my solution

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 PLEASE FILL IN THE FOLLOWING!
 
 ## Full Name
-John Johnson
+Abbie Dewhirst
 
 ## UWindsor Email
-john.johnson@uwindsor.ca
+dyck41@uwindsor.ca
 
 ## Application Form
-- [ ] I certify I have submitted the [application form](https://forms.office.com/r/R4A1JyB3Xf)
+- [X] I certify I have submitted the [application form](https://forms.office.com/r/R4A1JyB3Xf)
 
 ## Briefly explain how your solution works and how to run it 
 
-My solution...
+It runs, gg.....
+
+It calls itself recursively to go through the board to see if the word is in it.

solution.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+from typing import List
+
+def inBoard(board: List[List[str]], givenWord: str) -> bool:
+    rows, cols, length = len(board), len(board[0]), len(givenWord)
+
+    board_str = ''.join([''.join(row) for row in board])
+
+    for char in givenWord:
+        if givenWord.count(char) > board_str.count(char):
+            return False
+
+    if board_str.count(givenWord[0]) < board_str.count(givenWord[-1]):
+        givenWord = givenWord[::-1]
+
+    seen = set()
+
+    def check(row, col, i=0):
+        if i == length:
+            return True
+
+        if row < 0 or row >= rows or col < 0 or col >= cols:
+            return False
+
+        if (row, col) in seen:
+            return False
+
+        if board[row][col] != givenWord[i]:
+            return False
+
+        seen.add((row, col))
+
+        found = check(row + 1, col, i + 1) or \
+            check(row - 1, col, i + 1) or \
+            check(row, col + 1, i + 1) or \
+            check(row, col - 1, i + 1)
+
+        seen.remove((row, col))
+
+        return found
+
+    return any(check(row, col) for row in range(rows) for col in range(cols))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    board = [
+    ['A', 'B', 'C', 'E'],
+    ['S', 'F', 'C', 'S'],
+    ['A', 'D', 'E', 'E']]
+    givenWord = "ABCCED"
+
+    print(inBoard(board, givenWord))