# pick a random word
secret_word = random.choice(words)
bad_guesses = []
good_guesses = []

while len(bad_guesses) < 7 and len(good_guesses) != len(list(secret_word)):
    # draw guessed letters spaces and strikes

    for letter in secret_word:
        if letter in good_guesses:
            print(letter, end='')
        else:
            print('_', end='')

print('')
print('strikes: {}/7'.format(len(bad_guesses)))
print('')

# take a guess
guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()

if len(guesses) != 1:
    print("you can only guess a single letter!")
    continue
elif guess in bad_guesses or guess in good_guesses:
    print("You've aleady guessed that letter!")
    continue
elif not guess.isalpha():
    print("You can only guess letters!")
    continue

if guess in secret_word:
    good_guesses.append(guess)
    if len(good_guesses) == len(list(secret_word)):
        print("You win! The word was {}".format(secret_word))
        break
else:
    bad_guesses.append(guess)