diff --git a/src/main/c/Hangman/word_selector.c b/src/main/c/Hangman/word_selector.c
index ec9c547..ed6d2ac 100644
--- a/src/main/c/Hangman/word_selector.c
+++ b/src/main/c/Hangman/word_selector.c
@@ -48,6 +48,30 @@ char wordsList_hard[NUM_WORDS][MAX_WORD_LENGTH + 1] = {
         "quarter"
 };
 
+// super hard words
+char wordsList_super_hard[NUM_WORDS][MAX_WORD_LENGTH + 1] = {
+        "Cacophony",
+        "Rambunctious",
+        "Serendipity",
+        "Resilience",
+        "Discombobulate",
+        "Pernicious",
+        "Eccentricity",
+        "Mellifluous",
+        "Ineffable",
+        "Obfuscate",
+        "Quixotic",
+        "Paradoxical",
+        "Esoteric",
+        "Perspicacious",
+        "Indubitable",
+        "Incandescent",
+        "Vicissitude",
+        "Juxtaposition",
+        "Exacerbate",
+        "Epiphany"
+};
+
 char* selectRandomWord(int difficulty) {
 
     // pick a random number and assign it to index of wordsList_easy array
@@ -59,6 +83,8 @@ char* selectRandomWord(int difficulty) {
             return wordsList_easy[randomIndex];
         case 2:
             return wordsList_hard[randomIndex];
+        case 3:
+            return wordsList_super_hard[randomIndex];
         default:
             printf("Invalid difficulty level. Using easy difficulty.\n");
             return wordsList_easy[randomIndex];