diff --git a/scrabble-score/scrabble_score.py b/scrabble-score/scrabble_score.py
index 59adad6..10f5ab9 100644
--- a/scrabble-score/scrabble_score.py
+++ b/scrabble-score/scrabble_score.py
@@ -1,2 +1,18 @@
 def score(word):
-    pass
+
+    word = word.upper() # converting everything to uppercase
+    letters = [x for x in word] # getting a list of characters in the word
+    total_points = 0 # the variable to contain the points
+
+    point_dict = {1:["A", "E", "I", "O", "U", "L", "N", "R", "S", "T"],
+    2:["D", "G"], 3:["B", "C", "M", "P"], 4:["F", "H", "V", "W", "Y"], 
+    5:["K"], 8:["J", "X"], 10:["Q", "Z"]} # dictionary of points
+
+    for char in letters: # looping across the characters
+        for key in point_dict.keys(): # looping across dictionary keys
+            if char in point_dict[key]:
+                total_points = total_points + key
+    
+    return total_points
+
+    
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