public int getWordPoints(String word) {
		int pointValue = 0;
		int wordLength = word.length();

		switch (wordLength) {

		case 1:
		case 2:
			pointValue = 0;
			break;
		case 3:
			pointValue = 1;
			break;
		case 4:
			pointValue = 2;
			break;
		case 5:
			pointValue = 3;
			break;
		case 6:
			pointValue = 4;
			break;
		case 7:
			pointValue = 5;
			break;
		case 8:
			pointValue = 11;
			break;
		default:
			pointValue = wordLength * 2;
			break;

		}
		return pointValue;
	}