diff --git a/Startcode/input.c b/Startcode/input.c
index 5c15491..7cf0a8a 100644
--- a/Startcode/input.c
+++ b/Startcode/input.c
@@ -8,5 +8,40 @@
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
+    int c = 0;
+    int count = 0;
+    int letterCount = 0;
+    while (count < maxWordCount)
+    {
+        while ((c = fgetc(file)) != EOF) //Leerzeichen prüfen
+        {
+            if (isspace(c) || !isalpha(c)) {
+                if (letterCount > 0) {
+                    break;  //Wort fertig eingelesen
+                }
+
+                continue; // mehrere Leerzeichen oder Sonderzeichen überspringen
+            }
+
+            if (letterCount < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1) //wörter Buchstabenweise einlesen
+                {
+                words[count][letterCount] = (char)toupper(c);
+                letterCount++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (letterCount == 0) {
+            break;  //kein weiteres Wort gefunden
+        }
+
+        words[count][letterCount] = '\0';
+        letterCount = 0;
+        count++;
+
+        if (c == EOF) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return count;
+}
 
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