diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
index 5fb37b11..a7db4b96 100644
--- a/adagrams/game.py
+++ b/adagrams/game.py
@@ -1,11 +1,106 @@
+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,
+}
+
+
+# Wave 1
 def draw_letters():
-    pass
+    """
+    Takes in no parameters,
+    returns an array of random 10 strings from LETTER_POOL
+    """
+    letters = []
+    letter_count = LETTER_POOL.copy()  # could also be letter_bank, but not sure yet
+    i = 0
+    while len(letters) < 10:
+        random_letter = random.choice(list(LETTER_POOL))
+        if letter_count[random_letter] > 0:
+            letter_count[random_letter] -= 1
+            letters.append(random_letter)
+        if letter_count[random_letter] < 0:
+            letters.remove(random_letter)
+        i += 1
+    return letters
 
+
+# Wave 2
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    """
+    Takes in two parameters: word, letter_bank,
+    returns True if every letter in word is available,
+    otherwise returns False.
+    """
+    #this method copies the letter bank list
+    letter_bank_duplicate = letter_bank[:]
+    for letter in word:
+        if letter in letter_bank_duplicate:
+            letter_bank_duplicate.remove(letter)
+        else:
+            return False
+    return True
+
 
+# Wave 3        
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+    """
+    Takes one parameter word, 
+    returns integer score of string word, 
+    returns extra points if word is seven letters or more
+    """
+    total_score = 0
+    word_case_check = word.upper()
+    
+    for key, value in SCORE_CHART.items():
+        for letter in word_case_check:
+            if letter in key:
+                total_score += value
+    
+    if len(word) >= 7:
+        total_score += 8    
+    
+    return total_score
+
+
+# Wave 4
+def get_score_dict(word_list):
+    """
+    Takes one parameter word_list,
+    returns dictionary score_dict
+    """
+    score_dict = {}
+    for word in word_list:
+        word_score = score_word(word)
+        score_dict[word] = word_score
+    return score_dict
+
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
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+    """
+    Takes one parameter word_list to find the highest scoring word,
+    returns winning word tuple: (winning_word, top_score)
+    """
+    score_dictionary = get_score_dict(word_list)
+    top_word = max(score_dictionary, key=score_dictionary.get)
+    all_scores = get_score_dict(word_list).values()
+    top_word_score = max(all_scores)
+
+
+    for word, score in score_dictionary.items(): 
+        if top_word_score == score and len(top_word) != 10:
+            if len(word) < len(top_word):
+                top_word = word
+            elif len(word) == 10:
+                top_word = word
+    return top_word, top_word_score
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