diff --git a/src/Game.cpp b/src/Game.cpp
index 27b1d90..9627281 100644
--- a/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/Game.cpp
@@ -64,17 +64,15 @@ Game::Game() : guessed() {
     std::mt19937 rng(random_device());
 
     size_t words_len = array_len(words);
-    this->all_words = std::vector<const char *>();
-    this->all_words.reserve(words_len);
+    all_words = std::vector<const char *>();
+    all_words.reserve(words_len);
     for (int i = 0; i < words_len; i++)
         all_words.push_back(words[i]);
     std::shuffle(all_words.begin(), all_words.end(), rng);
+    word = all_words.back();
+    all_words.pop_back();
 }
 
 void Game::handle_key(SDL_Keycode event) {
 
 }
-
-void Game::select_word() {
-
-}
diff --git a/src/Game.hpp b/src/Game.hpp
index b280049..39c3529 100644
--- a/src/Game.hpp
+++ b/src/Game.hpp
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 #include <SDL_rect.h>
 #include <SDL_events.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include <optional>
 
 const SDL_Point SCREEN_SIZE{800, 800};
 
 class Game {
 private:
-    std::vector<const char*> all_words;
-    std::vector<std::string> guessed;
-    std::string word;
+    std::vector<const char *> all_words;
+    std::vector<std::optional<char>> guessed;
+    const char *word;
 
 public:
     static void Run();
@@ -18,8 +19,5 @@ public:
     Game();
 
     void handle_key(SDL_Keycode event);
-
-private:
-    void select_word();
 };