word = ['a', 'w', 'a', 'k', 'e']
word_blank = ['-', '-', '-', '-', '-']
num_attempts = 10

player_guess = input(("Guess a letter. You have %s chances left. ") % num_attempts)
print(word_blank)

while num_attempts != 0:
    for word in word_blank:
        if player_guess == word[0]:
            word_blank[word.index(word)] = player_guess
            print ("That is correct")
        else:
            num_attempts -= 1
            print(("Incorrect, you have %d attempts left") % num_attempts)
            player_guess = input(("Guess a letter. You have %s chances left. ") % num_attempts)