diff --git a/Startcode/game.c b/Startcode/game.c
index 7b28299..eab3338 100644
--- a/Startcode/game.c
+++ b/Startcode/game.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int placeWord(const char *word, int wordLength, char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN]
               int searchFieldLen, int column, int row, int axis);
 
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
-int createWordSalad(
+unsigned int createWordSalad(
     char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN],
     unsigned int searchFieldLen,
     const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN],
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ int createWordSalad(
     // Wörter platzieren
     for (int w = 0; w < wordCount; w++)
     {
-        int wordlenght = strlen(words[w]); // Wortlänge festgelegt
+        int wordlength = strlen(words[w]); // Wortlänge festgelegt
 
-        if (wordlenght == 0 || wordlenght > searchFieldLen)
+        if (wordlength == 0 || wordlength > searchFieldLen)
         {
             continue;
         }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int createWordSalad(
             int row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
             int column = rand() % searchFieldLen;
 
-            int success = placeWord(words[w], wordlenght, salad, searchFieldLen, column, row, axis);
+            int success = placeWord(words[w], wordlength, salad, searchFieldLen, column, row, axis);
 
             if (success)
             {
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ int createWordSalad(
             }
         }
     }
-    printf("%d placed", placedWords);
+
+    printf("%d placed\n", placedWords);
     return placedWords;
 }
 
diff --git a/Startcode/game.h b/Startcode/game.h
index cc66572..e7ac9b6 100644
--- a/Startcode/game.h
+++ b/Startcode/game.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN 100
 
-int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount);
+unsigned int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Startcode/input.c b/Startcode/input.c
index 2d87c48..ded270d 100644
--- a/Startcode/input.c
+++ b/Startcode/input.c
@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
 #include "input.h"
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-int readWord(char *buffer, char *divisor, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount, int *count);
+void toUpperCase(char *word);
 
-int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
+unsigned int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
     char buffer[MAX_LINE_LEN];
-    int count = 0;
+    unsigned int count = 0;
     char *divisor = " ,;.\n";
 
     while (fgets(buffer, MAX_LINE_LEN, file) != NULL)
     {
         for (char *word = strtok(buffer, divisor); word != NULL && count < maxWordCount; word = strtok(NULL, divisor))
         {
-            strncpy(words[count], word, MAX_WORD_LEN);
+            strncpy(words[count], word, MAX_WORD_LEN - 1);
+            words[count][MAX_WORD_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+            toUpperCase(words[count]);
             ++count;
         }
     }
     return count;
 }
+
+void toUpperCase(char *word)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(word); ++i)
+    {
+        word[i] = toupper(word[i]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Startcode/input.h b/Startcode/input.h
index 032ec28..265de42 100644
--- a/Startcode/input.h
+++ b/Startcode/input.h
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 #define MAX_WORD_LEN 100
 #define MAX_LINE_LEN 1024
 
-int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount);
+unsigned int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount);
 
 #endif