import random

def letter_count():
	current_word = []
	if fails > 0:
		for letter in word:
			if letter in guessed:
				current_word.append(letter)
			else:
				current_word.append("_")
	else:
		for letter in word:
			current_word.append("_")
	return current_word

# A list of words that
potential_words = ["example", "words", "someone", "can", "guess"]

word = random.choice(potential_words)

# Use to test your code:
# print(word)

# Converts the word to lowercase
word = word.lower()

fails = 0
# Make it a list of letters for someone to guess

letter_count()

# Some useful variables
guessed = []
maxfails = 7
fails = 0

while fails < maxfails:

	print(*letter_count())

	check = False
	while check == False:
		guess = input("Guess a letter: ")

		if guess.isalpha():
			check = True
		else:
			print("That isn't a letter.")

		guessed.append(guess)

	if guess in word:
		letter_count()
	else:
		fails += 1


	print("You have " + str(maxfails - fails) + " tries left!")