Python Program for Word Guessing Game

Creating a word guessing game in Python can be a fun project. In this game, the player tries to guess a randomly selected word letter by letter. You can use a list of words and the random module to select a word for the player to guess. Here’s a simple example of a word guessing game:

import random

# List of words for the game
word_list = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "grape", "orange", "strawberry"]

# Choose a random word from the list
word_to_guess = random.choice(word_list)

# Initialize variables
guessed_letters = []
attempts = 6  # Number of allowed attempts

# Display initial message
print("Welcome to the Word Guessing Game!")
print(f"The word contains {len(word_to_guess)} letters.")

# Main game loop
while attempts > 0:
    # Display the word with guessed letters and underscores
    display_word = ""
    for letter in word_to_guess:
        if letter in guessed_letters:
            display_word += letter
        else:
            display_word += "_"

    print(f"Word: {display_word}")
    print(f"Attempts left: {attempts}")

    # Ask the player for a letter guess
    guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()

    # Check if the guess is a single letter
    if len(guess) != 1 or not guess.isalpha():
        print("Please enter a single letter.")
        continue

    # Check if the letter has already been guessed
    if guess in guessed_letters:
        print("You've already guessed that letter.")
        continue

    # Add the letter to the list of guessed letters
    guessed_letters.append(guess)

    # Check if the guess is correct
    if guess in word_to_guess:
        print("Correct guess!")
    else:
        print("Incorrect guess.")
        attempts -= 1

    # Check if the player has guessed all letters
    if set(word_to_guess).issubset(set(guessed_letters)):
        print("Congratulations! You've guessed the word:", word_to_guess)
        break

# End of the game
if attempts == 0:
    print("Out of attempts. The word was:", word_to_guess)

In this code:

• We start by defining a list of words from which the game selects a random word.
• The game initializes variables such as guessed_letters (to keep track of guessed letters) and attempts (the number of allowed attempts).
• The main game loop continues until the player either guesses the word or runs out of attempts.
• The player is prompted to guess a letter, and the program checks if the guess is valid.
• If the guess is correct, the program updates the displayed word with the guessed letters.
• If the guess is incorrect, the player loses an attempt.
• The game ends when the player either guesses the word correctly or runs out of attempts.

You can customize the word_list with your own words or modify the game further to suit your preferences.