guessCount = 1
Alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
word = raw_input ("Enter the word: ")
wordLength = len(word)
blanks = ""

for i in range (wordLength):
    blanks = blanks + "_ "
    blanksLength = len(blanks)
print (blanks)

letterGuessList = ""
letterGuessList += raw_input ("Guess a letter: ")
letterGuess = letterGuessList[len(letterGuessList)-1]

while (guessCount < 7):
    if (letterGuess not in Alphabet):
        print("You freakin' idiot, you already used that letter")
    else:
    blanks = ""
    print ("You have " +  str(7-guessCount)+ " guesses remaining.")
    for letterAns in word:
        if letterAns in letterGuessList:
            blanks += letterAns
        else:
            blanks += "_ "
    print(blanks)
    letterGuessList+= raw_input("Guess a letter: ")
    Alphabet = Alphabet.replace(letterGuess, "")
    guessCount += 1
     blanks = ""