diff --git a/Startcode/input.c b/Startcode/input.c
index ed77805..65541fd 100644
--- a/Startcode/input.c
+++ b/Startcode/input.c
@@ -1,12 +1,53 @@
 #include "input.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 // TODO:
 // eine Funktion implementieren, die ein einzelnes Wort aus einer Textdatei (words.txt) einliest und als C-String zurückgibt.
 
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
-int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
-{
+static int createSingleWords(char text[MAX_LINE_LEN], char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount);
 
+unsigned int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
+{
+    int wordCount = 0;
+    char lineRead[MAX_LINE_LEN];
+
+    while(fgets(lineRead, MAX_LINE_LEN, file) != NULL && wordCount < (int)maxWordCount)
+    {
+        wordCount += createSingleWords(lineRead, words + wordCount, maxWordCount - wordCount);
+    }
+
+    return wordCount; //wordCount
+}
+
+static int createSingleWords(char text[MAX_LINE_LEN], char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
+{
+    char *teiler = " ;,.\n";
+    char *token;
+    
+    int i = 0;
+
+    token = strtok(text, teiler);
+
+    while(token != NULL && i < maxWordCount)
+    {
+        strncpy(words[i], token, MAX_WORD_LEN - 1);
+        //kleinbuchstaben --> GROßBUCHSTABEN
+        int length = strlen(words[i]);
+        for(int j = 0; j < length; j++)
+        {
+            if(islower(words[i][j]))
+            {
+                words[i][j] = toupper(words[i][j]);
+            }
+        }
+        words[i][MAX_WORD_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+
+        token = strtok(NULL, teiler);
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    return i;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Startcode/main.c b/Startcode/main.c
index 03da755..fbf9ad6 100644
--- a/Startcode/main.c
+++ b/Startcode/main.c
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Start the game if successful
             // error message if some words couldn't be placed
 
+            if(wordCount > 19)
+            {
+                if(placedWords != 20)
+                {
+                    exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
+                    printf("Only %d of %d possible words could be placed\n", placedWords, 20);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if(placedWords != wordCount)
+                {
+                    exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
+                    printf("Only %d of %d possible words could be placed\n", placedWords, wordCount);
+                }
+            }
+
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/Startcode/makefile b/Startcode/makefile
index 7cf1d4c..125e2e1 100644
--- a/Startcode/makefile
+++ b/Startcode/makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ codefolder = .
 wordsalad_initial:
 	$(CC) -o wordsalad_initial -L. $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
 
+# --------------------------
+# Zwischenstände
+# --------------------------
+wordsalad_mymain: main.o $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o wordsalad_mymain main.o $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
+
+wordsalad_myinput: input.o $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o wordsalad_myinput input.o $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
+
 # --------------------------
 # Normales Spiel bauen
 # --------------------------