diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 5fccc7c..8f66115 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
         }
     } else if (letterCount < MAX_WORD_LEN -1 ) {
             words[wordCount] [letterCount] = (char)toupper (character);// to uppercase
+        letterCount++;
         }
     }
         // letzes wort speicher, auch ohne trennzeichen am datei ende