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So the letters in the labels are already characters, and you have them originally as a string, yes?
So don't faf about with converting them at all. Instead, use the string version. Then, when they type a character you can tell if any are permitted immediately by just using string.Contains:
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private string theWord = "extemporized".ToUpper();
...
private void myTextBox_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
    {
    char keyPressedByUser = char.ToUpper(e.KeyChar);
    if (!theWord.Contains(keyPressedByUser))
        {
        e.Handled = true;
        return;
        }
    ...
    }

Multiples are harder. They take a bit more work to ensure that the user can only enter three "E"'s to the example I gave.
To do that, add another private variable:
C#
private Dictionary<char, int> letters;

And when you read the word from your database, set it:
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letters = theWord.GroupBy(c => c).ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.Count());

Now you can use the Dictionary to decide if he has typed enough letters yet:
C#
private void myTextBox_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
    {
    if (char.IsLetter(e.KeyChar))
        {
        char keyPressedByUser = char.ToUpper(e.KeyChar);
        if (!theWord.Contains(keyPressedByUser))
            {
            e.Handled = true;
            return;
            }
        int inputCount = myTextBox.Text.ToUpper().Where(c => c == keyPressedByUser).Count() + 1;
        if (inputCount > letters[keyPressedByUser])
            {
            e.Handled = true;
            return;
            }
        e.Handled = false;
        }
    }
Note that you need the IsLetter check or backspace will stop working! Laugh | :laugh:
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