diff --git a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/WordGameWebPart.ts b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/WordGameWebPart.ts
index 4b96b3ca4..866e9b157 100644
--- a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/WordGameWebPart.ts
+++ b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/WordGameWebPart.ts
@@ -8,28 +8,24 @@ import {
   PropertyPaneCheckbox
 } from '@microsoft/sp-webpart-base';
 
-import * as strings from 'WordGameWebPartStrings';
 import WordGame from './components/WordGame';
 import { IWordGameProps } from './components/IWordGameProps';
-import { WordService } from './components/WordService';
 
 export interface IWordGameWebPartProps {
   gameTitle: string;
-  enableHighScores: boolean
+  enableHighScores: boolean;
 }
 
 export default class WordGameWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IWordGameWebPartProps> {
 
-  wordGame: WordGame;
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-  }
-
   public render(): void {
-    if (!this.properties.gameTitle)
-      this.properties.gameTitle='Word Game';
-    if (this.properties.enableHighScores==null)
-      this.properties.enableHighScores=true;
+    if (!this.properties.gameTitle) {
+      this.properties.gameTitle = 'Word Game';
+    }
+
+    if (this.properties.enableHighScores === undefined) {
+      this.properties.enableHighScores = true;
+    }
 
     const element: React.ReactElement<IWordGameProps> = React.createElement(
       WordGame,
@@ -40,9 +36,7 @@ export default class WordGameWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IWordGameWebP
       }
     );
 
-
     ReactDom.render(element, this.domElement);
-
   }
 
   protected onDispose(): void {
@@ -53,9 +47,9 @@ export default class WordGameWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IWordGameWebP
     return Version.parse('1.0');
   }
 
-  //only refresh render after applying settings pane
-  protected get disableReactivePropertyChanges(): boolean {   
-    return true;   
+  // only refresh render after applying settings pane
+  protected get disableReactivePropertyChanges(): boolean {
+    return true;
   }
 
   protected getPropertyPaneConfiguration(): IPropertyPaneConfiguration {
@@ -74,7 +68,7 @@ export default class WordGameWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IWordGameWebP
                 }),
                 PropertyPaneTextField('gameTitle', {
                   label: 'Game Title'
-                }),
+                })
               ]
             }
           ]
diff --git a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/IWordGameProps.ts b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/IWordGameProps.ts
index 9bb44b7ac..415ffc45f 100644
--- a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/IWordGameProps.ts
+++ b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/IWordGameProps.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { WordGameListItem } from "./WordService";
-import { GameState } from "./WordGame";
-import { WebPartContext } from "@microsoft/sp-webpart-base";
+import { WordGameListItem } from './WordService';
+import { GameState } from './WordGame';
+import { WebPartContext } from '@microsoft/sp-webpart-base';
 
 export interface IWordGameProps {
   description: string;
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ export interface IWordGameState {
   lblMessage: string;
   highScores: WordGameListItem[];
   mobileMode: boolean;
-
 }
diff --git a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordGame.tsx b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordGame.tsx
index f2e61ff35..68af1ad5a 100644
--- a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordGame.tsx
+++ b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordGame.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import styles from './WordGame.module.scss';
 import { IWordGameProps, IWordGameState } from './IWordGameProps';
-import { escape, round } from '@microsoft/sp-lodash-subset';
 import { WordService, Game } from './WordService';
-import { Ref } from 'react';
-import { WordGameListItem } from './WordService';
 import WordHighScores from './WordHighScores';
+import { WordGameListItem } from '../../../../lib/webparts/wordGame/components/WordService';
+
+// tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
 const logo: any = require('../assets/ajax-loader.gif');
 require('./anims.css');
 
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@ export enum GameState {
 }
 
 export default class WordGame extends React.Component<IWordGameProps, IWordGameState> {
-
-  wordService: WordService = new WordService();
-  currentGame: Game;
-  timerInterval: number = -1;
-  numTimer: number;
-
-  state: IWordGameState =
+  public state: IWordGameState =
     {
       gamestate: GameState.GameLoading,
       currentWord: '',
@@ -37,6 +31,12 @@ export default class WordGame extends React.Component<IWordGameProps, IWordGameS
       mobileMode: false
     };
 
+  private messageCounter: number = 0;
+  private wordService: WordService = new WordService();
+  private currentGame: Game;
+  private timerInterval: number = -1;
+  private numTimer: number;
+
   constructor() {
     super();
 
@@ -44,81 +44,233 @@ export default class WordGame extends React.Component<IWordGameProps, IWordGameS
 
   }
 
-  async componentDidMount() {
+  public async componentDidMount(): Promise<void> {
     this.wordService.SetContext(this.props.context);
     await this.wordService.loadWords();
 
-    if (window.innerWidth<600)
-      this.setState({mobileMode:true})
-    
+    if (window.innerWidth < 600) {
+      this.setState({ mobileMode: true });
+    }
 
     this.setState({
-      gamestate: GameState.Title,
+      gamestate: GameState.Title
     } as IWordGameState);
 
     this.getHighScores();
-
   }
 
-  public async redraw() {
-    this.forceUpdate();
+  public render(): React.ReactElement<IWordGameProps> {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-string-literal
+    window['wordgame'] = this;
+
+    let body: JSX.Element;
+    switch (this.state.gamestate) {
+      case GameState.Title:
+        body =
+          <div>
+            <h1>{this.props.description}</h1>
+            {/* <h1>Word Game</h1> */}
+            {/* <h4>Count: {this.wordService.GetWordCount()}</h4> */}
+            <p>Unscramble as many words as you can before the time runs out</p>
+            <button className='blueButton' onClick={this.btnStartGame.bind(this)}>
+              Start Game
+            </button>
+            {
+              this.props.enableHighScores ?
+                <WordHighScores scores={this.state.highScores}></WordHighScores> : ''
+            }
+          </div>;
+        break;
+      case GameState.GameLoading:
+        body =
+          <div>
+            <img src={logo} alt='Loading...' />
+            <span style={{ marginLeft: '15px' }}>
+              Loading...
+            </span>
+          </div>;
+        break;
+      case GameState.GamePlaying:
+        body =
+          <div>
+            <div className='currentWord' style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
+              {this.state.currentWord}
+              {/* MOBILE TOAST */}
+              {
+                this.state.lblMessage !== '' && this.state.mobileMode ?
+                  <div className={this.state.lblMessage === 'Incorrect' ?
+                    'toastMiniRed word-fade-in'
+                    : 'toastMiniGreen word-fade-in'}
+                    style={{
+                      position: 'absolute',
+                      left: '0',
+                      right: '0',
+                      fontSize: '10pt',
+                      top: '83px',
+                      padding: '0'
+                    }}>
+                    {
+                      this.state.lblMessage
+                    }
+                  </div> : ''
+              }
+            </div>
+            <meta name='viewport'
+              content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=0'></meta>
+            <input
+              type='text'
+              autoFocus={true}
+              placeholder='Enter Answer'
+              id='txtWordGameAnswer'
+              autoComplete='off'
+              autoCapitalize='off'
+              autoCorrect='off'
+              spellCheck={false}
+              value={this.state.txtAnswer}
+              onChange={this.answerChanged.bind(this)}
+              onKeyDown={this.keyDownAnswer.bind(this)} />
+            <div className='numAnswersTip'>{this.state.possibleAnswersText}</div>
+            <table style={{ marginLeft: 'Auto', marginRight: 'Auto' }}>
+              <tbody>
+                <tr>
+                  <td>
+                    <button className='blueButton' style={{ marginTop: '20px' }} onClick={this.btnAnswer.bind(this)}>
+                      Submit
+                    </button>
+                  </td>
+                  <td>
+                    <button className='greyButton' onClick={this.btnSkip.bind(this)} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }} >
+                      Skip
+                    </button>
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+            <div className='timer'>{this.state.lblTimer}</div>
+            {/* DESKTOP TOAST */}
+            {
+              this.state.lblMessage !== '' && !this.state.mobileMode ?
+                <div className='toast word-fade-in' >
+                  <div
+                    className={this.state.lblMessage === 'Incorrect'
+                      ? 'toastRed' : 'toastGreen'}>{this.state.lblMessage}</div>
+                </div> : ''
+            }
+          </div>;
+        break;
+      case GameState.GameFinished:
+
+        body =
+          <div>
+            <h1>Well done! Score {this.state.score} out of 6</h1>
+            <p>See answers below to the current round</p>
+            <button className='blueButton' onClick={this.btnStartGame.bind(this)}
+              style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>Play Again</button>
+            <div className='gameReview'>
+              <ul>
+                {
+                  this.currentGame.rounds.map(round => (
+                    <li key={round.word + '_wordgame_word'}><b>Word </b><span>{round.word}</span>
+                      {
+                        round.answers.map(answer => (
+                          <ul key={answer + '_wordgame_answer'}>
+                            <b>Answer </b> {answer}
+                            {
+                              round.correctAnswer === answer ?
+                                <svg
+                                  xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'
+                                  style={{
+                                    marginLeft: '5px'
+                                  }}
+                                  width='15'
+                                  height='15'
+                                  viewBox='0 0 24 24'
+                                  color='#155724'>
+                                  <path
+                                    fill='currentcolor'
+                                    d='M20.285 2l-11.285 11.567-5.286-5.011-3.714 3.716 9 8.728 15-15.285z' /></svg>
+                                : ''
+                            }
+                          </ul>
+                        ))
+                      }
+                    </li>
+                  ))
+                }
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+            {
+              this.props.enableHighScores ?
+                <WordHighScores scores={this.state.highScores}></WordHighScores> : ''
+            }
+          </div>;
+        break;
+
+    }
+
+    const maindiv: JSX.Element = <div className='wordGameCustom' style={{ position: 'relative' }}>{body}</div>;
+
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.wordGame} style={{ textAlign: 'center' }} >
+        {maindiv}
+      </div >
+    );
   }
 
-  answerChanged(event) {
+  // private async redraw(): Promise<void> {
+  //   this.forceUpdate();
+  // }
+
+  private answerChanged(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void {
     this.setState({ txtAnswer: event.target.value } as IWordGameState);
   }
 
-  messageCounter = 0;
-
-  showMessage(message: string) {
+  private showMessage(message: string): void {
     this.setState({ lblMessage: message } as IWordGameState);
     this.messageCounter = 3;
   }
 
-  async btnAnswer() {
+  private async btnAnswer(): Promise<void> {
     let answerFound: boolean = false;
 
     this.currentGame.rounds[this.state.currentRound].answers.forEach(answer => {
-      if (answer.toLowerCase() == this.state.txtAnswer.toLowerCase()) {
+      if (answer.toLowerCase() === this.state.txtAnswer.toLowerCase()) {
         this.currentGame.rounds[this.state.currentRound].correctAnswer = this.state.txtAnswer;
         this.numTimer += 5;
         this.showMessage('Correct!! +5 Seconds');
         this.setState({
-          lblTimer: this.numTimer + " seconds",
+          lblTimer: this.numTimer + ' seconds',
           score: this.state.score + 1
         } as IWordGameState);
         answerFound = true;
       }
-    })
+    });
 
     if (!answerFound) {
       this.showMessage('Incorrect');
       this.currentGame.rounds[this.state.currentRound].incorrectAnswers.push(this.state.txtAnswer);
       this.setState({ txtAnswer: '' } as IWordGameState);
       this.focusOnTextbox();
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
       this.nextRound();
     }
   }
 
-  btnSkip() {
+  private btnSkip(): void {
     this.nextRound();
     this.focusOnTextbox();
   }
 
-  async nextRound() {
-
-    //state doesn't modify immediately
+  private async nextRound(): Promise<void> {
+    // state doesn't modify immediately
     await this.setState({
       txtAnswer: '',
-      currentRound: this.state.currentRound + 1,
+      currentRound: this.state.currentRound + 1
     } as IWordGameState);
 
     if (this.state.currentRound >= this.currentGame.rounds.length) {
       this.finishGame();
-    }
-    else { 
+    } else {
       this.setState({
         currentWord: this.currentGame.rounds[this.state.currentRound].word,
         possibleAnswersText: this.getPossibleAnswersText(this.state.currentRound)
@@ -126,59 +278,61 @@ export default class WordGame extends React.Component<IWordGameProps, IWordGameS
     }
   }
 
-  getPossibleAnswersText(currentRound:number):string{
-    let possibleAnswers = this.currentGame.rounds[currentRound].answers.length;
-    let possibleAnswersText = possibleAnswers + ' Possible Answer';
-    if (possibleAnswers>1)
+  private getPossibleAnswersText(currentRound: number): string {
+    const possibleAnswers: number = this.currentGame.rounds[currentRound].answers.length;
+    let possibleAnswersText: string = possibleAnswers + ' Possible Answer';
+    if (possibleAnswers > 1) {
       possibleAnswersText = possibleAnswers + ' Possible Answers';
-    return possibleAnswersText
+    }
+    return possibleAnswersText;
   }
 
-  focusOnTextbox() {
-    let element = document.getElementById('txtWordGameAnswer');
-    if (element)
+  private focusOnTextbox(): void {
+    const element: HTMLElement = document.getElementById('txtWordGameAnswer');
+    if (element) {
       element.focus();
+    }
   }
 
-  finishGame() {
+  private finishGame(): void {
     this.sendScore(this.state.score, this.numTimer, JSON.stringify(this.currentGame));
     this.stopTimer();
     this.setState({ gamestate: GameState.GameFinished } as IWordGameState);
-
   }
 
-  async sendScore(score: number, seconds: number, details: string) {
-    if (!this.props.enableHighScores)
+  private async sendScore(score: number, seconds: number, details: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.props.enableHighScores) {
       return;
+    }
     await this.wordService.SubmitScore(score, seconds, details);
     this.getHighScores();
   }
 
-  async getHighScores(){
-    if (!this.props.enableHighScores)
+  private async getHighScores(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.props.enableHighScores) {
       return;
+    }
 
-    let scores = await this.wordService.GetHighScores();
+    const scores: WordGameListItem[] = await this.wordService.GetHighScores();
 
     this.setState({
       highScores: scores
     } as IWordGameState);
   }
 
-  keyDownAnswer(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
-    if (event.keyCode == 13)
+  private keyDownAnswer(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void {
+    if (event.keyCode === 13) {
       this.btnAnswer();
+    }
   }
 
-
-  async btnStartGame() {
+  private async btnStartGame(): Promise<void> {
     this.setState({
       gamestate: GameState.GameLoading
     } as IWordGameState);
 
     this.currentGame = this.wordService.GenerateGame();
 
-
     await new Promise<void>(resolve => { setTimeout(resolve, 1000); });
 
     this.setState({
@@ -192,159 +346,30 @@ export default class WordGame extends React.Component<IWordGameProps, IWordGameS
     } as IWordGameState);
 
     this.numTimer = 30;
-    this.setState({ lblTimer: this.numTimer + " seconds" });
+    this.setState({ lblTimer: this.numTimer + ' seconds' });
     this.timerInterval = setInterval(this.timerTick.bind(this), 1000);
   }
 
-  timerTick() {
-    //for debugging
+  private timerTick(): void {
+    // for debugging
     // if (this.numTimer>25)
     this.numTimer--;
-    this.setState({ lblTimer: this.numTimer + " seconds" });
-    if (this.numTimer == 0) {
+    this.setState({ lblTimer: this.numTimer + ' seconds' });
+    if (this.numTimer === 0) {
       this.finishGame();
     }
 
-    //toast messages
+    // toast messages
     if (this.messageCounter > 0) {
       this.messageCounter--;
-      if (this.messageCounter == 0)
+      if (this.messageCounter === 0) {
         this.setState({ lblMessage: '' } as IWordGameState);
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  stopTimer() {
+  private stopTimer(): void {
     this.setState({ lblTimer: '' });
     clearInterval(this.timerInterval);
   }
-
-  public render(): React.ReactElement<IWordGameProps> {
-    window["wordgame"] = this;
-
-
-    let body: JSX.Element;
-    switch (this.state.gamestate) {
-      case GameState.Title:
-        body =
-          <div>
-            <h1>{this.props.description}</h1>
-            {/* <h1>Word Game</h1> */}
-            {/* <h4>Count: {this.wordService.GetWordCount()}</h4> */}
-            <p>Unscramble as many words as you can before the time runs out</p>
-            <button className="blueButton" onClick={this.btnStartGame.bind(this)}>
-              Start Game
-            </button>
-            {
-              this.props.enableHighScores ?
-              <WordHighScores scores={this.state.highScores}></WordHighScores> : ''
-            }
-          </div>
-        break;
-      case GameState.GameLoading:
-        body =
-          <div>
-            <img src={logo} />
-            <span style={{ marginLeft: '15px' }}>
-              Loading...
-            </span>
-          </div>
-        break;
-      case GameState.GamePlaying:
-        body =
-          <div>
-            <div className="currentWord" style={{position:"relative"}}>
-              {this.state.currentWord}
-              {/* MOBILE TOAST */}
-              {
-                this.state.lblMessage != '' && this.state.mobileMode?
-                <div className={this.state.lblMessage == 'Incorrect' ? 'toastMiniRed word-fade-in' : 'toastMiniGreen word-fade-in'}
-                style={{position:"absolute",left:"0",right:"0",fontSize:"10pt",top:"83px",padding:"0"}}>
-                {
-                  this.state.lblMessage
-                }
-                </div> : ''
-              }
-            </div>
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=0"></meta>
-            <input type="text" autoFocus={true} placeholder="Enter Answer" id="txtWordGameAnswer"
-              autoComplete="off" autoCapitalize="off" autoCorrect="off" spellCheck={false}
-              value={this.state.txtAnswer} onChange={this.answerChanged.bind(this)} onKeyDown={this.keyDownAnswer.bind(this)} />
-            <div className="numAnswersTip">{this.state.possibleAnswersText}</div>
-            <table style={{ marginLeft: 'Auto', marginRight: 'Auto' }}>
-              <tbody>
-                <tr>
-                  <td>
-                    <button className="blueButton" style={{ marginTop: '20px' }} onClick={this.btnAnswer.bind(this)}>
-                      Submit
-                    </button>
-                  </td>
-                  <td>
-                    <button className="greyButton" onClick={this.btnSkip.bind(this)} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }} >
-                      Skip
-                    </button>
-                  </td>
-                </tr>
-              </tbody>
-            </table>
-            <div className="timer">{this.state.lblTimer}</div>
-            {/* DESKTOP TOAST */}
-            {
-              this.state.lblMessage != '' && !this.state.mobileMode?
-                <div className="toast word-fade-in" >
-                  <div className={this.state.lblMessage == 'Incorrect' ? 'toastRed' : 'toastGreen'}>{this.state.lblMessage}</div>
-                </div> : ''
-            }
-          </div>
-        break;
-      case GameState.GameFinished:
-
-        body =
-          <div>
-            <h1>Well done! Score {this.state.score} out of 6</h1>
-            <p>See answers below to the current round</p>
-            <button className="blueButton" onClick={this.btnStartGame.bind(this)}
-              style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>Play Again</button>
-            <div className="gameReview">
-              <ul>
-                {
-                  this.currentGame.rounds.map(round => (
-                    <li key={round.word + '_wordgame_word'}><b>Word </b><span>{round.word}</span>
-                      {
-                        round.answers.map(answer => (
-                          <ul key={answer + '_wordgame_answer'}>
-                            <b>Answer </b> {answer}
-                            {
-                              round.correctAnswer == answer ?
-                                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style={{ marginLeft: '5px' }} width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 24 24" color="#155724">
-                                  <path fill="currentcolor" d="M20.285 2l-11.285 11.567-5.286-5.011-3.714 3.716 9 8.728 15-15.285z" /></svg>
-                                : ''
-                            }
-                          </ul>
-                        ))
-                      }
-                    </li>
-                  ))
-                }
-              </ul>
-            </div>
-            {
-              this.props.enableHighScores ?
-              <WordHighScores scores={this.state.highScores}></WordHighScores> : ''
-            }
-          </div>
-        break;
-
-    }
-
-    let maindiv = <div className="wordGameCustom" style={{ position: 'relative' }}>{body}</div>;
-
-
-    return (
-      <div className={styles.wordGame} style={{ textAlign: 'center' }} >
-        {maindiv}
-      </div >
-    );
-  }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordHighScores.tsx b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordHighScores.tsx
index ef1a90586..764c010ec 100644
--- a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordHighScores.tsx
+++ b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordHighScores.tsx
@@ -1,42 +1,40 @@
-import * as React from "react";
-import { WordGameListItem } from "./WordService"
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { WordGameListItem } from './WordService';
 
 export interface IWordHighScoresProps {
-    scores: WordGameListItem[]
+  scores: WordGameListItem[];
 }
 
 export default class WordHighScores extends React.Component<IWordHighScoresProps, {}> {
 
-    constructor() {
-        super();
+  constructor() {
+    super();
 
-    }
+  }
 
-    public render(): React.ReactElement<IWordHighScoresProps> {
-        let rank = 1;
-        return (
-            <div>
-                {
-                    this.props.scores.length>0 ?
-                    <h3 style={{ textDecoration: 'underline' }}>High Scores</h3> : ''
-
-                }                
-                <table style={{ marginLeft: 'Auto', marginRight: 'Auto' }}>
-                    <tbody>
-                        {
-                            this.props.scores.map(score => (
-                                <tr>
-                                    <td><b>{rank++ + ') '}</b></td>
-                                    <td><b>{score.Name} </b></td>
-                                    <td><span style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>Score: {score.Score} </span></td>
-                                    <td><span style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>Seconds: {score.Seconds}</span></td>
-                                </tr>
-                            ))
-                        }
-                    </tbody>
-                </table>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  public render(): React.ReactElement<IWordHighScoresProps> {
+    let rank: number = 1;
+    return (
+      <div>
+        {
+          this.props.scores.length > 0 ?
+            <h3 style={{ textDecoration: 'underline' }}>High Scores</h3> : ''
+        }
+        <table style={{ marginLeft: 'Auto', marginRight: 'Auto' }}>
+          <tbody>
+            {
+              this.props.scores.map(score => (
+                <tr>
+                  <td><b>{rank++ + ') '}</b></td>
+                  <td><b>{score.Name} </b></td>
+                  <td><span style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>Score: {score.Score} </span></td>
+                  <td><span style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>Seconds: {score.Seconds}</span></td>
+                </tr>
+              ))
+            }
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordService.ts b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordService.ts
index f4665e656..07d145ed0 100644
--- a/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordService.ts
+++ b/samples/react-word-game/src/webparts/wordGame/components/WordService.ts
@@ -1,78 +1,110 @@
 // import * as $ from '../assets/jquery.min';
-import { SPComponentLoader } from '@microsoft/sp-loader';
-import WordGame from './WordGame';
 import { WebPartContext } from '@microsoft/sp-webpart-base';
 import {
   SPHttpClient,
-  SPHttpClientResponse,   
-  HttpClientConfiguration,
+  SPHttpClientResponse,
   ISPHttpClientOptions
- } from '@microsoft/sp-http';
+} from '@microsoft/sp-http';
+
+// tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
 const wordjpg: any = require('../assets/wordlist.jpg');
+
+// tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
 const $: any = require('../assets/jquery.min');
-// const wordlist: any = require('../assets/wordlist.json');
 
-export class Game
-{
-    rounds:Round[] = [];
+export class Game {
+  public rounds: Round[] = [];
 }
 
-export class Round
-{
-    word = "";
-    answers:string[] = [];
-    correctAnswer = "";
-    incorrectAnswers:string[] = [];
+export class Round {
+  public word: string = '';
+  public answers: string[] = [];
+  public correctAnswer: string = '';
+  public incorrectAnswers: string[] = [];
 }
 
+export class WordGameListItem {
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: variable-name
+  public Name: string;
+
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: variable-name
+  public Score: number;
+
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: variable-name
+  public Seconds: number;
+
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: variable-name
+  public Details: string;
+
+  constructor(name: string, score: number, seconds: number, details: string) {
+    this.Name = name;
+    this.Score = score;
+    this.Seconds = seconds;
+    this.Details = details;
+  }
+}
 
 export class WordService {
+  public allwords: string[] = [];
+  public words3: string[] = [];
+  public words4: string[] = [];
+  public words5: string[] = [];
+  public words6: string[] = [];
+  public words7: string[] = [];
+  public words8: string[] = [];
+  public context: WebPartContext;
 
-  allwords: string[] = [];
-  words3: string[] = [];
-  words4: string[] = [];
-  words5: string[] = [];
-  words6: string[] = [];
-  words7: string[] = [];
-  words8: string[] = [];
-  context:WebPartContext;
+  public GenerateGame(): Game {
 
-  GenerateGame():Game
-  {
+    const game: Game = new Game();
 
-      let game = new Game();
+    const round1: Round = new Round();
+    round1.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(5);
+    round1.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round1.word);
 
-      let round1 = new Round(); round1.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(5); round1.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round1.word);
-      let round2 = new Round(); round2.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(5); round2.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round2.word);
-      let round3 = new Round(); round3.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(5); round3.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round3.word);
-      let round4 = new Round(); round4.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(6); round4.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round4.word);
-      let round5 = new Round(); round5.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(6); round5.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round5.word);
-      let round6 = new Round(); round6.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(6); round6.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round6.word);
+    const round2: Round = new Round();
+    round2.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(5);
+    round2.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round2.word);
 
-      game.rounds.push(round1);
-      game.rounds.push(round2);
-      game.rounds.push(round3);
-      game.rounds.push(round4);
-      game.rounds.push(round5);
-      game.rounds.push(round6);
+    const round3: Round = new Round();
+    round3.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(5);
+    round3.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round3.word);
 
-      return game;
+    const round4: Round = new Round();
+    round4.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(6);
+    round4.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round4.word);
+
+    const round5: Round = new Round();
+    round5.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(6);
+    round5.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round5.word);
+
+    const round6: Round = new Round();
+    round6.word = this.GetRandomScrambledWord(6);
+    round6.answers = this.FindPossibleWords(round6.word);
+
+    game.rounds.push(round1);
+    game.rounds.push(round2);
+    game.rounds.push(round3);
+    game.rounds.push(round4);
+    game.rounds.push(round5);
+    game.rounds.push(round6);
+
+    return game;
   }
 
+  public async loadWords(): Promise<void> {
 
-  async loadWords() {
-
-    window["wordService"] = this;
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-string-literal
+    window['wordService'] = this;
 
     /* SP Loader Implementation */
     // console.log(jquery);
     // await SPComponentLoader.loadScript('../assets/jquery.min.js', { globalExportsName: "ScriptGlobal" });
     // console.log('jquery loaded');
 
-
     /* JSON File Implementation
           If you have a custom word list you would like to use
-          add it as a JSON file in assets/wordlist.json and 
+          add it as a JSON file in assets/wordlist.json and
           uncomment the const wordlist at the top of this file.
           Then comment out the Text File implementation below  */
     // let wordvalues = (Object as any).values(wordlist) as any;
@@ -80,24 +112,25 @@ export class WordService {
     // for(let i=0;i<wordlistlength;i++)
     //   this.allwords.push(wordvalues[i]);
 
-
     /* Text File Implementation
           Yields the smallest file download size vs JSON (700k vs 1.3mb)
           The word list is a text file stored as wordlist.jpg and
           loaded as text/plain using an overrided mime type */
-    var responseText = await $.ajax({
+    const responseText: string = await $.ajax({
       url: wordjpg,
-      beforeSend: function (xhr) {
-        xhr.overrideMimeType("text/plain; charset=x-user-defined");
+      beforeSend: (xhr) => {
+        xhr.overrideMimeType('text/plain; charset=x-user-defined');
       }
     }) as string;
-    this.allwords = responseText.split("\r\n");
+    this.allwords = responseText.split('\r\n');
 
     this.allwords.forEach(word => {
-      if (word.indexOf("-") > -1)
+      if (word.indexOf('-') > -1) {
         return;
-      if (word.indexOf("-") > -1)
+      }
+      if (word.indexOf('-') > -1) {
         return;
+      }
       switch (word.length) {
         case 3:
           this.words3.push(word);
@@ -126,13 +159,13 @@ export class WordService {
 
   }
 
-  GetWordCount(): number {
+  public GetWordCount(): number {
     return this.allwords.length;
   }
 
-  GetRandomScrambledWord(level: number) {
-    let randomWord = "";
-    let randwordnum = 0;
+  public GetRandomScrambledWord(level: number): string {
+    let randomWord: string = '';
+    let randwordnum: number = 0;
     switch (level) {
       case 3:
         randwordnum = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(this.words3.length));
@@ -162,128 +195,151 @@ export class WordService {
         break;
     }
 
-    let scrambledWord = this.ScrambleWord(randomWord);
+    const scrambledWord: string = this.ScrambleWord(randomWord);
     return scrambledWord;
   }
 
-  FindPossibleWords(currentWord: string) {
-    //coati
-    //taco
+  public FindPossibleWords(currentWord: string): string[] {
+    // coati
+    // taco
 
-    //currentWord = "coati";
-    let possibleWords: string[] = [];
+    // currentWord = "coati";
+    const possibleWords: string[] = [];
     this.allwords.forEach(word => {
-      let tempword = word;//taco 
-      for (let i = 0; i < currentWord.length; i++) {
+      let tempword: string = word; // taco
+      for (let i: number = 0; i < currentWord.length; i++) {
 
-        let letter = currentWord[i];
+        const letter: string = currentWord[i];
         if (tempword.indexOf(letter) > -1) {
           tempword = tempword.slice(0, tempword.indexOf(letter)) + tempword.slice(tempword.indexOf(letter) + 1);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
           tempword = 'n';
           break;
         }
       }
-      if (tempword.length == 0)
-        possibleWords.push(word)
+      if (tempword.length === 0) {
+        possibleWords.push(word);
+      }
     });
 
     return possibleWords;
 
   }
 
-  //replace a character in a string
-  private replaceCharAt(orig:string, index:number, replacement:string): string {
-    return orig.substr(0, index) + replacement + orig.substr(index + replacement.length);
-  }
-
-  ScrambleWord(word: string): string {
-    let notScrambled = true;
-    let scrambledWord = "";
-    let count = 0;
-    var originalword = word;
+  public ScrambleWord(word: string): string {
+    let notScrambled: boolean = true;
+    let scrambledWord: string = '';
+    let count: number = 0;
+    const originalword: string = word;
     while (notScrambled) {
       word = originalword;
-      let chars = '';
-      for (let i = 0; i < word.length; i++)
+      let chars: string = '';
+      for (let i: number = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
         chars += ' ';
+      }
 
-      let index = 0;
-      while (word.length > 0) { 
-        let next = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(word.length)); // Get a random number between 0 and the length of the word. 
-        chars = this.replaceCharAt(chars, index, word[next]); // Take the character from the random position and add to our char array. 
-        word = word.substr(0, next) + word.substr(next + 1); // Remove the character from the word. 
+      let index: number = 0;
+      while (word.length > 0) {
+        // Get a random number between 0 and the length of the word.
+        const next: number = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(word.length));
+
+        // Take the character from the random position and add to our char array.
+        chars = this.replaceCharAt(chars, index, word[next]);
+
+        // Remove the character from the word.
+        word = word.substr(0, next) + word.substr(next + 1);
         ++index;
       }
       scrambledWord = chars.slice(0);
       count++;
 
-      if (originalword!=scrambledWord)
+      if (originalword !== scrambledWord) {
         notScrambled = false;
+      }
 
-      //just in case there is a problem
-      if (count == 10)
+      // just in case there is a problem
+      if (count === 10) {
         notScrambled = false;
-    } 
+      }
+    }
 
     return scrambledWord;
-
   }
 
-  //SHAREPOINT APIS
+  // SHAREPOINT APIS
 
-  SetContext(context:WebPartContext){
+  public SetContext(context: WebPartContext): void {
     this.context = context;
   }
 
-  public async SubmitScore(score:number,seconds:number,details:string){
-    try{
+  public async SubmitScore(score: number, seconds: number, details: string): Promise<void> {
+    try {
       await this.CreateListIfNotExists();
-      await this.CreateListItem(score,seconds,details);
-    }catch(error){}
+      await this.CreateListItem(score, seconds, details);
+    } catch (error) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
   }
 
-  async GetHighScores():Promise<WordGameListItem[]>{
+  public async GetHighScores(): Promise<WordGameListItem[]> {
 
-    var scores:WordGameListItem[] = [];
-    try{
-      let result = await this.context.spHttpClient.get(this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('WordGameList')/items", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1);
-      let json:any = await result.json();
+    let scores: WordGameListItem[] = [];
+    try {
+      const result: SPHttpClientResponse = await this.context.spHttpClient.get(
+        this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl
+        + "/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('WordGameList')/items",
+        SPHttpClient.configurations.v1);
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+      const json: any = await result.json();
       console.log(json);
-      
-  
-      json.value.forEach(item => {
-        scores.push(new WordGameListItem(item.Title,item.Score,item.Seconds,item.Details));
-      });
-  
-      scores.sort((a,b)=> {return b.Score-a.Score});
 
-      //top 10
-      if (scores.length>10)
-          scores = scores.slice(0,10);
-  
-      console.log('high scores',scores);
-    }catch(error){
+      json.value.forEach(item => {
+        scores.push(new WordGameListItem(item.Title,
+          item.Score,
+          item.Seconds,
+          item.Details));
+      });
+
+      scores.sort((a, b) => {
+        return b.Score - a.Score;
+      });
+
+      // top 10
+      if (scores.length > 10) {
+        scores = scores.slice(0, 10);
+      }
+
+      console.log('high scores', scores);
+    } catch (error) {
       console.log('could not find list');
     }
-    
+
     return scores;
 
   }
 
-  async CreateListIfNotExists(){
-    let result = await this.context.spHttpClient.get(this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + '/_api/web/lists', SPHttpClient.configurations.v1);
-    let json:any = await result.json();
-    let exists = false;
+  // replace a character in a string
+  private replaceCharAt(orig: string, index: number, replacement: string): string {
+    return orig.substr(0, index) + replacement + orig.substr(index + replacement.length);
+  }
+
+  private async CreateListIfNotExists(): Promise<void> {
+    const result: SPHttpClientResponse = await this.context.spHttpClient.get(
+      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl
+      + '/_api/web/lists',
+      SPHttpClient.configurations.v1);
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    const json: any = await result.json();
+    let exists: boolean = false;
     json.value.forEach(list => {
-      if (list.Title=='WordGameList'){
+      if (list.Title === 'WordGameList') {
         console.log('list found');
         exists = true;
       }
     });
     console.log(json);
-    if (exists==false){
+    if (exists === false) {
       console.log('Attempting to create list');
       await this.CreateList();
       await this.AddListColumnNumber('Score');
@@ -292,117 +348,111 @@ export class WordService {
     }
   }
 
-  async CreateListItem(score:number,seconds:number,details:string){
-    var listMetadata = {
-      "__metadata": {
-        "type": "SP.Data.WordGameListListItem"
+  private async CreateListItem(score: number, seconds: number, details: string): Promise<void> {
+    const listMetadata: {} = {
+      '__metadata': {
+        'type': 'SP.Data.WordGameListListItem'
       },
-      "Title": this.context.pageContext.user.displayName,
-      "Score": score,
-      "Seconds": seconds,
-      "Details": details
+      'Title': this.context.pageContext.user.displayName,
+      'Score': score,
+      'Seconds': seconds,
+      'Details': details
     };
-    
-    var options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
+
+    const options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
       headers: {
-        "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "OData-Version": "" //Really important to specify
+        'Accept': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'OData-Version': '' // Really important to specify
       },
       body: JSON.stringify(listMetadata)
     };
 
-    let result = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
-      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('WordGameList')/items", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1,options);
-    let json:any = await result.json();
+    const result: SPHttpClientResponse = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
+      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl
+      + "/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('WordGameList')/items",
+      SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, options);
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    const json: any = await result.json();
     console.log(json);
   }
 
-  async CreateList(){
-    var listMetadata = {
-      "__metadata": {
-        "type": "SP.List"
+  private async CreateList(): Promise<void> {
+    const listMetadata: {} = {
+      '__metadata': {
+        'type': 'SP.List'
       },
-      "AllowContentTypes": true,
-      "BaseTemplate": 100,
-      "ContentTypesEnabled": true,
-      "Description": "Holds high scores for the word game",
-      "Title": "WordGameList"
+      'AllowContentTypes': true,
+      'BaseTemplate': 100,
+      'ContentTypesEnabled': true,
+      'Description': 'Holds high scores for the word game',
+      'Title': 'WordGameList'
     };
-    
-    var options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
+
+    const options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
       headers: {
-        "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "OData-Version": "" //Really important to specify
+        'Accept': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'OData-Version': '' // Really important to specify
       },
       body: JSON.stringify(listMetadata)
     };
 
-    let result = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
-      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + '/_api/web/lists', SPHttpClient.configurations.v1,options);
-    let json:any = await result.json();
+    const result: SPHttpClientResponse = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
+      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + '/_api/web/lists', SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, options);
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    const json: any = await result.json();
     console.log(json);
   }
 
-  async AddListColumnMultiLineText(name:string){
-    var listMetadata = {
-        '__metadata': {'type':'SP.FieldNumber'},
-        'FieldTypeKind': 3,
-        'Title': name,
+  private async AddListColumnMultiLineText(name: string): Promise<void> {
+    const listMetadata: {} = {
+      '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.FieldNumber' },
+      'FieldTypeKind': 3,
+      'Title': name
     };
 
-    var options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
+    const options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
       headers: {
-        "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "OData-Version": "" //Really important to specify
+        'Accept': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'OData-Version': '' // Really important to specify
       },
       body: JSON.stringify(listMetadata)
     };
 
-    let result = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
-      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('WordGameList')/fields", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1,options);
-    let json:any = await result.json();
+    const result: SPHttpClientResponse = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
+      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl
+      + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('WordGameList')/fields",
+      SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, options);
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    const json: any = await result.json();
     console.log(json);
   }
 
-  async AddListColumnNumber(name:string){
-    var listMetadata = {
-        '__metadata': {'type':'SP.FieldNumber'},
-        'FieldTypeKind': 9,
-        'Title': name,
-        'MinimumValue': 0,
-        'MaximumValue': 1000000
+  private async AddListColumnNumber(name: string): Promise<void> {
+    const listMetadata: {} = {
+      '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.FieldNumber' },
+      'FieldTypeKind': 9,
+      'Title': name,
+      'MinimumValue': 0,
+      'MaximumValue': 1000000
     };
 
-    var options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
+    const options: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
       headers: {
-        "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=verbose",
-        "OData-Version": "" //Really important to specify
+        'Accept': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json;odata=verbose',
+        'OData-Version': '' // Really important to specify
       },
       body: JSON.stringify(listMetadata)
     };
 
-    let result = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
-      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('WordGameList')/fields", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1,options);
-    let json:any = await result.json();
+    const result: SPHttpClientResponse = await this.context.spHttpClient.post(
+      this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('WordGameList')/fields",
+      SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, options);
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    const json: any = await result.json();
     console.log(json);
   }
-
-
 }
-
-export class WordGameListItem{
-  Name:string;
-  Score:number;
-  Seconds:number;
-  Details:string;
-  constructor(name:string,score:number,seconds:number,details:string){
-    this.Name = name;
-    this.Score = score;
-    this.Seconds = seconds;
-    this.Details = details;
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file