public string answerSubmit(string answer)
{
 
//make lowercase for the list
answer = answer.ToLower();
//if the words list is empty, build it
string[] wordArray;
TextReader tr = new StreamReader("words.wld");
//read the entire stream
string WordsList = tr.ReadToEnd();
//close the stream
tr.Close();
//remove all return carriages and new lines
WordsList = WordsList.Replace("\r\n", " ");
//save the new wordslist to an array
wordArray = WordsList.Split(' ');
string strReturn = "true";
foreach(string word in wordArray)
{
if(word == answer)
{
scoreUpdate(word);
lstAnswers.Items.Add(word);
break;
}
}
ClearPanel();//renables all and removes highlights
txtAnswers.Text = "";
return strReturn;
}

  public string[] assignAlpha(string[] memoryArray, string answer)
  {
   //make lowercase for the list
   answer = answer.ToLower();
   //if the words list is empty, build it
   string[] wordArray;
   TextReader tr = new StreamReader("words.wld");
   //read the entire stream
   string WordsList = tr.ReadToEnd();
   //close the stream
   tr.Close();
   //remove all return carriages and new lines
   WordsList = WordsList.Replace("\r\n", " ");
   //save the new wordslist to an array
   wordArray = WordsList.Split(' ');
   string strReturn = "false";
   foreach(string word in wordArray)
   {
    if(word == answer)
    {
     strReturn = "true";
     break;
    }
   }
   if(strReturn == "true")
   {
    string[] strAlphaArray = onFormLoad();//retreive the alphabet
    string[] strMemArray = memoryArray;//assign the memory array
    Random rndCharacter = new Random();//create the random number
    TextBox[] txtBog = new TextBox[16];
    //assign all of the text boxes to an array of text boxes
    txtBog[0] = txtBog1;
    txtBog[1] = txtBog2;
    txtBog[2] = txtBog3;
    txtBog[3] = txtBog4;
    txtBog[4] = txtBog5;
    txtBog[5] = txtBog6;
    txtBog[6] = txtBog7;
    txtBog[7] = txtBog8;
    txtBog[8] = txtBog9;
    txtBog[9] = txtBog10;
    txtBog[10] = txtBog11;
    txtBog[11] = txtBog12;
    txtBog[12] = txtBog13;
    txtBog[13] = txtBog14;
    txtBog[14] = txtBog15;
    txtBog[15] = txtBog16;
    //count through memory array
    int maxCount = strMemArray.Length-1;
    int count = 0;
    int rndMax = strAlphaArray.Length -1;
    while(count >= 0 && count <= maxCount)
    {
     if(strMemArray[count] == null)
     {
      break;
     }
     //retrieve the number from the text
     //create new array
     string[] strHolder = strMemArray[count].Split('g');
     int intCurrentBog = Int32.Parse(strHolder[1]) - 1;
     txtBog[intCurrentBog].Text = strAlphaArray[rndCharacter.Next(0, rndMax)];
     count++;
    }
   }