diff --git a/.ruby-gemset b/.ruby-gemset
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+Scrabble
diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
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+2.3.0
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
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+require 'rake/testtask'
+Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
+	t.libs = ["lib"]
+	t.warning = true
+	t.test_files = FileList['specs/*_spec.rb']
+end
+
+task default: :test
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diff --git a/lib/player.rb b/lib/player.rb
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+class Scrabble::Player
+  attr_reader :name, :played_words, :bag, :tiles
+   def initialize(hash)
+    @name = hash[:name]
+    @played_words = hash[:words]
+    @bag = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+    # initialize bag of tiles to play with - always 7
+    @tiles = @bag.draw_tiles(7)
+   end
+
+   # method to take in word, remove length from tiles, see if player won and generate score for word
+   def play(word)
+    # removes number of played tiles and re-draws from tile bag
+    length = word.length
+    @tiles.pop(length)
+    # pass new word to tiles_method to remove those letters from @tiles
+    draw(length)
+    # returns false if already won
+    if won?
+      return false
+    else
+      @played_words << word
+      Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)
+    end
+   end
+
+   # take all played words and generate score (sum of all)
+   def total_score
+    points = 0
+    played_words.each do |word|
+      points += Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)
+    end
+    return points
+   end
+
+   # method to track if player has won
+   def won?
+    total_score >= 100 ? true : false
+   end
+
+   # Returns the highest scoring played word
+   def highest_scoring_word
+      played_words.max_by {|word| Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)}
+   end
+
+   # Returns the highest_scoring_word score
+   def highest_word_score
+      highest_word = played_words.max_by {|word| Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)}
+      Scrabble::Scoring.score(highest_word)
+   end
+
+   # removes letters from played word and repopulates tiles to 7
+   def draw(length)
+    @tiles += @bag.draw_tiles(length)
+    return @tiles
+   end
+end
diff --git a/lib/scoring.rb b/lib/scoring.rb
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+class Scrabble::Scoring
+  attr_reader :LETTERS
+  # letters and corresponding values for scoring the words
+  LETTERS = {
+    1 => ["A", "E", "I", "O", "U", "L", "N", "R", "S", "T"],
+    2 => ["D", "G"],
+    3 => ["B", "C", "M", "P"],
+    4 => ["F", "H", "V", "W", "Y"],
+    5 => ["K"],
+    8 => ["J", "X"],
+    10 => ["Q", "Z"]
+  }
+
+  # returns score (single word)
+  def self.score(word)
+    word.upcase!
+    score = 0
+    word.each_char do |letter|
+      LETTERS.each do |k, v|
+        if v.include?(letter)
+          score += k
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    # special bonus if you use 7 tiles
+    if word.length == 7
+      score += 50
+    end
+    # return score as int
+    return score
+  end
+
+  # method that sorts array or arrays by array[0], finds ties and returns array with only ties
+  def self.sort_drop(array_of_arrays, index)
+    sorted_array = array_of_arrays.sort_by { |array| array[0] }
+    min_max = sorted_array[index][0]
+    sorted_array.delete_if{|array| array[0] != min_max }
+    return sorted_array
+  end
+  # returns highest scored word as ([array])
+  def self.highest_score_from(array_of_words)
+    score_array = []
+    word_array = []
+
+    # creates separate score and word arrays based on array input
+    array_of_words.each do |word|
+      temp_score = Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)
+      score_array << temp_score
+      word_array << word
+    end
+
+    # combines the score and word array AND sorts
+    total_array = score_array.zip(word_array) # => [[score,word]]
+    # call method to sort and return only score ties
+    sorted_array = self.sort_drop(total_array, -1)
+
+    # if there's one word left
+    if sorted_array.length == 1
+      return sorted_array[0][1] # this is the answer
+    # if there's a tie, reassign score to equal length of word => [[length,word]]
+    else
+      sorted_array.each do |array|
+        len = array[1].length
+        array[0] = len
+      end
+    end
+
+    # call method to sort and return only length ties
+    sorted_tie_array = self.sort_drop(sorted_array, 0)
+
+    # if there's one word left, it's obvs the answer
+    if sorted_tie_array.length == 1
+      return sorted_tie_array[0][1]
+
+    # else there are multiple words with the same length
+    # select the one that came first (based on user input)
+    else
+      array_of_words.each do |word|
+        sorted_tie_array.each do |array|
+          if word == array[1]
+            return array[1]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tilebag.rb b/lib/tilebag.rb
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+class Scrabble::TileBag
+  attr_reader :tilebag
+  # initialize an array of array holding letter/amount info
+  def initialize
+    array_letters = ("A".."Z").to_a
+    array_numbers = [9, 2, 2, 4, 12, 2, 3, 2, 9, 1, 1, 4, 2, 6, 8, 2, 1, 6, 4,
+      6, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1]
+    @tilebag = array_letters.zip(array_numbers)
+  end
+
+  # method to randomly select tiles
+  def draw_tiles(num)
+    letter = []
+    num.times do |tile|
+      # make sure there are tiles left in bag
+      if tilebag.length == 0
+        puts "No more tiles left."
+        break
+      end
+      index = rand(0..tilebag.length-1)
+      # shovels letters into array
+      letter << tilebag[index][0]
+      # removes 1 from letter count if tile is drawn
+      @tilebag[index][1] = tilebag[index][1] - 1
+      # if letter amount = 0 remove entire subarray
+      if tilebag[index][1] == 0
+        @tilebag.delete(tilebag[index])
+      end
+    end
+    return letter
+  end
+
+  # method to return number of tiles remaining
+  def tiles_remaining
+    tiles = 0
+    # counter numbers from each letter subarray
+    tilebag.each do |letter, number|
+      tiles = tiles + number
+    end
+    return tiles
+  end
+end
diff --git a/sandbox.rb b/sandbox.rb
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+def self.sort_drop(array_of_arrays, index)
+  sorted_array = array_of_arrays.sort_by { |array| array[0] }
+  min_max = sorted_array[index][0]
+  sorted_array.delete_if{|array| array[0] != min_max }
+  return sorted_array
+end
+
+self.sort_drop(total_array, -1)
+self.sort_drop(sorted_tie_array, 0)
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diff --git a/scrabble.rb b/scrabble.rb
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+
+module Scrabble
+end
+require_relative './lib/tilebag'
+require_relative './lib/player'
+require_relative './lib/scoring'
diff --git a/specs/player_spec.rb b/specs/player_spec.rb
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+require_relative './spec_helper'
+require_relative '../scrabble'
+
+describe Scrabble::Player do
+  # make sure there is a Player class
+  it "Is there a class? Anything?" do
+    Scrabble::Player.wont_be_nil
+  end
+
+ # make a bob, do certain plays and assert what's in bob
+  it "returns a name" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["house", "cat", "zebra"])
+    bob.name.must_equal("Bob")
+  end
+
+  # make sure played_words returns array of words
+  it "returns the played words" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["house", "cat", "zebra"])
+    bob.played_words.must_equal(["house", "cat", "zebra"])
+  end
+
+  # test play(word) returns score
+  it "returns score of newly played word" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["house", "cat"])
+    bob.play("zebra").must_equal(16)
+  end
+
+  # test total score based on array of words
+  it "returns the total score of all the words in the array" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["zebre","zebra"])
+    bob.total_score.must_equal(32)
+  end
+
+  # test to see if player won based on total score = true
+  it "returns true/false based on player winning" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["zzzzzzz","zzzzzzz"])
+    bob.won?.must_equal true
+  end
+
+  # test to see if player has NOT won => false
+  it "returns true/false based on player winning" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["cat"])
+    bob.won?.must_equal false
+  end
+
+  # test to see if player has NOT won => false
+  it "returns true/false based on player winning" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["cat"])
+    bob.play("zebra")
+    bob.played_words.must_equal(["CAT", "ZEBRA"])
+    bob.total_score.must_equal(21)
+    bob.play("zzzzzzz")
+    bob.total_score.must_equal(141)
+    bob.play("bees").must_equal false
+  end
+
+  # test to see highest_scoring_word returns correctly
+  it "returns highest scoring word" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["cat", "house", "zebra", "ZZZZZZZ"])
+    bob.highest_scoring_word.must_equal "ZZZZZZZ"
+  end
+
+  # test to see highest_word_score returns correctly
+  it "returns highest score" do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["cat", "house", "zebra", "ZZZZZZZ"])
+    bob.highest_word_score.must_equal 120
+  end
+
+  # make sure player instances are created with 7 tiles to play with
+  it "should start with 7 tiles " do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["dog"])
+    bob.tiles.length.must_equal(7)
+  end
+
+  # make sure play and draw method work together to keep 7 tiles to play with
+  it "should always have 7 tiles to play with after playing words " do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["dog"])
+    bob.tiles
+    bob.play("abcd")
+    bob.tiles.length.must_equal(7)
+  end
+
+  # holistic test with two player instances
+  it "check that Darren's score is 20 " do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["dog"])
+    darren = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Darren", words: ["house"])
+    bob.play("mouse")
+    darren.play("box")
+    darren.total_score.must_equal(20)
+  end
+
+  # holistic test with two player instances PART 2!
+  it "check that Bob's score is 12 " do
+    bob = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Bob", words: ["dog"])
+    darren = Scrabble::Player.new(name: "Darren", words: ["house"])
+    bob.play("mouse")
+    darren.play("box")
+    bob.total_score.must_equal(12)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/specs/scoring_spec.rb b/specs/scoring_spec.rb
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+require_relative './spec_helper'
+require_relative '../scrabble'
+
+describe Scrabble::Scoring do
+  # make sure there is Scoring class
+  it "Is there a class? Anything?" do
+    Scrabble::Scoring.wont_be_nil
+  end
+
+  # make sure constant array is initialized (array of arrays) holding letter/amount info
+  it "Is the constant array of letter/amount correct?"
+    Scrabble::Scoring.LETTERS.length.must_equal(26)
+  end
+
+  describe "Scrabble::Scoring#score" do
+    # check score method, should return SCORE of played word
+    it "WORD should generate the score of word being 8" do
+      Scrabble::Scoring.score("WORD").must_equal(8)
+    end
+
+    # check that scoring on huge words words
+    it "QRSTLNE should generate the score of 66" do
+      Scrabble::Scoring.score("QRSTLNE").must_equal(66)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Scrabble::Scoring#highest_score_from" do
+    # returns word in played_words that has the highest score
+    it "returns the word in array with the highest score => ZEBRA " do
+      Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(["WORD", "CAT", "MEOW", "ZEBRA"]).must_equal("ZEBRA")
+    end
+
+    # checks that if a tie, word that was passed first in initial array wins
+    it "returns ZEBRE because it occurs before ZEBRA and both have 16 points" do
+      Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(["WORD", "CAT", "ZEBRE", "ZEBRA"]).must_equal("ZEBRE")
+    end
+
+    # if tie return word using 7 tiles
+    it "returns QRSTLNE because it has 7 letters and is tied for 16 pts" do
+      Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(["WORD", "QRSTLNE", "ZEBRE", "ZEBRA"]).must_equal("QRSTLNE")
+    end
+
+    # if tied return word with shortest length
+    it "returns ZEBRA because it has the shortest length -- both 16 points" do
+      Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(["ZEDREE", "ZEBRA"]).must_equal("ZEBRA")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/specs/spec_helper.rb b/specs/spec_helper.rb
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+require 'simplecov'
+SimpleCov.start
+
+require 'minitest'
+require 'minitest/spec'
+require 'minitest/autorun' # run all tests
+require 'minitest/reporters' # bring in extra reports from minireporters gem
+
+# give us some really pretty output
+Minitest::Reporters.use! Minitest::Reporters::SpecReporter.new
diff --git a/specs/tilebag_spec.rb b/specs/tilebag_spec.rb
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+require_relative './spec_helper'
+require_relative '../scrabble'
+
+describe Scrabble::TileBag do
+  # make sure there is a TileBag class
+  it "Is there a class? Anything?" do
+    Scrabble::TileBag.wont_be_nil
+  end
+
+  # make sure a new instance creates a tilebag correctly
+  it "should return 26 == number of letters in the alphabet" do
+    game = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+    game.tilebag.length.must_equal(26)
+  end
+
+  # make sure draw_tiles method words correctly with passed parameter
+  it "should return length of selected tiles" do
+    game = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+    game.draw_tiles(5).length.must_equal(5)
+  end
+
+  # check tiles_remaining corresponds to draw_tiles
+  it "should return number of tiles left in bag" do
+    game = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+    game.draw_tiles(40)
+    game.tiles_remaining.must_equal(58)
+  end
+
+  # make sure tiles_remaining is zero when all tiles are removed
+  it "should return 0" do
+    game = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+    game.draw_tiles(99)
+    game.tiles_remaining.must_equal(0)
+  end
+end