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The document contains code for a hangman game that randomly selects a 5-letter word from a predefined list and allows the user to guess letters with a limited number of incorrect guesses before losing.

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HHW Comp

The document contains code for a hangman game that randomly selects a 5-letter word from a predefined list and allows the user to guess letters with a limited number of incorrect guesses before losing.

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import random

# Predefined list of five-letter words


five_letter_words = [
'apple', 'grape', 'pearl', 'mango', 'lemon', 'chess', 'spade', 'liver',
'brave',
'clash', 'crisp', 'flute', 'giant', 'jelly', 'knock', 'leash', 'magic',
'noble',
'onion', 'patch', 'quill', 'rival', 'smash', 'thorn', 'union', 'valve',
'whale',
'xerox', 'yield', 'zebra'
]

# Choose a random word from the list


chosen_word = random.choice(five_letter_words)
word_length = len(chosen_word)

# Create a display list with underscores


display = ['_'] * word_length

# Track the number of lives


lives = 5

# List to store guessed letters


guessed_letters = []

# Game loop
while lives > 0:
print(f"Lives: {lives}")
print(' '.join(display))

guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()

# Check if the letter has already been guessed


if guess in guessed_letters:
print("You have already guessed that letter. Try again.")
continue

guessed_letters.append(guess)

# Check if the guess is correct


if guess in chosen_word:
for i in range(word_length):
if chosen_word[i] == guess:
display[i] = guess
print("Correct guess!")
else:
lives -= 1
print("Wrong guess.")

# Check if the player has won


if '_' not in display:
print("Congratulations! You won!")
print(f"The word was: {chosen_word}")
break
else:
print("Game Over! You ran out of lives.")
print(f"The word was: {chosen_word}")

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