Dude, you need to change your name to ActionScript Hero. Thank you SO much. I've been struggling with this for days and kept hitting the same wall no matter what I tried. To be honest I didn't even think I'd get as far as I did!

If you have a free moment would you mind commenting on the following code?
code:


	}

	if (nbrSolved == stringlen) {

		trace('the word has been solved! do something cool here!');

	}

	if (nbrCorrect == 0 && status_txt.text.indexOf(guess) == -1) {

		_root.nextFrame();

	}

	if (status_txt.text.indexOf(guess) == -1)

		status_txt.text += guess;

	_root.guess = "";

It's the only part that I don't fully grasp.

And thanks for cleaning out the unnecessary code - it was getting messy in there!

many many MANY thanks!
eternally grateful -
TS