1. Instead of this: 

    my $displayed;
    foreach my $s (split(//, $word)) {
        if (exists($correct_guesses{$s})) {
            $displayed .= $s;
        } else {
            $displayed .= "*";
        }
        $displayed .= " ";
    }

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This? 

        my $displayed = join" ",
                        map { exists $correct_guesses{$_} ? $_ : '*' }
                        split//, $word;

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2. And instead of this: 

    print "Fails remaining: $turns\n";
    print "Wrong guesses: ", join(" ", keys %wrong_guesses), "\n";
    print "Your guess: ";

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This? 

        print "Fails remaining: $turns\n",
              "Wrong guesses: ", 
              join(" ", keys %wrong_guesses), "\n",
              "Your guess: ";

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3. And instead of this: 

   if (!$guess =~ /[a-z]/ ...

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This? 

   if ($guess !~ /[a-z]/ ...

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In reply to Re: Looking for pointers or optimizations. by hbm
in thread Looking for pointers or optimizations. by thmsdrew

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