diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
index 5fb37b11..a14addbc 100644
--- a/adagrams/game.py
+++ b/adagrams/game.py
@@ -1,11 +1,89 @@
+import random
+# module will let us randomly choose characters in specified sample range
+
 def draw_letters():
-    pass
+    """
+    Build a hand of 10 letters for the user. Returns an array of strings, one letter long.
+    The num of strings included in the array 
+    cannot be more than the num alloted in the letter table
+    """
+    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
+    }
+    letter_to_draw = list(LETTER_POOL.keys())
+    letters_drawn = []
+    letter_count = {}
+    for letter in random.sample(letter_to_draw, 10):
+        if letter not in letters_drawn:
+            letters_drawn.append(letter)
+            letter_count[letter] = 1
+        elif letter_count[letter] < LETTER_POOL[letter]:
+            letters_drawn.append(letter)
+            letter_count[letter] += 1
+
+    return letters_drawn
+
 
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    """
+    If letters in user's word are not in letter_bank, or if user uses more letters
+    than in hand, the function returns False. 
+    Function returns False if user enters empty word. Else, it returns True.
+    """
+    for letter in word:
+        if letter not in letter_bank or word.count(letter) > letter_bank.count(letter):
+            is_valid = False
+        else:
+            is_valid = True
+
+    return is_valid
+
 
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+    """
+    Calculate  user's score for their entered word.
+    Ignore lettercase, account for empty word, and give extra points for longer words.
+    """
+    LETTER_POINTS = {
+        '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
+    }
+    bonus_range = [7, 8, 9, 10]
+    total = sum([LETTER_POINTS[letter] for letter in word.upper()])
+    if len(word) in bonus_range:
+        total += 8
+
+    return total
+
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
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+    """
+    Score the words in word_list. Returns tuple of word with highest score.
+    If tie score, word with 10 letters or word with least letters wins.
+    """
+    words_scored_dict = {user_word: score_word(
+        user_word) for user_word in word_list}
+
+    highest_word_score = max(words_scored_dict.values())
+    smallest_word_len = min((len(key) for key in words_scored_dict.keys()))
+    largest_word_len = max((len(key) for key in words_scored_dict.keys()))
+
+    for user_word, score in words_scored_dict.items():
+        if largest_word_len == 10:
+            if len(user_word) != 10:
+                continue
+            elif len(user_word) == 10:
+                winning_word = user_word
+                highest_word_score = score
+                break
+        elif score == highest_word_score and len(
+                user_word) == smallest_word_len:
+            winning_word = user_word
+            break
+        elif score == highest_word_score:
+            winning_word = user_word
+
+    return winning_word, highest_word_score