diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java
index 88108a8..76fe840 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java
@@ -1,12 +1,50 @@
 package com.booleanuk;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 public class Scrabble {
+
+    HashMap<String, Integer> charPoints = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
+    String word;
+
     public Scrabble(String word) {
+        this.charPoints.put("A", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("E", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("I", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("O", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("U", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("L", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("N", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("R", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("S", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("T", 1);
+        this.charPoints.put("D", 2);
+        this.charPoints.put("G", 2);
+        this.charPoints.put("B", 3);
+        this.charPoints.put("C", 3);
+        this.charPoints.put("M", 3);
+        this.charPoints.put("P", 3);
+        this.charPoints.put("F", 4);
+        this.charPoints.put("H", 4);
+        this.charPoints.put("V", 4);
+        this.charPoints.put("W", 4);
+        this.charPoints.put("Y", 4);
+        this.charPoints.put("K", 5);
+        this.charPoints.put("J", 8);
+        this.charPoints.put("X", 8);
+        this.charPoints.put("Q", 10);
+        this.charPoints.put("Z", 10);
+        this.word = word;
 
     }
 
     public int score() {
-        return -1;
+        int score = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < this.word.length(); i++) {
+            if (charPoints.containsKey(Character.toString(word.toUpperCase().charAt(i)))) {
+                score += charPoints.get(Character.toString(word.toUpperCase().charAt(i)));
+            }
+        }
+        return score;
     }
-
 }