diff --git a/Start_Linux/input.c b/Start_Linux/input.c
index ed77805..5e752b3 100644
--- a/Start_Linux/input.c
+++ b/Start_Linux/input.c
@@ -4,9 +4,42 @@
 
 // TODO:
 // eine Funktion implementieren, die ein einzelnes Wort aus einer Textdatei (words.txt) einliest und als C-String zurückgibt.
+string readWord(FILE *file)
+{
+    char word[MAX_WORD_LEN];    // Puffer für Wort
+    int index = 0;              // Position im Puffer
+    int c;                      // Variablefür jedes gelesene Zeichen
+
+    // Whitespace überspringen
+    while(isspace(c = fgetc(file)));        //isspace checkt ob gelesenes Zeichen whitespace ist, wenn ja 1 wenn nein 0
+
+    // Buchstaben einlesen bis nächstes whitespace/EOF
+    while(c != EOF && !isspace(c) && index < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1)      // -1 wegen Nullterminator
+    {
+        word[index++] = (char)c;
+        c = fgetc(file);
+    }
+    word[index] = '\0'; // Nullterminator (= Ende String)
+
+    return strdup(word); // Rückgabe string, dynamisch allokiert da Zeiger auf lokalen Puffer zurückgegeben
+}
 
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
+    unsigned int count = 0;
 
+    while(count < maxWordCount && !feof(file))
+    {
+        char *word = readWord(file);
+        if(word != NULL)
+        {
+            strncpy(words[count], word, MAX_WORD_LEN - 1); // Wort in Array kopieren
+            words[count][MAX_WORD_LEN - 1] = '\0'; // Sicherstellen, dass String nullterminiert ist
+            free(word); // Dynamisch allokierten Speicher freigeben
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return count; // Anzahl der gelesenen Wörter zurückgeben
 }
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diff --git a/Start_Linux/input.o b/Start_Linux/input.o
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diff --git a/Start_Linux/main.c b/Start_Linux/main.c
index 03da755..ae5253f 100644
--- a/Start_Linux/main.c
+++ b/Start_Linux/main.c
@@ -31,16 +31,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
             wordCount = readWords(file, words, MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS);
-            fclose(file);
+            fclose(file);                                                                           // TODO:
+                                                                                                    // Check if all words were successfully placed
+                                                                                                    // Start the game if successful
+                                                                                                    // error message if some words couldn't be placed
+
 
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
-            // TODO:
-            // Check if all words were successfully placed
-            // Start the game if successful
-            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
-
+            if(placedWords==wordCount)    
+            {
+                // Start the graphical game with the created word salad and the list of words
+                startGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount, 800);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Could not place all words in the word salad. Placed %u out of %u words.\n", placedWords, wordCount);
+                exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
+            }                               
         }
         else
         {
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