Using if statements

[bradystroud]

I am having trouble using if statements in python. I'm working on a scrabble-like game for school and I need to make a list of words that are in a dictionary and made up from letters from the users hand. e.g.

Hand: CTHSWA
Word : WATCH

currently the user can enter any combination of letters and the program accepts it.

Code

print(f"Hand: {', '.join(hand)}")
    user_word = input("Make a word (need help? press H) ").upper()
    for l in user_word:
        word_score += scores[l]

    hand_words = get_words_from_hand(hand, anagrams_of)
    
    if user_word == 'H':
        #Below line should make sure that the hand_words are from acceptable_words which is a list of every word.
        if any(hand_words) in acceptable_words:
            print(f"Possible words: {(', '.join(hand_words))}")
            print(f"Hand: {', '.join(hand)}")
            user_word = input("Make a word: ").upper()
        
    if user_word in acceptable_words:
        for l in user_word:
            print("Your word score: "f"{word_score}")       
            word_score += scores[l]
            print("Your overall score: "f"{word_score}") 
            main(word_score)
    else:
        print("thats not a word")
        main(word_score)

word_scores

is the function that score the users word

hand_words

are anagrams made of the word

acceptable_words

is a list that includes every word

The hand is a list of max 7 letters.

thanks