diff --git a/Startcode/main.c b/Startcode/main.c
index 03da755..9957d65 100644
--- a/Startcode/main.c
+++ b/Startcode/main.c
@@ -7,6 +7,42 @@
 #define MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS 100
 #define SALAD_SIZE 20
 
+int checkSalad(char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], char wordSalad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], int placedWords, int wordCount){
+    //Iteriere über alle verfügbaren Wörter
+    int foundWords = 0;
+    
+    //suche horizontal
+    for(int i = 0; i < wordCount; i++){
+        for(int h = 0; h < MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; h++){
+            if(strstr(wordSalad[h], words[i]) != NULL){
+                foundWords++;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    //flip Board
+    char copySalad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN];
+    for (int i = 0; i< MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; i++){
+        for (int j = 0; j < MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; j++){
+            copySalad[i][j] = wordSalad[j][i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // sucher vertikal
+    for(int i = 0; i < wordCount; i++){
+        for(int h = 0; h < MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; h++){
+            if(strstr(copySalad[h], words[i]) != NULL){
+                foundWords++;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if(foundWords == placedWords) return 0;
+    return -1;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int exitCode = EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -41,6 +77,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Start the game if successful
             // error message if some words couldn't be placed
 
+            int check = checkSalad(char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], char wordSalad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], int placedWords, int wordCount);
+            //Fehlerfall
+            if(check != 0){
+                fprintf(stderr, "Not all words could be placed!\n");
+                exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
+            }
+            //keine Ahnung wiegroß pixelSize sein soll
+            startGame(wordSalad, MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN, words, placedWords, MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN * 20);
         }
         else
         {