public class Scrabble {

    public int evaluateWord( String word )
    {
        int value = 0;
        for(  int k = 0; k < word.length(); ++k )
        {
            value += getLetterValue( word.charAt(k) );
        }
        return value;
    }


    private int getLetterValue( char letter )
    {
	int letterValue;

	switch( Character.toUpperCase(letter) )
	{
	case 'A': case 'E': case 'I': case 'L': case 'N': case 'O':
	case 'R': case 'S': case 'T': case 'U':
		letterValue = 1;
		break;

	case 'D': case 'G':
		letterValue = 2;
		break;

	case 'B': case 'C': case 'M': case 'P':
		letterValue = 3;
		break;

	case 'F': case 'H': case 'V' : case 'W': case 'Y':
		letterValue = 4;
		break;

	case 'K':
		letterValue = 5;
		break;

	case 'J': case 'X':
		letterValue = 8;
		break;

	case 'Q': case 'Z':
		letterValue = 10;
		break;

	default:
		letterValue = 0;
		break;
	}

	return letterValue;
   }


}