// sets the maximum tries
var maximumTries = 10;
// populates array with words
var words = ["rabbit", "apple", "gorilla", "chewbacca"];
// choose word at random
var word = words[Math.floor(Math.random() * words.length)];
// starts answer array
var answerArray = [];
for (var i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
answerArray[i] = "_";
}
var remainingLetters = word.length;
// holds all the letters tried
var guessAll = "";
// loop
while (remainingLetters >= 0 && guessAll.length < maximumTries) {
// displays scoreboard
alert(answerArray.join(" "));
// prompts user for guess
var guess = prompt("Let's play Hangman! Please choose a letter.");
// populates answerArray
guessAll += guess;
//convert toLowerCase
var guessLower = guess.toLowerCase();
if (guessLower === null) {
break;
} else if (guessLower.length !== 1) {
alert("Please pick single character");
} else {
//update game instance with user guess
for (var j = 0; j < word.length; j++) {
if (word[j] === guessLower) {
answerArray[j] = guessLower;
remainingLetters--;
}
}
}
}
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