diff --git a/client/logic/SkribblServer.js b/client/logic/SkribblServer.js
index 0db4d2e71d2275f7c954b12c300f8a8842cf7169..22d1fb5980e812740d59e92f82af2634b242a666 100644
--- a/client/logic/SkribblServer.js
+++ b/client/logic/SkribblServer.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 		if (this._hasGameStarted){
 			if (player.guessedWord||playerIndex==this._drawingPlayer){
 				// TODO let people who already know the word send ghost messages to others who already know it too
-			}else if (word===this._word){
+			}else if (typeof this._word=="string"&&SkribblServer._isCorrect(word,this._word)){
 				player.guessedWord = true;
 				player.guessedIndex = Math.max(...this._clients.map(client=>client.guessedIndex))+1;
 				this._clients.forEach((client,index)=>{
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 	 * @param {string} word
 	 */
 	static _isClose(guess,word) {
-		guess = guess.toLowerCase();
-		word = word.toLowerCase();
-		word.replace(/-/g," ");
-		guess.replace(/-/g," ");
+		guess = guess.toLowerCase().replace(/-/g," ");
+		word = word.toLowerCase().replace(/-/g," ");
+		const wordArray = Array.from(word);
+		const guessArray = Array.from(guess);
 	
 		//if equal
 		if (guess == word) { 
@@ -335,19 +335,9 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 		
 		//either one letter wrong or two letters swapped
 		if (guess.length == word.length) {
-			let wordArray = [];
-			let guessArray = [];
-	
-			//makes the string into an array
-			for (var i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
-				wordArray[i] = word.charAt(i);
-				guessArray[i] = guess.charAt(i);
-			}
-			
 			//Counts the mistakes and their position
 			let errorCounter = 0;
 			let errorPos = 0;
-	
 			for (var i = 0; i < wordArray.length; i++) {
 				if (wordArray[i] != guessArray[i]) {
 					if (errorCounter == 0) {
@@ -363,24 +353,13 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 					errorCounter++;
 				}
 			}
-			
 			//if it hasnt returned false by now, the guess is close
 			return true;
 		}
 	
 		//if one letter too much
 		if (guess.length - 1 == word.length)  {
-			let wordArray = [];
-			let guessArray = [];
-	
-			for (var i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
-				wordArray[i] = word.charAt(i);
-				guessArray[i] = guess.charAt(i);
-			}
-			guessArray[guessArray.length] = guess.charAt(guessArray.length);
-	
 			let errorCounter = 0; //also the offset
-			
 			for (var i = 0; i < wordArray.length; i++) {
 				if (wordArray[i] != guessArray[i + errorCounter]) {
 					errorCounter++;
@@ -389,23 +368,12 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			
 			return true;
 		}
 	
 		//if one letter too little
 		if (guess.length + 1 == word.length) {
-			let wordArray = [];
-			let guessArray = [];
-	
-			for (var i = 0; i < guess.length; i++) {
-				wordArray[i] = word.charAt(i);
-				guessArray[i] = guess.charAt(i);
-			}
-			wordArray[wordArray.length] = word.charAt(wordArray.length);
-	
 			let errorCounter = 0; //also the offset
-			
 			for (var i = 0; i < guessArray.length; i++) {
 				if (wordArray[i + errorCounter] != guessArray[i]) {
 					errorCounter++;
@@ -414,7 +382,6 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			
 			return true;
 		}
 	
@@ -427,15 +394,8 @@ export default class SkribblServer {
 	 * @param {string} word
 	 */
 	static _isCorrect(guess, word) {
-		guess = guess.toLowerCase();
-		word = word.toLowerCase();
-		word.replace(/-/g," ");
-		guess.replace(/-/g," ");
-
-		if (guess == word) { 
-			return true;
-		} else {
-			return true;
-		}
+		guess = guess.toLowerCase().replace(/-/g," ");
+		word = word.toLowerCase().replace(/-/g," ");
+		return guess==word;
 	}
 }
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