diff --git a/lib/player.rb b/lib/player.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b531d210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/player.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+require 'awesome_print'
+MAX_NUM_OF_TILES_ALLOWED = 7
+
+module Scrabble
+  class Player
+    attr_reader :name, :players_plaque
+    attr_writer :players_plaque
+    
+    def initialize(name)
+      @name = name
+      @array_of_words = []
+      @players_plaque = []
+    end
+
+    # Returns array of players tiles.
+    def tiles
+      return @players_plaque
+    end
+
+    # Draws tiles from a TileBag to fill player's plaque.
+    def draw_tiles(tile_bag)
+      if @players_plaque.length < MAX_NUM_OF_TILES_ALLOWED
+        add_tiles = MAX_NUM_OF_TILES_ALLOWED  - @players_plaque.length
+        @players_plaque.concat(tile_bag.draw_tiles(add_tiles))
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Returns an array of the words played by the user.
+    def plays
+      return @array_of_words
+    end
+
+    # Adds the input word to the plays array
+    def play(word)
+      player_status = false
+      total_score = 0
+      @array_of_words.each do |word_in_arr|
+        total_score += Scrabble::Scoring.score(word_in_arr)
+      end
+
+      if total_score <  100
+        word_score = Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)
+        player_status = word_score
+        @array_of_words << word
+      end
+
+      return player_status
+    end
+
+    # Returns the sum of scores of played words
+    def total_score
+      sum = 0
+      @array_of_words.each do |a_word|
+        sum+= Scrabble::Scoring.score(a_word)
+      end
+      return sum
+    end
+
+    # If the player has over 100 points, returns true, otherwise returns false
+    def won?
+      player_case = false
+      if total_score >= 100
+        player_case = true
+      end
+      return player_case
+    end
+
+    # Returns the highest scoring played word
+    def highest_scoring_word
+      highest_scoring_word = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(@array_of_words)
+
+      return highest_scoring_word
+    end
+
+    # Returns the highest_scoring_word score
+    def highest_word_score
+      return highest_scoring_value = Scrabble::Scoring.score(highest_scoring_word)
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/scoring.rb b/lib/scoring.rb
index fb3a3f2d..b14ea792 100644
--- a/lib/scoring.rb
+++ b/lib/scoring.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,63 @@
 module Scrabble
   class Scoring
+
+    # Returns total score of a given word.
     def self.score(word)
+      total = 0
+      array_of_characters = word.split('')
+      if word.match(/^[a-zA-Z]{1,7}$/) == nil
+        total = nil
+      else
+        array_of_characters.each do |letter|
+          scrabble_value = letter.upcase
+          case scrabble_value
+          when "A", "E", "I", "O", "U", "L", "N", "R", "S", "T"
+            scrabble_value = 1
+          when "D", "G"
+            scrabble_value = 2
+          when "B", "C", "M", "P"
+            scrabble_value = 3
+          when "F", "H", "V", "W", "Y"
+            scrabble_value = 4
+          when "K"
+            scrabble_value = 5
+          when "J","X"
+            scrabble_value = 8
+          when "Q", "Z"
+            scrabble_value = 10
+          end
+          total = scrabble_value + total
+        end
+      end
+      if array_of_characters.length == 7
+        total = total + 50
+      end
+      return total
     end
 
+    # Returns highest score from an array of words.
     def self.highest_score_from(array_of_words)
+      max = 0
+      if array_of_words.size == 0
+        highest_score = nil
+      elsif array_of_words.size == 1
+        highest_score = array_of_words[0]
+      end
+      array_of_words.each do |word|
+        if Scrabble::Scoring.score(word) > max
+          max = Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)
+          highest_score = word
+        elsif Scrabble::Scoring.score(word) == max && word.length == 7
+          max = Scrabble::Scoring.score(word)
+          highest_score = word
+        elsif Scrabble::Scoring.score(word) == max && highest_score.length !=7
+          if highest_score.length > word.length
+            highest_score = word
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      return highest_score
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/tilebag.rb b/lib/tilebag.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..978e248b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tilebag.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'awesome_print'
+
+module Scrabble
+  class TileBag
+    attr_reader :tile_bag
+
+    def initialize
+      @tile_bag =
+      { A: ['A']*9,
+        B: ['B']*2,
+        C: ['C']*2,
+        D: ['D']*4,
+        E: ['E']*12,
+        F: ['F']*2,
+        G: ['G']*3,
+        H: ['H']*2,
+        I: ['I']*9,
+        J: ['J']*1,
+        K: ['K']*1,
+        L: ['L']*4,
+        M: ['M']*2,
+        N: ['N']*6,
+        O: ['O']*8,
+        P: ['P']*2,
+        Q: ['Q']*1,
+        R: ['R']*6,
+        S: ['S']*4,
+        T: ['T']*6,
+        U: ['U']*4,
+        V: ['V']*2,
+        W: ['W']*2,
+        X: ['X']*1,
+        Y: ['Y']*2,
+        Z: ['Z']*1 }
+      end
+
+      # Returns a collection of random tiles, removes the tiles from the default set or returns an empty array and displays a message to the user.
+      def draw_tiles(num)
+        random_tiles = []
+        if num <= tiles_remaining && num > 1
+          num.times do
+            count = 0
+            random_number = rand(0...tiles_remaining)
+            @tile_bag.map{|letter_type,letter|
+              letter.each do |single_letter|
+                if count == random_number
+                  random_tiles << single_letter
+                  letter.pop
+                end
+                count+=1
+              end}
+            end
+          else
+            puts "There are not enough tiles"
+          end
+          return random_tiles
+        end
+
+        # Returns the number of tiles remaining in the bag
+        def tiles_remaining
+          tiles_remaining = @tile_bag.sum{|letter_type,character| character.length}
+          return tiles_remaining
+        end
+      end
+    end
diff --git a/specs/player_spec.rb b/specs/player_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afc7a45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/player_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+require 'minitest/autorun'
+require 'minitest/pride'
+require 'minitest/reporters'
+require 'minitest/skip_dsl'
+
+require_relative '../lib/player'
+Minitest::Reporters.use! Minitest::Reporters::SpecReporter.new
+
+
+describe 'Player' do
+
+  describe 'name' do
+    it 'returns the value of the @name instance variable' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player_name.name.must_equal "Ada"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'tiles' do
+    it 'is a collection of letters that the player can play (max 7) and starts at 0' do
+      player = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player.tiles.must_be_instance_of Array
+      player.tiles.length.must_equal 0
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe 'draw_tiles' do
+    it 'Fills a partially populated plaque' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new("Ada")
+      tile_bag = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      player_name.players_plaque = ['C','D','E']
+      player_name.draw_tiles(tile_bag)
+      player_name.tiles.length.must_equal 7
+    end
+
+    it 'Will not fill in a fully populated plaque' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new("Ada")
+      tile_bag = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      testing_arr = ['A','B','C','D','E','F','G']
+      player_name.players_plaque = testing_arr
+      player_name.draw_tiles(tile_bag)
+      player_name.players_plaque.must_equal(testing_arr)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe 'plays' do
+    it 'returns an Array' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player_name.plays.must_be_instance_of Array
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe 'play' do
+    it 'adds the word into the array of words' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player_name.play("pop")
+      player_name.plays.must_include "pop"
+    end
+
+    it 'Returns false if player has already won' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player_name.play("ZZZZZZZ")
+      must_be_false = player_name.play("POP")
+      must_be_false.must_equal false
+    end
+
+    it 'Returns score of word if < 100 ' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      must_return_word = player_name.play("lawl")
+      must_return_word.must_equal 7
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe 'total_score' do
+    it 'Returns a total score to the user' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new("Ada")
+      player_name.play('hi')
+      player_name.play('bye')
+      player_name.play('cry')
+      player_name.play('why')
+      player_name.total_score.must_equal 33
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'won?' do
+    it 'Returns true if player has won' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player_name.play("ZZZZZZZ")
+      player_name.won?.must_equal true
+    end
+
+    it 'Returns false if player has not won' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new ("Ada")
+      player_name.play("pop")
+      player_name.play("lawl")
+      player_name.won?.must_equal false
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe 'highest_scoring_word' do
+    it 'Returns highest scoring word in an array of words for a single player' do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new("Ada")
+      player_name.play('hi')
+      player_name.play('bye')
+      player_name.play('why')
+      player_name.play('cry')
+
+      player_name.highest_scoring_word.must_equal 'why'
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'highest_word_score' do
+    it "Returns the score of the highest scoring word" do
+      player_name = Scrabble::Player.new("Ada")
+      player_name.play('hi')
+      player_name.play('bye')
+      player_name.play('ZZZZZZZ')
+      player_name.play('cry')
+
+      player_name.highest_word_score.must_equal 120
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/specs/scoring_spec.rb b/specs/scoring_spec.rb
index ab498929..d3cc7012 100644
--- a/specs/scoring_spec.rb
+++ b/specs/scoring_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require 'minitest/autorun'
+require 'minitest/pride'
 require 'minitest/reporters'
 require 'minitest/skip_dsl'
 
 require_relative '../lib/scoring'
 
-# Get that nice colorized output
 Minitest::Reporters.use! Minitest::Reporters::SpecReporter.new
 
 describe 'Scoring' do
@@ -42,21 +42,39 @@
 
   describe 'highest_score_from' do
     it 'returns nil if no words were passed' do
+      empt_array = []
+      empt_array_of_words = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(empt_array)
+      empt_array_of_words.must_be_nil
     end
 
     it 'returns the only word in a length-1 array' do
+      single_arr = ['word']
+      solo_arr_of_words = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(single_arr)
+      solo_arr_of_words.must_equal 'word'
     end
 
     it 'returns the highest word if there are two words' do
+      random_arr = ['zzebra','medium']
+      highest_of_words = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(random_arr)
+      highest_of_words.must_equal 'zzebra'
     end
 
     it 'if tied, prefer a word with 7 letters' do
+      equivalent_words = ['zzebra','zebrakk']
+      tied_words = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(equivalent_words)
+      tied_words.must_equal 'zebrakk'
     end
 
     it 'if tied and no word has 7 letters, prefers the word with fewer letters' do
+      equivalent_words = ['zebra','kebrak']
+      tied_values = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(equivalent_words)
+      tied_values.must_equal 'zebra'
     end
 
     it 'returns the first word of a tie with same letter count' do
+      tied_words = ['zebra','qebra']
+      tied_values = Scrabble::Scoring.highest_score_from(tied_words)
+      tied_values.must_equal 'zebra'
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/specs/tilebag_spec.rb b/specs/tilebag_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45685377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/tilebag_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require 'minitest/autorun'
+require 'minitest/pride'
+require 'minitest/reporters'
+require 'minitest/skip_dsl'
+require_relative '../lib/tilebag'
+
+Minitest::Reporters.use! Minitest::Reporters::SpecReporter.new
+
+describe 'TileBag' do
+  describe 'initialize' do
+    it 'can be instantiated' do
+      tile_bag_test = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      tile_bag_test.tile_bag.must_be_instance_of Hash
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'draw_tiles' do
+    it 'can return a random array of characters of a specified size' do
+      random_arr = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      array_of_char = random_arr.draw_tiles(4)
+      array_of_char.must_be_instance_of Array
+      array_of_char.length.must_equal 4
+    end
+
+
+    it 'returns an empty array of tiles when there is not enough tiles ' do
+      tile_bag_test = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      random_tiles = tile_bag_test.draw_tiles(100)
+      random_tiles.must_be_instance_of Array
+      random_tiles.length.must_equal 0
+    end
+
+    it 'returns an empty array of tiles when given a number less than 1' do
+      tile_bag_test = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      random_tiles = tile_bag_test.draw_tiles(0)
+      random_tiles.must_be_instance_of Array
+      random_tiles.length.must_equal 0
+    end
+
+
+    it 'deletes the tiles from the tile bag' do
+      tile_bag_test = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      random_tiles = tile_bag_test.draw_tiles(4)
+      tile_bag_test.tiles_remaining.must_equal 94
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe 'tiles_remaining' do
+    it "returns the number of tiles remaining in a new tile bag " do
+      tile_bag_test = Scrabble::TileBag.new
+      tile_bag_test.tiles_remaining.must_equal 98
+    end
+
+  end
+end