diff --git a/hash_practice/exercises.py b/hash_practice/exercises.py
index 48bf95e..7fae99e 100644
--- a/hash_practice/exercises.py
+++ b/hash_practice/exercises.py
@@ -1,29 +1,71 @@
+#below returns an array of arrays.Each subarray 
+# contains strings which are anagrams of each other
+# Time/Space Complexity: O(n)
 
 def grouped_anagrams(strings):
-    """ This method will return an array of arrays.
-        Each subarray will have strings which are anagrams of each other
-        Time Complexity: ?
-        Space Complexity: ?
-    """
-    pass
+    anagrams = dict()
+    groups = []
+    for word in strings:
+        word_sort = ''.join(sorted(word))
+        key = tuple(word_sort)
+        if anagrams.get(key):
+            anagrams[key].append(word)
+        else:
+            anagrams[key] = [word] 
+    for value in anagrams.values():
+        groups.append(value)
+    return groups
+
+################################################
+# This method will return the k most common elements (numbers only)
+# In the case of a tie, select the first occuring element. (a twist.)
+# *Time/Space Complexity: O(n)
+# *probably not jw
 
 def top_k_frequent_elements(nums, k):
-    """ This method will return the k most common elements
-        In the case of a tie it will select the first occuring element.
-        Time Complexity: ?
-        Space Complexity: ?
-    """
-    pass
+    num_count = {}
+    for num in nums:
+        if num_count.get(num):
+            num_count[num] += 1
+        else:
+            num_count[num] = 1
+    
+    top = []
+    for i in range(len(num_count.values()), 0, -1):
+        for key, value in num_count.items():
+          if i == value:
+            top.append(key)
+    
+    return top[:k]
+
+############sudoku helpers######################
+import re 
 
+def is_num(string):
+    nums = '^[0-9]$'
+    if re.search(nums, string):
+        return True
+    return False
 
+def valid(line):                                ##########################behold:
+    num_only = [i for i in line if is_num(i)]   ################################ the single
+    if len(num_only) == len(line):              ################################ but useful 
+        return len(set(num_only)) == 9 and sum(num_only) == 45 == sum(set(line))#appearance
+                                                ################################ of hash sets()
+    return len(set(line)) == len(num_only) + 1  ################################ in this solution
+    
+#################################################
+### *Time/Space Complexity: O(n)
+### *bc input will always be the same size tho...
+###  do we need to consider it for these? 
 def valid_sudoku(table):
-    """ This method will return the true if the table is still
-        a valid sudoku table.
-        Each element can either be a ".", or a digit 1-9
-        The same digit cannot appear twice or more in the same 
-        row, column or 3x3 subgrid
-        Time Complexity: ?
-        Space Complexity: ?
-    """
-    pass
+    subgrids = []
+    for i in range(0, 9, 3):
+        for j in range(0, 9, 3):
+            subgrid = [char for chars in [row[j:j + 3] for row in table[i:i + 3]] for char in chars]
+            subgrids.append(subgrid)
+
+    nope_subgrids = [grid for grid in subgrids if not valid(grid)]
+    nope_columns_rows = [line for line in table if not valid(line)]
 
+    return not (nope_columns_rows or nope_subgrids)