diff --git a/pendu.c b/pendu.c
index 6041159..ba7f03a 100644
--- a/pendu.c
+++ b/pendu.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ int main() {
         char word[256] = "";
         choose_random_words(filtered_words, num_filtered_words, word, max_word_length);
         int word_length = strlen(word);
-        printf("%s",word);
         int score = play_game(word, word_length);
 
         char play_again;