diff --git a/Start_Windows/input.c b/Start_Windows/input.c
index 340855f..95e958a 100644
--- a/Start_Windows/input.c
+++ b/Start_Windows/input.c
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ void readWordsFromLine(char buffer[], int* wordCount, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN]
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
+    for (int i = 0; i < maxWordCount; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < MAX_WORD_LEN; j++) {
+            words[i][j] = '\0';
+        }
+    }
     char buffer[MAX_LINE_LEN]; // prepares a large enough buffer to read one line from the .txt-file
     int readwords = 0;
     int *wordCount = &readwords;
diff --git a/Start_Windows/main.c b/Start_Windows/main.c
index e0255b2..82eee79 100644
--- a/Start_Windows/main.c
+++ b/Start_Windows/main.c
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
+            printf("Checkpoint1");
 
             // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
             // Start the game if successful
             // error message if some words couldn't be placed
+            int windowWidth = 720; //Fensterbreite outputfenster
             if (placedWords == wordCount && placedWords <= MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS) {
+                startGame(wordSalad, MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN, words, wordCount, windowWidth);
                 exitCode = EXIT_SUCCESS; //Start the game if placed words is equal to words in textfile
             }
             else {