Please help with this exact code. I cannot get the value from the start function to enter the checkAnswer function.

const words $=["$happy$",$"lose","great","zainy","juice","point","grapes"$]$;

function startGame$()\{$

const hints$=["$a wonderful feeling","didn't win", "a feeling of mighty", "a crazy idea", "quenches your thirst","pencil tip","green and purple fruit"$]$;

const arrayIndex $=($Math$.$floor$($Math$.$random$()*$ words.length$))$;

$$pickedWord$=$words$[$arrayIndex$]$;

$$pickedHint$=$hints$[$arrayIndex$]$;

document.getElementById$("$hintText$").$innerHTML$=$pickedHint;

document.getElementById$("$pickedWord$").$value$=$pickedWord;

return pickedWord;

$\}$

let word $=$ pickedWord;

function checkAnswer$($word$)\{$

$$

$$ let correctAnswers$=0$;

$$

$$

$$ let userGuess $=$ document.getElementById$("$guessedWord$").$value;

$$ console.log$($userGuess$)$;

$$

$$

$$

$$ if$($userGuess $===$word$)\{$

$$ correctAnswers $+=1$;

$$

$$

$\}$else$\{$

$$ alert$("$Please try again."$)$;

$$

$\}$

$\}$

$$

$$

$$