diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java
index 88108a8..17d642d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/Scrabble.java
@@ -1,12 +1,44 @@
 package com.booleanuk;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 public class Scrabble {
+
+    private String word;
+    private static HashMap<Character, Integer> Points;
+
+    static {
+
+        Points = new HashMap<>();
+
+        for (char letter : "AEIOULNRST".toCharArray()) Points.put(letter, 1);
+        for (char letter : "DG".toCharArray()) Points.put(letter, 2);
+        for (char c : "BCMP".toCharArray()) Points.put(c, 3);
+        for (char letter : "FHVWY".toCharArray()) Points.put(letter, 4);
+        Points.put('K', 5);
+        for (char letter : "JX".toCharArray()) Points.put(letter, 8);
+        for (char letter : "QZ".toCharArray()) Points.put(letter, 10);
+
+    }
+
     public Scrabble(String word) {
 
+        this.word = word.toUpperCase();
+
     }
 
     public int score() {
-        return -1;
-    }
 
+        int totalPoints = 0;
+
+        for (char letter : word.toCharArray()) {
+
+            if (Points.containsKey(letter)) {
+
+                totalPoints =  totalPoints + Points.get(letter);
+
+            }
+        }
+        return totalPoints;
+    }
 }