Argh.. this is getting frustrated. I fix one problem, another one appears. I am now having trouble on how to take in the user''s input in a game of Scrabble. I am a beginner in C programming language. Consider the first player already went, and placed down his word:

R A I D

This word was entered by asking the user for a proper location and the FULL WORD that he wants to make. Now the next player''s turn. How should I get his input? If I get in terms of location and letters, I can make a new word like this

R A I D S

(just adding the letter S at location (0,4) for this case) or like this with location of (1,1)

R A I D
  S 

But what if the user wants a word like this:

  D
R A I D
  D

then you are not just adding letters to preexisiting words but also adding letter(s) before and after. I looked into entering the whole word and the location but that won''t work, if you want to make multiple words using your letters. I hope you guys understand what I am trying to say. Plz ask for any clarification as required. regards, Helix