diff --git a/GuessTheWordDataBinding/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt b/GuessTheWordDataBinding/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
index d2f60c7..74c8a5c 100644
--- a/GuessTheWordDataBinding/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
+++ b/GuessTheWordDataBinding/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
@@ -94,15 +94,11 @@ class GameViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
     /** Methods for updating the UI **/
     fun onSkip() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            _score.value = (_score.value)?.minus(1)
-        }
+        _score.value = (_score.value)?.minus(1)
         nextWord()
     }
     fun onCorrect() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            _score.value = (_score.value)?.plus(1)
-        }
+        _score.value = (_score.value)?.plus(1)
         nextWord()
     }
 
diff --git a/GuessTheWordLiveData/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt b/GuessTheWordLiveData/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
index 15fe71f..a23815c 100644
--- a/GuessTheWordLiveData/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
+++ b/GuessTheWordLiveData/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
@@ -94,15 +94,11 @@ class GameViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
     /** Methods for updating the UI **/
     fun onSkip() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            _score.value = (_score.value)?.minus(1)
-        }
+        _score.value = (_score.value)?.minus(1)
         nextWord()
     }
     fun onCorrect() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            _score.value = (_score.value)?.plus(1)
-        }
+        _score.value = (_score.value)?.plus(1)
         nextWord()
     }
 
diff --git a/GuessTheWordTransformation/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt b/GuessTheWordTransformation/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
index 8a35257..89c0050 100644
--- a/GuessTheWordTransformation/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
+++ b/GuessTheWordTransformation/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
@@ -138,15 +138,11 @@ class GameViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
     /** Methods for updating the UI **/
     fun onSkip() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            _score.value = (_score.value)?.minus(1)
-        }
+        _score.value = (_score.value)?.minus(1)
         nextWord()
     }
     fun onCorrect() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            _score.value = (_score.value)?.plus(1)
-        }
+        _score.value = (_score.value)?.plus(1)
         nextWord()
     }
 
diff --git a/GuessTheWordViewModel/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt b/GuessTheWordViewModel/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
index f48c37c..7137715 100644
--- a/GuessTheWordViewModel/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
+++ b/GuessTheWordViewModel/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/guesstheword/screens/game/GameViewModel.kt
@@ -80,15 +80,11 @@ class GameViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
     /** Methods for updating the UI **/
     fun onSkip() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            score--
-        }
+        score--
         nextWord()
     }
     fun onCorrect() {
-        if (!wordList.isEmpty()) {
-            score++
-        }
+        score++
         nextWord()
     }