guess_word = ""
+    while guess_word == ""
+      puts "Guess a five letter word. "
+      guess_word = gets.chomp
+      if guess_word == "?"
+        break
+      elsif !guess_word.match(/^[[:alpha:]]+$/) || guess_word.length != 5
+        guess_word = ""
+        puts "You must guess a five letter word. Start again."
+      end
+    end
+    guess_count += 1
+    if guess_word == "?"
+      puts "The secret word is #{target_word}"
+      break
+    else
+      common_letters = ""
+      matches = 0
+      5.times do |i|
+        5.times do |j|
+          if guess_word[i] == target_word[j]
+            matches += 1
+            common_letters = common_letters + guess_word[i]
+            guess_progress[j] = guess_word[i] if i == j
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      puts "There were #{matches} matches and the common letters were... #{common_letters}"
+      puts "From the exact letter matches, you know............ #{guess_progress.join}"
+      if guess_progress.join == guess_word
+        puts "You have guessed the word. It took #{guess_count} guesses!"
+        break
+      elsif matches < 2
+        puts "If you give up, type '?' for you next guess."
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+puts " " * 33 + "WORD"
+puts " " * 15 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY\n"
+puts "I am thinking of a word -- you guess it. I will give you"
+puts "clues to help you get it. Good luck!!\n"
+
+keep_playing = true
+while keep_playing
+  game_loop
+  puts "\n Want to play again? "
+  keep_playing = gets.chomp.downcase.index("y") == 0
+end