playhand

def element_counter(hand):
    """Counts the number of elements in the hand"""
    sum = 0
    for i in hand.values():
        sum = sum + i
    return sum

def play_hand(hand, word_list):

    word = ''
    total_score = 0
    letters_left = element_counter(hand)

    while word <> '.':
        if letters_left == 0:
            return
        print 'Current Hand:',
        display_hand(hand)
        print 'Enter word, or (.) to indicate that you are finished:',
        word = raw_input().lower()
        if word == '.':
            print 'Total score:', total_score, 'points.',
            return
        elif not is_valid_word(word, hand, word_list):
                print 'Invalid word, please try again.'
        else:
            score = get_word_score(word, HAND_SIZE)
            total_score += score
            print word, 'earned', score, 'points. Total:', total_score, 'points'
            hand = update_hand(hand, word)
            letters_left -= len(word)
            print  "letters left", letters_left