diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index f0898be..8748472 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 let attempts = 6;
 
-const WORD = WORDS[Math.floor(Math.random() *  WORDS.length)];
+const WORD = WORDS[Math.floor(Math.random() * WORDS.length)];
 const el = document.querySelector("#guess");
 
 console.log("Target:", WORD);
@@ -9,20 +9,42 @@ function registerGuess(guess) {
     guess = guess.toUpperCase();
     const status = [];
     const WORD_LETTERS = WORD.split("");
+    var count = [];
+    window.count = count;
+
+    WORD.split("").forEach(function(letter, index) {
+        Boolean(count[letter]) ? count[letter]++ : (count[letter] = 1);
+        //count[letter]++;
+        //console.log(count[letter] + " " + letter);
+    });
+    guess.split("").forEach(function(letter, index) {
+            const isInPlace = WORD_LETTERS[index] === letter;
+
+            if (isInPlace) {
+                count[letter]--;
+            }
+
+        })
+        //PEACE
+        //EPACE
     guess.split("").forEach(function(letter, index) {
         // TODO: handle additional letters when there are duplicates
         let letterStatus;
-        const existsInWord = WORD_LETTERS.indexOf(letter) > -1;
+        // this is for storing status
+
+        const existsInWord = count[letter] > 0;
         const isInPlace = WORD_LETTERS[index] === letter;
         if (isInPlace) {
             letterStatus = 2;
         } else if (existsInWord) {
             letterStatus = 1;
+            count[letter]--;
         } else {
             letterStatus = 0;
         }
         status.push(letterStatus);
     })
+
     printGuess(guess, status);
     return status;
 }
@@ -59,4 +81,4 @@ el.addEventListener("change", function(e) {
 el.addEventListener("input", function(e) {
     const userInput = e.target.value;
     drawGhostInput(userInput);
-});
+});
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