# Is it possible to get the value of a variable using an inputted string?

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**Created:** [November 1, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-the-value-of-a-variable-using-an-inputted-string/18854 "2017-11-01T14:26:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-the-value-of-a-variable-using-an-inputted-string/18854/1 "2017-11-01T14:26:12Z")

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Hello all,

I would like to make a program that gives the value of a word based on all the letters added up with A being 1, B being 2 C being 3 etc. The code i am trying to use (and can’t) is:

A=1  
B=2  
C=3  
Etc…  
Word = rawinput(‘text:’)  
Wordlen = len(word)  
Counter = 0  
Finalword =0  
While wordlen \> counter  
Finalword =+ input (word[counter])  
Counter =+ 1  
print (finalword)

I’m only a beginner and am doing this for no reason but I can’t find an answer anywhere! When i run the program i get the first letter in the list every time and i sorta know why but I couldn’t find a better way to do it and nothing seems to work. And can someone explain why every time i type in ‘counter’ after typing in the word i get the next letter in the word?

Thanks

I didn’t find the right solution from the internet.  
References:  
[https://www.codecademy.com/forum\_questions/5383e99d548c35f4060011b3](https://www.codecademy.com/forum_questions/5383e99d548c35f4060011b3)

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