Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/utastudents/cse3310_sp24_gr…

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src/main/java/uta/cse3310/WordList.java

@@ -10,50 +10,38 @@
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 public class WordList {
-    // Static list to store words read from file
     public static List<String> list;
 
-    // Method to read words from a file and return shuffled word list
     public static ArrayList<String> getWordList(String wordsFile) {
         ArrayList<String> wordList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         try {
-            // Read all lines from the specified file
             List<String> lines = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get(wordsFile));
-
-            // If file is empty, print message and return empty list
             if (lines.isEmpty()) {
                 System.out.println("The file is empty: " + wordsFile);
-                return wordList;
+                return wordList; // Return empty list if the file is empty
             }
 
-            // Store lines in a static list and shuffle the words
             list = new ArrayList<>(lines);
             shuffleWords();
-
-            // Add shuffled words to word list
             wordList.addAll(list);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            // Print error message and stack trace if an exception occurs
             System.out.println("Error reading the file: " + wordsFile);
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            e.printStackTrace(); // Print the stack trace for debugging
         }
 
         return wordList;
     }
 
-    // Method to shuffle words in the static list
     public static void shuffleWords() {
         Collections.shuffle(list);
     }
 
-    // Method to update word list based on character limit
     public static ArrayList<String> updatedWordList(ArrayList<String> wordBank) {
         int totalCharacters = 0;
         int index = 0;
         ArrayList<String> updatedList = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        // Iterate through word bank and add words until character limit is reached
         while (totalCharacters < 500 && index < wordBank.size()) {
             String word = wordBank.get(index);
             if (totalCharacters + word.length() <= 500) {