How many players? 
numplayers = 4
Player 1 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a"], string: a
a not found
Initial matches: ["aback", "abaft", "abandon", "abandoned", "abandoning", 
   "abandonment", "abandons", "abase", "abased", "abasement", "abasements", 
   "abases", "abash", "abashed", "abashes", "abashing", "abasing", "abate", 
   
   
     . . . 
      "aye", "ayes", "azalea", "azaleas", "azimuth", "azimuths", "azure"]

Player 2 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a", "b"], string: ab
ab not found
Initial matches: ["aback", "abaft", "abandon", "abandoned", "abandoning", 
    "abandonment", "abandons", "abase", "abased", "abasement", "abasements", 
    "abases", "abash", "abashed", "abashes", "abashing", "abasing", 
    
    
    . . .

    "abysmal", "abysmally", "abyss", "abysses"]

Player 3 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a", "b", "s"], string: abs
abs not found
Initial matches: ["abscess", "abscessed", "abscesses", "abscissa", 
    "abscissas", "abscond", "absconded", "absconding", "absconds", "absence", 
   . . .

    "absurd", "absurdities", "absurdity", "absurdly"]

Player 4 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a", "b", "s", "o"], string: abso
abso not found

Initial matches: ["absolute", "absolutely", "absoluteness", "absolutes", 
   "absolution", "absolve", "absolved", "absolves", "absolving", "absorb", 
    "absorbed", "absorbency", "absorbent", "absorber", "absorbing", 
    "absorbs", "absorption", "absorptions", "absorptive"]

Player 1 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a", "b", "s", "o", "l"], string: absol
absol not found
Initial matches: ["absolute", "absolutely", "absoluteness", "absolutes", 
  "absolution", "absolve", "absolved", "absolves", "absolving"]

Player 2 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a", "b", "s", "o", "l", "v"], string: absolv
absolv not found
Initial matches: ["absolve", "absolved", "absolves", "absolving"]

Player 3 pick a letter
Letter? 
Current word: ["a", "b", "s", "o", "l", "v", "e"], string: absolve
absolve found at position 177