Hangman

from timeit import default_timer as timer
from random import randrange

# 1. Python program to read file word by word
# Opening the text file
words = list()
with open('words.txt', 'r') as file:
    for line in file:
        for word in line.split():
            words.append(word)

# print(words)
# print("There are " + str(len(words)) + " words")
print()
print("*********************************************************************************")
print("*********************************************************************************")
print("Welcome to the 'Hangman Game'. You will have to make 2 choices to start the game.")
# 2. Take the user's choices as data
incorrect = int(input("1. How many incorrect answers do you want to have? "))
while incorrect <= 0 or incorrect > 25 or incorrect != int(incorrect):
    incorrect = int(input("1. How many incorrect answers do you want to have? "))
NLimit = int(input("2. What minimum word length do you want? "))
while NLimit < 4 or NLimit > 16:
    NLimit = int(input("2. What minimum word length do you want? "))

# 3. Randomize the word according to given criteria
word = words[randrange(0, len(words))]
# print(word)
while len(word) < NLimit:
    word = words[randrange(0, len(words))]
    # print(word)


# 4. Let the game begin
print()
print(word)
letters = [word[i] for i in range(len(word))]
# I will make a list in which I match each letter with 0 or 1
# The element will be 0 if this letter is not revealed yet
foundLetters = [0 for _ in range(len(letters))]
print("*********************************************************************************")
attemptsRemaining = incorrect
while attemptsRemaining > 0:
    print(attemptsRemaining)
print("*********************************************************************************")