Write a program that asks the user to enter 2 words, then prints "Great!" if the two words are identical, "Close enough" if they are the same length and all but the last letter matches, and "Try again" otherwise. java, desperate fr

 System.out.println("Enter 2 strings:");

   Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);

   String a = scan.nextLine();

   String b = scan.nextLine();

   int c = a.length();

   int d = b.length();

   String e =  a.substring(0, a.length()-1);

   String f = b.substring(0, b.length()-1);

   if (a.equals(b)){

     System.out.println("Great!");

   }

   else if (c== d && e.equals(f)){

     System.out.println("Close enough");

   }

   else{

     System.out.println("Try again");

   }

 }

}

Explanation:

do not use any of these common illegal characters/symbols:

# pound

% percent

& ampersand

{ left curly bracket

} right curly bracket

\ back slash

< left angle bracket

> right angle bracket

* asterisk

? question mark

/ forward slash

  blank spaces

$ dollar sign

! exclamation point

' single quotes

" double quotes

: colon

@ at sign