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Hide it behind blanks

What we are doing

Now we hide the word: one _ per letter, with spaces between them. masked() builds that text.

```js
let word

const masked = () => [...word].map((letter) => '_').join(' ')

  ctx.fillText(masked(), canvas.width / 2, 340)
```

What it means

• () => ... is a short function (an arrow function). masked() runs it and gets back what is after the arrow.
• [...word] spreads the word into its letters: 'TIGER' → ['T', 'I', 'G', 'E', 'R'].
• .map((letter) => '_') makes a new array with one item per letter, here always '_'.
• .join(' ') glues the items into one text with a space between them: '_ _ _ _ _'.
• draw now writes masked() instead of word.

Your turn

1. Under let word, leave an empty line and write the masked line.
2. In draw, replace word in fillText(word, ...) with masked(). Press Run.

Skills: Arrays and objects, Functions

← Write the word Remember the guesses →

All steps

1. A list of secret words
2. The canvas and the pen
3. Paint the paper
4. A function that draws
5. Pick a random word
6. Write the word
7. Hide it behind blanks
8. Remember the guesses
9. Draw again and again
10. A guess
11. Guess with the keyboard
12. Only letters count
13. Count the misses
14. The same letter twice is free
15. Six misses at most
16. Show the misses
17. List the wrong letters
18. Draw a line
19. The gallows
20. The first miss: a head
21. Body, arms and legs
22. The parts in a list
23. Losing
24. Winning
25. Show the word you missed
26. The end message
27. Play again
28. Never the same word twice
29. A winning streak
30. Remember the best streak
31. Where each key goes
32. Draw the keys
33. Center the last row
34. Keys that remember
35. Tap a key
36. Build it yourself: a hint button