diff --git a/include/nouncer.h b/include/nouncer.h
index 09cdc65..cb4652e 100644
--- a/include/nouncer.h
+++ b/include/nouncer.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class Nouncer {
 
 
 private:
+  //pronounces words not known to CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
+  std::string soundItOut(std::string word);
+
   //check whether a phone is a vowel or consonant
   static bool isVowel(char& phone);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7e556d9..9c7ce85 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void parseFile(std::string filename, Model* model, Nouncer* nouncer, Denouncer*
 void parseLine(std::string in, Model* model, Nouncer* nouncer, Denouncer* denouncer);
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  std::string file = TRAP_FILE;
+  std::string file = TEST_FILE;
 
   // check for test flag
   if (argc > 1) {
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   parseFile(file, model, nouncer, denouncer);
 
+  denouncer->print("data/denounce.txt");
+  
   std::string bar;
   std::cout << "Gimme a bar" << std::endl;
   std::getline(std::cin, bar);
 
+
   rap(bar, model, nouncer, denouncer);
 
   delete model;
diff --git a/src/nouncer.cpp b/src/nouncer.cpp
index 018f13f..caba564 100644
--- a/src/nouncer.cpp
+++ b/src/nouncer.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,20 @@ std::string* Nouncer::lookUp(std::string word) {
     return &(dict->at(Utils::allCaps(word)));
   }
   catch (const std::out_of_range& oor) {
-    return &(dict->at("GRAVY"));
+    std::string pronunciation = soundItOut(word);
+    addWord(pronunciation);
+    return &(dict->at(Utils::allCaps(word)));
   }
 }
 
+std::string Nouncer::soundItOut(std::string word) {
+  std::string pronunciation = Utils::allCaps(word);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++);
+
+  return pronunciation;
+}
+
 /*
  * TODO: Let's encode outside this and pass in the nounce
  *
@@ -197,7 +207,6 @@ int Nouncer::getSize() {
   return dict->size();
 }
 
-
 void Nouncer::print(std::string filename) {
   std::ofstream of(filename);
   for (auto it = dict->begin(); it!=dict->end(); ++it) {