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% Read in a list of words from a text file
words = textread('words.txt','%s');

% Choose a random word from the list
target_word_index = randi(numel(words));
target_word = words{target_word_index};

% Set the maximum number of guesses
max_guesses = 5;

% Initialize the number of correct guesses
correct_guesses = 0;

% Loop until the player runs out of guesses or correctly guesses the target word
while (correct_guesses < numel(target_word)) && (max_guesses > 0)
    % Display the blank board
    board = blanks(numel(target_word));
    for i = 1:numel(target_word)
        plot(i,0,'o','MarkerSize',50,'MarkerFaceColor','w','LineWidth',2);
        text(i,0.2,board(i),'HorizontalAlignment','center');
    end
    axis([0 numel(target_word)+1 -1 1]);
    axis off;
    
    % Allow the player to enter a guess
    guess = input('Enter a guess: ','s');
    
    % Check the guess against the target word
    for i = 1:numel(target_word)
        if guess(i) == target_word(i)
            % Letter is correct and in the correct position
            board(i) = guess(i);
            plot(i,0,'o','MarkerSize',50,'MarkerFaceColor','g','LineWidth',2);
            text(i,0.2,board(i),'HorizontalAlignment','center');
            correct_guesses = correct_guesses + 1;
        elseif ~isempty(strfind(target_word,guess(i)))
            % Letter is correct but in the wrong position
            plot(i,0,'o','MarkerSize',50,'MarkerFaceColor','y','LineWidth',2);
        end
    end
    
    % Decrement the number of guesses
    max_guesses = max_guesses - 1;
end

% Display a message to the player
if correct_guesses == numel(target_word)
    disp('Congratulations, you guessed the word!');
else
    disp(['Sorry, you ran out of guesses. The word was ' target_word]);
end