int counter = 1;
        while (true) {

            System.out.print("Word is * ");
            currentWord = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < marks.length; i++) {

                System.out.print(marks[i]);

            }

            System.out.print("\nGuess a letter * ");
            userInput = input.nextLine();
            if (userInput.length() != 1) {

                System.out.println("Invalid guess" + userInput);

            } else if (lettersGuessed.contains(userInput.charAt(0))) {

                System.out.println("You already guessed that character: " + userInput);

            } else if (!randomWord.contains(userInput)) {

                numberofGuesses++;
                System.out.println("Would you like a hint? y or n");
                hintanswer = input.nextLine();
                if ("y".equals(hintanswer)) {

                try{
                System.out.println("Word does not contain: " + userInput);
                 System.out.println("In total you have " + wordList.get(randomInt).getNoOfHints() +
                         ". This is your hint #" + counter++);
               String line = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get("hints.txt")).get(wordList.get(randomInt).getHints().get(0) - 1);

                   System.out.println("Hint: " + line);
                wordList.get(randomInt).getHints().remove(0);

                }catch(IndexOutOfBoundsException e){

                    if(counter > wordList.get(randomInt).getNoOfHints() + 1){
                     System.out.println("You have ran out of hints. Here is your last hint: ");
                        char firstLetter = randomWord.charAt(0);
                        char lastLetter = randomWord.charAt(randomWord.length() - 1);
                        System.out.println("The first letter of the word is " + firstLetter+ " and the last letter "
                                + "of the word is " + lastLetter);
                  continue;
                    }
                }
                   /* if(counter > wordList.get(randomInt).getNoOfHints() + 1){

                         System.out.println("You have ran out of hints. Here is your last hint: ");
                        char firstLetter = randomWord.charAt(0);
                        char lastLetter = randomWord.charAt(randomWord.length() - 1);
                        System.out.println("The first letter of the word is " + firstLetter+ "and the last letter"
                                + "of the word is " + lastLetter);

                }*/
                } if ("n".equals(hintanswer)) {

                    System.out.println();

                }
            } else if (randomWord.contains(userInput)) {

                lettersGuessed.add(userInput.charAt(0));
                currentWord = "";
                for (int i = 0; i < randomWord.length(); i++) {

                    if (randomWord.charAt(i) == userInput.charAt(0)) {

                        marks[i] = "" + userInput.charAt(0);

                    }

                    currentWord += marks[i];

                }
            }

            if (currentWord.equals(randomWord)) {

                break;

            }
        }

        System.out.println(randomWord + " was guessed after " + numberofGuesses + " missed attempts");
    }
}