To everyone ... My findWords method has this structure: // finds words from the user in the puzzle static void findWords(char[ ][ ] puzzle) { String word; String prompt = "Word to find: "; System.out.println(prompt); while (console.hasNext( )) { word = console.next( ); // do stuff with word including printing // the result of searching for this word System.out.println(prompt); } } Note that my code is beautifully indented with tabs. Your mail program may have squished them out. I expect your code to be beautifully indented. Select All and Correct Indentation before submitting. Your code does not have to match mine, but it should be close.