problem with multiple letters

src/main/c/Hangman/playHangman.c

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ char toLower(char ch) {
     return ch;
 }
 
+// Ignores all inputs after the first character
+void ignoreExtraInput() {
+    int c;
+    while ((c = getchar()) != '\n' && c != EOF);
+}
 
 void playHangman(char *wordToGuess) {
     int mistakes = 0;
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ void playHangman(char *wordToGuess) {
         char guess;
         printf("Enter your guess: \n");
         scanf(" %c", &guess);
+        ignoreExtraInput();
 
         // Check if the guess is lower case and is a letter (valid)
         if (!isalpha(guess)) {