freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/en/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/intermediate-algorithm-scripting/missing-letters.en.md

---
id: af7588ade1100bde429baf20
title: Missing letters
isRequired: true
challengeType: 5
---

## Description
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Find the missing letter in the passed letter range and return it.
If all letters are present in the range, return undefined.
Remember to use <a href='http://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-get-help-when-you-are-stuck/19514' target='_blank'>Read-Search-Ask</a> if you get stuck. Try to pair program. Write your own code.
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
- text: <code>fearNotLetter("abce")</code> should return "d".
  testString: 'assert.deepEqual(fearNotLetter(''abce''), ''d'', ''<code>fearNotLetter("abce")</code> should return "d".'');'
- text: <code>fearNotLetter("abcdefghjklmno")</code> should return "i".
  testString: 'assert.deepEqual(fearNotLetter(''abcdefghjklmno''), ''i'', ''<code>fearNotLetter("abcdefghjklmno")</code> should return "i".'');'
- text: <code>fearNotLetter("stvwx")</code> should return "u".
  testString: 'assert.deepEqual(fearNotLetter(''stvwx''), ''u'', ''<code>fearNotLetter("stvwx")</code> should return "u".'');'
- text: <code>fearNotLetter("bcdf")</code> should return "e".
  testString: 'assert.deepEqual(fearNotLetter(''bcdf''), ''e'', ''<code>fearNotLetter("bcdf")</code> should return "e".'');'
- text: <code>fearNotLetter("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")</code> should return undefined.
  testString: 'assert.isUndefined(fearNotLetter(''abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz''), ''<code>fearNotLetter("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")</code> should return undefined.'');'

```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function fearNotLetter(str) {
  return str;
}

fearNotLetter("abce");
```

</div>



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## Solution
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```js
function fearNotLetter (str) {
  for (var i = str.charCodeAt(0); i <= str.charCodeAt(str.length - 1); i++) {
    var letter = String.fromCharCode(i);
    if (str.indexOf(letter) === -1) {
      return letter;
    }
  }
  
  return undefined;
}
```

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