diff --git a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/GridField.java b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/GridField.java
index 93de37b..c9462af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/GridField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/GridField.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public GridField(ArrayList<String> wordList) {
     public GridField() {
         this.wordList = WordList.getWordList("Data/words");
         this.wordList = WordList.updatedWordList(wordList);
+        this.remainingWords = wordList.size();
+        generateGrid(5); // Initialize grid with default size (e.g., 5x5)
     }
 
     public char[][] getGrid() {
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ private boolean canPlaceWord(String word, int row, int column, Direction.Directi
         int dr = direction.getRowIncrement();
         int dc = direction.getColumnIncrement();
         for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-            if (row < 0 || row >= grid.length || column < 0 || column >= grid[0].length|| grid[row][column] != 0){
+            if (row < 0 || row >= grid.length || column < 0 || column >= grid[0].length || grid[row][column] != 0) {
                 return false; // Check if the word goes out of bounds or overlaps with existing letters
             }
             row += dr;
@@ -111,4 +113,4 @@ private boolean canPlaceWord(String word, int row, int column, Direction.Directi
         }
         return true;
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/uta/cse3310/GridFieldTest.java b/src/test/java/uta/cse3310/GridFieldTest.java
index b573641..1811af7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/uta/cse3310/GridFieldTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/uta/cse3310/GridFieldTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void testRevealWord() {
     public void testAddWord() {
         ArrayList<String> wordList = new ArrayList<>();
         GridField gridField = new GridField(wordList);
-        gridField.addWord("HELLO", 0, 0, Direction.Directions.HORIZONTAL); // Adjusted here
+        gridField.addWord("HELLO", 0, 0, Direction.Directions.HORIZONTAL);
         assertEquals(1, gridField.getRemainingWords());
         assertTrue(gridField.checkWord("HELLO"));
     }
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ public void testPlaceRandomWords() {
             assertTrue(gridField.checkWord(word));
         }
     }
-}
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+}