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Mark Lovett
15,853 PointsMy answer works fine in the console but is not accepted??
var firstWord = spareWords.unshift('firstWord');
spareWords.shift();
2 Answers

Erwin Meesters
15,088 PointsYou can use the shift() method to pull the first element off of a given array and return it. In this case you can use the shift() method on the spareWords array to pull the first element off, return it and assign it to the variable firstWord. Your code should look something like this: var firstWord = spareWords.shift();

Mark Lovett
15,853 PointsThank you Erwin. I didnt understand the question.