Create word_guess_game.java

Author: Alisha-786

Word Guess Game/word_guess_game.java

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+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class RandomWordGuessingGame {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String[] words = {"apple", "banana", "chocolate", "elephant", "giraffe"};
+        Random random = new Random();
+        String targetWord = words[random.nextInt(words.length)];
+        String currentGuess = maskWord(targetWord);
+        int numberOfTries = 0;
+
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
+
+        System.out.println("Welcome to the Random Word Guessing Game!");
+        System.out.println("Can you guess the word? Let's get started!");
+
+        while (!currentGuess.equals(targetWord)) {
+            System.out.println("Current Guess: " + currentGuess);
+            System.out.print("Enter a letter: ");
+            String letter = scanner.next().toLowerCase();
+
+            if (letter.length() != 1 || !Character.isLetter(letter.charAt(0))) {
+                System.out.println("Please enter a single letter.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (targetWord.contains(letter)) {
+                currentGuess = updateCurrentGuess(targetWord, currentGuess, letter);
+                System.out.println("Good guess!");
+            } else {
+                System.out.println("Sorry, that letter is not in the word.");
+            }
+
+            numberOfTries++;
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("Congratulations! You guessed the word '" + targetWord + "' in " + numberOfTries + " tries.");
+    }
+
+    // Mask the target word with underscores.
+    private static String maskWord(String word) {
+        StringBuilder maskedWord = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++) {
+            maskedWord.append('_');
+        }
+        return maskedWord.toString();
+    }
+
+    // Update the current guess with correctly guessed letters.
+    private static String updateCurrentGuess(String target, String currentGuess, String letter) {
+        StringBuilder updatedGuess = new StringBuilder(currentGuess);
+        for (int i = 0; i < target.length(); i++) {
+            if (target.charAt(i) == letter.charAt(0)) {
+                updatedGuess.setCharAt(i, letter.charAt(0));
+            }
+        }
+        return updatedGuess.toString();
+    }
+}