Selecting one letter from a word Array (to start off a word game)

Question

Hi,
I have been building a simple word game. It is smple but works fine. I am now trying to enhance some of the features.
I would like to see if I can display one letter of each word so the Player has a hint. Think of this as a beginners level.
The words are random from a text list. Either I can make the letters invisible and the game starts without a hint or I am able to select a letter using charAt() or creating a new variable substring()from the word which is the displayed repeatedly on the stage(not what I want)
I have not been able to find a way to display one letter and display it in the correct order within the word and keep the remaining letters invisible.
I am including the code below.
I have another question regarding looping arrays but I'll wait until I figure this out.
I hope it is not too long and I am being clear in my goals.
Thanks
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var loader:URLLoader;
var allWords:Array;
var thisWord:String;
var textContainer:MovieClip;
var textFields:Array;
var textStyle:TextFormat;
var underline:MovieClip;
var numCorrect:uint;
var totalLetters:uint;
//variables for creating games scoring limits
var misses:uint;
var missesToLose:uint;
//buttons for new text versions
artists_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getArt);
regular_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, regWords);
function intializeGame():void
    loader = new URLLoader();
    allWords = new Array();
    textContainer = new MovieClip();
    textFields = new Array();
    textStyle = new TextFormat();
    guesses_txt.text = "";
    numCorrect = 0;
    misses = 0;
    missesToLose = 5;
    misses_txt.text = "0";
    missesToLose_txt.text = "/" + missesToLose;
    textStyle.font = "Andale Mono";
    textStyle.size = 48;
    textStyle.bold = true;
    textStyle.color = 0x5FC9D7;
    textContainer.y = 125;
    addChild(textContainer);
    /*loader.load(new URLRequest("word_Game.txt"));
    loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, reg_textLoaded);*/
    guess_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, guess);
//new loader events for different textGames
function regWords(event:MouseEvent):void
    loader.load(new URLRequest("word_Game.txt"));
    loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, reg_textLoaded);
    loader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, art_textLoaded);
    removeChild(textContainer);
    intializeGame();
function getArt(event:MouseEvent):void
    loader.load(new URLRequest("artists.txt"));
    loader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, reg_textLoaded);
    loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, art_textLoaded);
    removeChild(textContainer);
    intializeGame();
//self-explanatory
function endGame(endMessage:String):void
    var winLose:MovieClip = new WinLose();
    winLose.x = stage.stageWidth / 2 - 60;
    winLose.y = stage.stageHeight / 2 - 70;
    addChild(winLose);
    winLose.end_txt.text = endMessage;
    winLose.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, startOver);
function startOver(event:MouseEvent):void
    event.currentTarget.parent.removeChild(event.currentTarget);
    removeChild(textContainer);
    intializeGame();
function reg_textLoaded(event:Event):void
    var tempText:TextField;
    var stringOfWords:String = event.target.data;
    allWords = stringOfWords.split(",");
    thisWord = allWords[Math.floor(Math.random() * allWords.length)];
    totalLetters = thisWord.length;
    for (var i:uint; i < thisWord.length; i++)
        tempText = new TextField();
        tempText.defaultTextFormat = textStyle;
        tempText.name = ("textField" + i);
        tempText.text = "";
        tempText.selectable = false;
        tempText.width = 48;
        tempText.x = i * tempText.width;
        textContainer.addChild(tempText);
        textFields.push(tempText);
        if (thisWord.charAt(i) != "")
            underline = new Underline();
            underline.x = tempText.x + tempText.width / 3;
            underline.y = tempText.y + tempText.height / 1.8 + 5;
            textContainer.addChild(underline);
    textContainer.x = stage.stageWidth / 2 - textContainer.width / 2;
function art_textLoaded(event:Event):void
    var tempText:TextField;
    var stringOfWords:String = event.target.data;
    allWords = stringOfWords.split(",");
    thisWord = allWords[Math.floor(Math.random() * allWords.length)];
    totalLetters = thisWord.length;
    //var firstChar:String = thisWord.substring(0, 1);
    for (var i:uint; i < thisWord.length; i++)
        tempText = new TextField();
        tempText.defaultTextFormat = textStyle;
        tempText.name = ("textField" + i);
        tempText.text = "";
        tempText.selectable = false;
        tempText.width = 48;
        tempText.x = i * tempText.width;
        textContainer.addChild(tempText);
        textFields.push(tempText);
        if (thisWord.charAt(i) != "")
            underline = new Underline();
            underline.x = tempText.x + tempText.width / 3;
            underline.y = tempText.y + tempText.height / 1.8 + 5;
            textContainer.addChild(underline);
    textContainer.x = stage.stageWidth / 2 - textContainer.width / 2;
function guess(event:MouseEvent):void
    if (guess_txt.text != "")
        if (thisWord.indexOf(guess_txt.text) != -1)
            for (var i:uint = 0; i < textFields.length; i++)
                if (thisWord.charAt(i) == guess_txt.text)
                    textFields[i].text = thisWord.charAt(i);
                    numCorrect++;
                    if (numCorrect >= totalLetters)
                        endGame("You Win");
        else if (guesses_txt.text == "")
            guesses_txt.appendText(guess_txt.text);
            misses++;
        else
            guesses_txt.appendText("," + guess_txt.text);
            misses++;
        misses_txt.text = String(misses);
        if (misses >= missesToLose)
            endGame("You Lose");
    guess_txt.text = "";
intializeGame();

Answer 1

Hi,
After many hours of reading and trying out different strategies, I began to think that I was trying to do to much in one section.
I created a new TextField (oneLtr) used the addChild(oneLtr) and using the charAt() method was able to isolate a uniquely different letter as a hint for each new word.
I am now trying to work out the code so the x position moves dynamicaly with each new word.
My hope was to have a leter sitting in the exact position but right now I'm learning a lot about text and arrays so that's ok.
Any suggestions and help is always great
function art_textLoaded(event:Event):void
    var tempText:TextField;
    var stringOfWords:String = event.target.data;
    allWords = stringOfWords.split(",");
    thisWord = allWords[Math.floor(Math.random() * allWords.length)];
    totalLetters = thisWord.length;
    //var firstChar:String = thisWord.substring(0, 1);
    oneLtr.text = thisWord.charAt(2);
    for (var i:uint; i < thisWord.length; i++)
        tempText = new TextField();
        tempText.defaultTextFormat = textStyle;
        tempText.name = ("textField" + i);
        tempText.text = "";
        tempText.selectable = false;
        tempText.width = 48;
        tempText.x = i * tempText.width;
        textContainer.addChild(tempText);
        textFields.push(tempText);
        if (thisWord.charAt(i) != "")
            underline = new Underline();
            underline.x = tempText.x + tempText.width / 3;
            underline.y = tempText.y + tempText.height / 1.8 + 5;
            textContainer.addChild(underline);
        addChild(oneLtr);
    textContainer.x = stage.stageWidth / 2 - textContainer.width / 2;
    oneLtr.x = tempText.x - tempText.width / 3;