diff --git a/pendu.c b/pendu.c
index 5e6eb93..8a6bf59 100644
--- a/pendu.c
+++ b/pendu.c
@@ -35,90 +35,105 @@ void display_hangman(int tries) {
     }
 }
 
-void choose_words(int max_length, char *final_word) {
+void choose_words(char *chosen_word, int max_length) {
     int total_length = 0;
-    int chosen[MAX_WORDS] = {0}; // Pour suivre les mots déjà choisis
-    int attemps = 0;
-    int max_attemps = 2 * MAX_WORDS;
+    int used[MAX_WORDS] = {0};  // Array to mark used words
+    int word_index;
 
-    while (total_length < max_length && attemps < max_attemps) {
-        int index = rand() % MAX_WORDS;
-        
-        // Si ce mot est déjà choisi ou dépasse la longueur maximale, on l'ignore
-        if (chosen[index] || total_length + strlen(words[index]) + (total_length > 0 ? 1 : 0) > max_length) {
-            attemps++;
-            continue;
+    chosen_word[0] = '\0';  // Initialize empty string
+
+    while (total_length < max_length) {
+        word_index = rand() % MAX_WORDS;
+
+        // Ensure we do not exceed max_length or reuse a word
+        if (!used[word_index] && total_length + strlen(words[word_index]) + (total_length > 0 ? 1 : 0) <= max_length) {
+            // Add a space if this isn't the first word
+            if (total_length > 0) {
+                strcat(chosen_word, " ");
+                total_length++;  // Account for the space
+            }
+
+            strcat(chosen_word, words[word_index]);  // Add the word to the chosen word
+            total_length += strlen(words[word_index]);
+            used[word_index] = 1;  // Mark the word as used
+
+            // If we're already at the exact length, break
+            if (total_length == max_length) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
-        // Si c'est le premier mot, on le copie directement, sinon on ajoute un espace et le mot
-        if (total_length > 0) {
-            strcat(final_word, " "); // Ajouter un espace entre les mots
+        // Break if no more suitable words can be found
+        int all_used = 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_WORDS; i++) {
+            if (!used[i] && total_length + strlen(words[i]) + 1 <= max_length) {
+                all_used = 0;
+                break;
+            }
         }
-        strcat(final_word, words[index]);
-        
-        total_length += strlen(words[index]) + (total_length > 0 ? 1 : 0); // Inclure l'espace si ce n'est pas le premier mot
-        chosen[index] = 1; // Marquer ce mot comme choisi
+        if (all_used) break;
     }
 }
 
 int main() {
     srand(time(NULL));
 
-    // Demander la taille maximale pour le mot
-    int max_length;
-    printf("Choisissez la taille maximale du mot à deviner : ");
-    scanf("%d", &max_length);
+    int max_word_length;
+    printf("Choisissez la taille maximum du mot à deviner : ");
+    scanf("%d", &max_word_length);
 
-    // Créer la chaîne finale à deviner, basée sur la taille choisie
-    char final_word[256] = ""; // Un buffer assez grand pour contenir plusieurs mots
+    char chosen_word[max_word_length];  // String to store the chosen combination of words
+    choose_words(chosen_word, max_word_length);
 
-    // Choisir un ou plusieurs mots pour constituer le mot final
-    choose_words(max_length, final_word);
-
-    int word_length = strlen(final_word);
-    char guessed[word_length];
+    int word_length = strlen(chosen_word);
+    char guessed[word_length + 1];  // +1 for the null terminator
     int tries = 0;
     int guessed_correctly = 0;
+    int letters_to_guess = 0;  // Total letters to guess (excluding spaces)
 
-    // Initialiser la chaîne des lettres devinées avec des '_'
+    // Initialize the guessed array and count the total number of letters to guess
     for (int i = 0; i < word_length; i++) {
-        guessed[i] = (final_word[i] == ' ') ? ' ' : '_'; // Conserver les espaces dans guessed
+        if (chosen_word[i] == ' ') {
+            guessed[i] = ' ';  // Spaces are pre-revealed
+        } else {
+            guessed[i] = '_';
+            letters_to_guess++;  // Only count non-space characters
+        }
     }
     guessed[word_length] = '\0';
 
-    while (tries < MAX_TRIES && guessed_correctly < word_length) {
+    while (tries < MAX_TRIES && guessed_correctly < letters_to_guess) {
         printf("\nMot à deviner : %s\n", guessed);
         display_hangman(tries);
         char guess;
         printf("Entrez une lettre : ");
         scanf(" %c", &guess);
         int found = 0;
+        int already_revealed = 0;
 
-        // Vérifier si la lettre devinée est dans le mot final
+        // Check if the guessed letter is in the word
         for (int i = 0; i < word_length; i++) {
-            if (final_word[i] == guess && guessed[i] == '_') {
-                guessed[i] = guess;
-                found = 1;
+            if (chosen_word[i] == guess) {
+                if (guessed[i] == '_') {
+                    guessed[i] = guess;
+                    guessed_correctly++;
+                    found = 1;
+                } else {
+                    already_revealed = 1;  // The letter is already revealed
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        // Le comptage des lettres correctes doit exclure les espaces
-        guessed_correctly = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < word_length; i++) {
-            if (guessed[i] != '_' && final_word[i] != ' ') {
-                guessed_correctly++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!found) {
+        // Only increment tries if the letter was not found and not already revealed
+        if (!found && !already_revealed) {
             tries++;
         }
     }
 
-    if (guessed_correctly == word_length) {
-        printf("Félicitations ! Vous avez deviné le mot : %s\n", final_word);
+    if (guessed_correctly == letters_to_guess) {
+        printf("Félicitations ! Vous avez deviné le mot : %s\n", chosen_word);
     } else {
-        printf("Désolé, vous avez perdu. Le mot était : %s\n", final_word);
+        printf("Désolé, vous avez perdu. Le mot était : %s\n", chosen_word);
         display_hangman(MAX_TRIES);
     }
 
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