def play_hand_r(hand, word_list):

    if calculate_handlen(hand) == 0:
        print "All letters in hand used"
        return 0
    print "Current Hand:",
    display_hand(hand)
    word = raw_input('Enter word, or a "." to indicate that you are finished: ')
    if word == ".":
        print "User ended hand!"
        return 0
    elif is_valid_word(word,hand,word_list):
        new_hand = update_hand(hand,word)
        print '"' + word + '" earned', get_word_score(word,HAND_SIZE), "points"
        print
        score = get_word_score(word,HAND_SIZE) + play_hand_r(new_hand, word_list)
        return score
    else:
        print "invalid entry try again" + "\n"*3
        play_hand_r(hand, word_list)
        return 0

def play_hand(hand, word_list):
    """
    total = play_hand_r(hand, word_list)
    print "the total score was", total