diff --git a/Start_Linux/game.c b/Start_Linux/game.c
index d8cc133..fe3ac56 100644
--- a/Start_Linux/game.c
+++ b/Start_Linux/game.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 #define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
@@ -13,7 +14,44 @@
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
 int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
 {
+    // Initialisiere Salad mit EMPTY_CHAR
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+    {
+        for(unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
+        {
+            salad[i][j] = EMPTY_CHAR;
+        }
+    }
 
+    // Platziere Wörter (einfache horizontale Platzierung für Tests)
+    unsigned int placedCount = 0;
+    for(unsigned int w = 0; w < wordCount && w < searchFieldLen; w++)
+    {
+        unsigned int wordLen = strlen(words[w]);
+        if(wordLen <= searchFieldLen)
+        {
+            // Platziere Wort horizontal in Zeile w
+            for(unsigned int j = 0; j < wordLen; j++)
+            {
+                salad[w][j] = words[w][j];
+            }
+            placedCount++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Fülle restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+    {
+        for(unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
+        {
+            if(salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR)
+            {
+                salad[i][j] = 'A' + (rand() % 26);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return placedCount;
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
diff --git a/Start_Linux/game.o b/Start_Linux/game.o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc99743
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diff --git a/Start_Linux/input.c b/Start_Linux/input.c
index 94e1170..1f64a2d 100644
--- a/Start_Linux/input.c
+++ b/Start_Linux/input.c
@@ -10,17 +10,21 @@ char* readWord(FILE *file)
     int index = 0;              // Position im Puffer
     int c;                      // Variable für jedes gelesene Zeichen
 
-    // Whitespace überspringen
-    while(isspace(c = fgetc(file)));        //isspace checkt ob gelesenes Zeichen whitespace ist, wenn ja 1 wenn nein 0
+    // Whitespace und Delimiters überspringen
+    while((c = fgetc(file)) != EOF && (isspace(c) || c == ',' || c == ';' || c == '.'));
 
-    // Buchstaben einlesen bis nächstes whitespace/EOF
-    while(c != EOF && !isspace(c) && index < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1)      // -1 wegen Nullterminator
+    // Buchstaben einlesen bis nächstes whitespace/Delimiter/EOF
+    while(c != EOF && !isspace(c) && c != ',' && c != ';' && c != '.' && index < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1)      //-1 wegen Nullterminator
     {
-        word[index++] = (char)c;
+        word[index++] = (char)toupper(c);  // Konvertiere zu Großbuchstaben
         c = fgetc(file);
     }
     word[index] = '\0'; // Nullterminator (= Ende String)
 
+    // Leere überspringen
+    if(index == 0)
+        return NULL;
+
     return strdup(word); // Rückgabe string, dynamisch allokiert da Zeiger auf lokalen Puffer zurückgegeben
 }
 
diff --git a/Start_Linux/input.o b/Start_Linux/input.o
index 8d2710d..d85fd7b 100644
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diff --git a/Start_Linux/makefile b/Start_Linux/makefile
index 8108b58..60c75f3 100644
--- a/Start_Linux/makefile
+++ b/Start_Linux/makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ unityfolder = ./unity
 # --------------------------
 # initiales Spiel bauen
 # --------------------------
-wordsalad_initial:
-	$(CC) -o wordsalad_ourversion -L. $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
+wordsalad_ourversion:
+	$(CC) -o wordsalad_ourversion -L. $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
 
 # --------------------------
 # Normales Spiel bauen
diff --git a/Start_Linux/runTests b/Start_Linux/runTests
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