gistfile1.txt

def can_complete_word(word, word_with_blanks):
    # Remove all non-alphabetic characters from the word with blanks
    word_with_blanks = ''.join(filter(str.isalpha, word_with_blanks))

    # Check if the word with blanks is longer than the word
    if len(word_with_blanks) > len(word):
        return False

    # Iterate through each letter in the word with blanks
    for i, c in enumerate(word_with_blanks):
        # If the current letter is a wildcard, skip to the next letter
        if c == '*':
            continue

        # If the current letter in the word with blanks doesn't match the corresponding letter in the word, return False
        if c != word[i]:
            return False

    # All letters in the word with blanks match their corresponding letters in the word, so the word can complete the word with blanks
    return True