Hangman

import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class hangman {
    private int lives;
    private String[] wordsArr;
    private String wordToGuess;
    private String wordToGuess_blanks;

    public hangman(int lives, String[] wordsArr)
    {
        this.lives = lives;
        this.wordsArr = wordsArr;
    }

    public void play()
    {
        System.out.println("WELCOME TO HANGMAN!");
        wordToGuess = randWordGuess().toUpperCase();
        initializeBlanks();
        gameplay();
    }

    private void initializeBlanks()
    {
        int mid = wordToGuess.length() / 2;
        StringBuilder blanksBuilder = new StringBuilder(wordToGuess);

        for (int i = 0; i < mid; i++)
        {
            blanksBuilder.setCharAt(i, '_');
        }

        wordToGuess_blanks = blanksBuilder.toString();
    }

    private void updateBlanks(char guess)
    {
        StringBuilder updatedBlanks = new StringBuilder(wordToGuess_blanks);
        for (int i = 0; i < wordToGuess.length(); i++) {
            if (wordToGuess.charAt(i) == guess)
                updatedBlanks.setCharAt(i, guess);
        }
        wordToGuess_blanks = updatedBlanks.toString();
    }
    private void gameplay()
    {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

        do {
            System.out.println("\nWord to guess: " + wordToGuess_blanks);
            System.out.print("Enter a letter: ");
            char guess = scanner.next().toUpperCase().charAt(0);

            if (wordToGuess.contains(String.valueOf(guess)))
            {
                updateBlanks(guess);
            }
            else
            {
                lives--;
                System.out.print("Incorrect guess! Lives remaining: " + lives);
                for (int i = 0; i < lives; i++)
                {
                    System.out.print(" ❤");
                }
                System.out.println();
            }
        } while (!checkDead() && !wordToGuess_blanks.equals(wordToGuess));

        if (wordToGuess_blanks.equals(wordToGuess))
            System.out.println("\nCongratulations! You guessed the word: " + wordToGuess);
         else
            System.out.println("\nOut of lives! The word was: " + wordToGuess);
    }

    private boolean checkDead()
    {
        return lives <= 0;
    }

    private String randWordGuess()
    {
        Random random = new Random();
        return wordsArr[random.nextInt(0, wordsArr.length)];
    }
}