ScrabbleTest.java Questions

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// STRING MANIPULATION TUTORIAL
// Copyright (C) 1998-2016 Davin Pearson
// Website: http://davin.50webs.com/java-tutorials

class ScrabbleTest
{
   public static void main(String[] args) {
   }
}

// QUESTIONS:

//  Write the following methods in the ScrabbleTest class:

//  (1) A method public int countVowels(String word)
//  that counts the number of vowels in "word" and returns
//  the result.
// 
//  (2) A similar method countConsonants that returns the
//  number of consonants in a word.
// 
//  (3) Add some code to the main method to test out
//  the first two methods.  Then run the class to
//  see if it works as it should.
// 
//  (4) A method public int scoreWord(String word) that
//  returns the "scrabble score" of the argument "word"
//  according to the following scheme:

//  Vowels score 1 point each while all other letters score
//  10 points each.
// 
//  (5) Add some code to the main method to test out the
//  scoreWord method.  Run the class.
//