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Thread: Java Word Scrambling Game Method Help!

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    Default Java Word Scrambling Game Method Help!

    I have made a simple word scrambling game - and while it works, I need to separate it into methods. I have tried multiple different things and none of them seem to work. Any suggestions are welcome. Here is my code:

    import java.util.Scanner;
    import java.io.*;
     
    public class WordScrambler{
     
        Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
        final static int numOfChoices = 4; 
        final static String choice1 = "Sports";
        final static String choice2 = "Clothing";
        final static String choice3 = "Subjects";
        final static String choice4 = "Animals";
     
     
        public static void run() throws FileNotFoundException{
     
          Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
           System.out.println("Hi! Welcome to Wonders with Words :) Are you ready to unscramble? Type Yes or No");
        String areYouReady = userInput.next();
        if (areYouReady.indexOf("Yes") > -1){
             System.out.println("Which category would you like to play? You have: " + numOfChoices + " choices: " + choice1 + "," + choice2 + "," + choice3 + " or " + choice4 + ".");
             String userChoice = userInput.next(); 
                if(userChoice.indexOf("Sports") > -1){
                  Scanner newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("sports.txt"));
                     int sizeOfArray = 0;
                     while(newFileInput.hasNextLine()){
                       String input = newFileInput.nextLine();
                       sizeOfArray++; 
                     }//end while
                     newFileInput.close();
         newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("sports.txt"));
         String[] words = new String[sizeOfArray];
           for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
            words [i] = newFileInput.next();
            newFileInput.close();
            String userGuess = "";
            int correctAns = 0;
            int wrongAns = 0;
            String[] scrambledWords = new String[sizeOfArray];
            for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
              scrambledWords[i] = words[i].substring(1, 3) + words[i].substring(5, words[i].length()) + words[i].substring(0,1) + words[i].substring(3, 5);
              for(int i = 0; i<words.length; i++){
              System.out.println("Your word is: " + scrambledWords[i]);
              userGuess = userInput.next();
             if(words[i].indexOf(userGuess) > -1)
               correctAns++;
             else {
               wrongAns++;
               System.out.println("The correct answer is: " + words[i]);
             }//end else
              }//end for
              System.out.println("You got " + correctAns + " words right!");
                }//end if  
        else if(userChoice.indexOf("Clothing") > -1){
          Scanner newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("clothing.txt"));
          int sizeOfArray = 0;
         while(newFileInput.hasNextLine()){
           String input = newFileInput.nextLine();
           sizeOfArray++;
         }//end while
         newFileInput.close();
         newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("clothing.txt"));
         String[] words = new String[sizeOfArray];
           for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
            words [i] = newFileInput.next();
            newFileInput.close();
            String userGuess = "";
            int correctAns = 0;
            int wrongAns = 0;
            String[] scrambledWords = new String[sizeOfArray];
            for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
              scrambledWords[i] = words[i].substring(1, 3) + words[i].substring(5, words[i].length()) + words[i].substring(0,1) + words[i].substring(3, 5);
              for(int i = 0; i<words.length; i++){
              System.out.println("Your word is: " + scrambledWords[i]);
              userGuess = userInput.next();
              if(words[i].indexOf(userGuess) > -1)
               correctAns++;
             else {
               wrongAns++;
               System.out.println("The correct answer is: " + words[i]);
             }//end else
             }//end for
         System.out.println("You got " + correctAns + " words right!");
        }//end if  
        else if(userChoice.indexOf("Subjects") > -1){
          Scanner newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("subjects.txt"));
          int sizeOfArray = 0;
         while(newFileInput.hasNextLine()){
           String input = newFileInput.nextLine();
           sizeOfArray++;
         }//end while
         newFileInput.close();
         newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("subjects.txt"));
         String[] words = new String[sizeOfArray];
           for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
            words [i] = newFileInput.next();
            newFileInput.close();
            String userGuess = "";
            int correctAns = 0;
            int wrongAns = 0;
            String[] scrambledWords = new String[sizeOfArray];
            for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
              scrambledWords[i] = words[i].substring(1, 3) + words[i].substring(5, words[i].length()) + words[i].substring(0,1) + words[i].substring(3, 5);
              for(int i = 0; i<words.length; i++){
                System.out.println("Your word is: " + scrambledWords[i]);
              userGuess = userInput.next();
              if(words[i].indexOf(userGuess) > -1)
               correctAns++;
             else {
               wrongAns++;
               System.out.println("The correct answer is: " + words[i]);
             }//end else
              }//end for
        System.out.println("You got " + correctAns + " words right!");
        }//end if  
       else if(userChoice.indexOf("Animals") > -1){
          Scanner newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("animals.txt"));
          int sizeOfArray = 0;
         while(newFileInput.hasNextLine()){
           String input = newFileInput.nextLine();
           sizeOfArray++;
         }//end while
         newFileInput.close();
         newFileInput = new Scanner(new File("animals.txt"));
         String[] words = new String[sizeOfArray];
           for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
            words [i] = newFileInput.next();
            newFileInput.close();
            String userGuess = "";
            int correctAns = 0;
            int wrongAns = 0;
            String[] scrambledWords = new String[sizeOfArray];
            for (int i = 0; i<words.length; i++)
              scrambledWords[i] = words[i].substring(1, 3) + words[i].substring(5, words[i].length()) + words[i].substring(0,1) + words[i].substring(3, 5);
              for(int i = 0; i<words.length; i++){
              System.out.println("Your word is: " + scrambledWords[i]);
              userGuess = userInput.next();
              if(words[i].indexOf(userGuess) > -1)
               correctAns++;
             else {
               wrongAns++;
               System.out.println("The correct answer is: " + words[i]);
             }//end else
              }//end for
              System.out.println("You got " + correctAns + " words right!");
     
              }//end if  
       else;
     
       }//end if
      }//end main
     
     
     
    }//end class


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    Default Re: Java Word Scrambling Game Method Help!

    What kind of tasks does the code do? Methods usually do something. Find a task and move the code that does it into a method.
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