diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a066368..83700489 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # AdaGrams
+## Plan of Action
+process each part of a wave on our own and try to work through it and code what we can. Check in on eachother for progress or questions. Get together to review code. Attend extra help sessions if needed.
 
 ## Skills Assessed
 
diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
index 5fb37b11..4f5da409 100644
--- a/adagrams/game.py
+++ b/adagrams/game.py
@@ -1,11 +1,149 @@
-def draw_letters():
-    pass
+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': 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():
+    letter_freq = {}
+    random_letters=[]
+    selected_letters =[]
+    while len(random_letters) < 26:
+        r = random.choice(list(LETTER_POOL.keys()))
+        random_letters.append(r)
+    for letter in random_letters:
+        if letter in letter_freq:
+            letter_freq[letter] += 1
+        else:
+            letter_freq[letter] = 1
+        if letter_freq[letter] <= LETTER_POOL[letter]:
+            selected_letters.append(letter)
+    return (selected_letters[0:10])
+    
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    word_str = ""
+    temp_word = ""
+    letter_bank_dic = {}
+    word_dic ={}
+    
+    for letter in word:
+        if str.upper(letter) in letter_bank:
+            temp_word += letter
+            word_str += str.upper(letter)
+    for letter in letter_bank:
+        if letter in letter_bank_dic:
+            letter_bank_dic[str.upper(letter)] += 1
+        else:
+            letter_bank_dic[str.upper(letter)] = 1
+    for letter in word_str:
+        if letter in word_dic:
+            word_dic[str.upper(letter)] += 1 
+        else:
+            word_dic[str.upper(letter)] = 1
+    if word_dic[letter] > letter_bank_dic[letter]:
+        return False
+    elif temp_word != word:
+        return False
+    elif temp_word == word:
+        return True   
 
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+    if word == "":
+        return 0
+    score_word = 0
+    upper_word = str.upper(word)
+    
+    for letter in upper_word:
+        for key, value in SCORE_CHART.items():
+            if letter == key:
+                score_word += value
+                
+    if len(word) in range(7, 11):
+        score_word += 8
+        
+    return score_word 
+
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
\ No newline at end of file
+    highest_word = []
+    highest_value = 0
+    tie_word = []
+    for word in word_list:
+        word_score = score_word(word)
+        if word_score > highest_value:
+            highest_word = word
+            highest_value = word_score
+            tie_word = [highest_word]
+        elif word_score == highest_value: # tie case
+            tie_word.append(word)
+
+    if len(tie_word) > 1 :
+        if len(tie_word[0]) > len(tie_word[1]) and len(tie_word[0])==10 :
+            return (tie_word[0], highest_value)
+        elif len(tie_word[0]) < len(tie_word[1]) and len(tie_word[1])!=10 :
+            return (tie_word[0], highest_value)
+        elif len(tie_word[0]) == len(tie_word[1]):
+            return(tie_word[0], highest_value)
+        else:
+            return(tie_word[1], highest_value)
+    
+    return (highest_word, highest_value)
+
+            
+    
+    
+
+
diff --git a/tests/test_wave_01.py b/tests/test_wave_01.py
index 25ef73e7..0b8414da 100644
--- a/tests/test_wave_01.py
+++ b/tests/test_wave_01.py
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ def test_letter_not_selected_too_many_times():
         # Assert
         for letter in letters:
             assert letter_freq[letter] <= LETTER_POOL[letter]
+    pass