public static void main(String[] args) {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
    boolean UserCheck  = true;
    String respond     = "Y" ;
    int respondCount   =  0  ;

    int[] randomCheckA = new int[150];
    int[] randomCheckB = new int[150];
    int[] randomCheckC = new int[150];
    int countrandomA   = 0;
    int countrandomB   = 0;
    int countrandomC   = 0;

    while (UserCheck) {
        System.out.println("Welcome to Puzzle game");
        if (respondCount < 1) {
            System.out.println("Do you want to play press (Y) / (N)");
        }
        if (respondCount == 0) {
            respond = input.next();
        }
        if (respond.equals("y") || respond.equals("Y") || respondCount > 0) {
            Random Ran = new Random();
            String choice;
            String[] cities  = new String[3];
            String[] animals = new String[3];
            String[] cars    = new String[3];

            System.out.println("Select a catagorie n (a)Cars n (b)Cities n (c)Animals ");
            String ch = input.next();
            char   c  = ch.charAt(0);
            switch(c) {

 case 'a':
     if (countrandomC >= 3) {
        System.out.println("You have finished this catagories");
        break;
        }
        cars[0]    = "ford";
        cars[1]    = "nissan";
        cars[2]    = "lexus";
        int random = Ran.nextInt(3);
        randomCheckC[random]++;
        while (true) {

            if (randomCheckC[random] > 1) {
                random = Ran.nextInt(3);
                }//if
            else {
                randomCheckC[random]++;
                countrandomB++;
                break;

                    }
                }
                choice = cars[random];
                search(choice);
                break;
case 'b':
    if (countrandomB >= 3) {
        System.out.println("You have finished this catagories");
        break;
        }//if
    animals[0] = "lion";
    animals[1] = "tiger";
    animals[2] = "cat";
    random     = Ran.nextInt(3);
    randomCheckB[random]++;
    while (true) {

        if (randomCheckB[random] > 1) {
            random = Ran.nextInt(3);
            } //if
        else {
                randomCheckB[random]++;
                countrandomB++;
                break;

             }
                 }
    choice = animals[random];
    search(choice);
    break;

case 'c':
    if (countrandomA >= 3) {
        System.out.println("You have finished this catagories");
        break;
        }//if
    cities[0] = "alquds";
    cities[1] = "istanbul";
    cities[2] = "amman";
    random    = Ran.nextInt(3);
    randomCheckA[random]++;
    while (true) {

        if (randomCheckA[random] > 1) {
            random = Ran.nextInt(3);
            }
        else {
                randomCheckA[random]++;
                countrandomA++;
                break;
                        }
                    }
                    choice = cities[random];
                    search(choice);
                    break;
                default:
                    System.out.println("Sorry your enter is not valid");
                    break;
            }
            System.out.println("Congrats! you solved it n Do you want to play again?");
            String respond2 = input.next();
            if (!(respond2.equals("Y") || respond2.equals("y"))) {
                break;
            }
            respondCount++;

        }//if
        else {
            break;
        }
    }//while
}//main

public static String convert(String x) {

    String worda = x.replaceAll(".", "-");

    return worda;
}

public static void search(String choice) {
    int Try = 0;
    int[] lettersCheck = new int[150];
    Scanner input      = new Scanner(System.in);
    int countWord;
    int count  = 0;
    int count2 = 0;
    countWord = choice.length();
    System.out.println("The number of letters in the word is :" + countWord);
    System.out.println(convert(choice));
    StringBuilder FinalAnswer = new StringBuilder();
    while (count < countWord) {

        StringBuilder Answer = new StringBuilder();
        String c1 = input.next();
        char look = c1.charAt(0);
        lettersCheck[look]++;
        if ((choice.indexOf(look) != -1) && lettersCheck[look] <= 1) {

            for (int i = 0; i < choice.length(); i++) {
                if (choice.charAt(i) == look) {
                    if (count2 == 0) {
                        Answer.append(choice.charAt(i));
                        FinalAnswer.append(choice.charAt(i));
                        count++;
                    }//if
                    else {

                        Answer.append(choice.charAt(i));
                        FinalAnswer.replace(i, i + 1, "" + look);
                        count++;
                    }//else

                }//if
                else {
                    if (count2 == 0) {
                        FinalAnswer.append('-');
                    }//if

                    if (FinalAnswer.charAt(i) == '-') {
                        Answer.append('-');
                    } else {
                        Answer.append(FinalAnswer.charAt(i));
                    }

                }//else if

            }//for
            count2++;
            System.out.println(Answer);

        }//if
        else {
            if ((choice.indexOf(look) != -1) || lettersCheck[look] > 1) {
                System.out.println("You have already enter this charachter");
            }//if
            else {
                System.out.println("The letter is wrong reenter your letter");
                Try++;
            }
            if (Try >= 10) {
                System.out.println("Sorry you lost");
                break;
            }//if
        }//else if
    }//while

}