diff --git a/src/app/words/word-edit/word-edit.component.ts b/src/app/words/word-edit/word-edit.component.ts
index 7bcc904..ee0bbe7 100644
--- a/src/app/words/word-edit/word-edit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/words/word-edit/word-edit.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { WordService } from '../word.service';
+import { Word } from 'src/app/typings';
+import { MessageService } from 'src/app/shared/message/message.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-word-edit',
@@ -6,10 +10,75 @@ import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
   styleUrls: ['./word-edit.component.scss']
 })
 export class WordEditComponent implements OnInit {
+  pageTitle = 'Word Edit';
+  word: Word;
+  errorMessage: string;
 
-  constructor() { }
+  constructor(
+    private messageService: MessageService,
+    private wordService: WordService,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router
+  ) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.route.paramMap.subscribe(
+      params => {
+        const id = +params.get('id');
+        this.getWord(id);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  getWord(id: number) {
+    this.wordService
+      .getWord(id)
+      .subscribe(
+        word => this.onWordRetrieved(word),
+        error => (this.errorMessage = <any>error)
+      );
+  }
+
+  onWordRetrieved(word: Word) {
+    this.word = word;
+
+    if (this.word) {
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  saveWord(): void {
+    if(this.word.id === 0) {
+      this.wordService.createWord(this.word)
+        .subscribe(
+          () => this.onSaveComplete(`The new ${this.word.name} was saved`),
+          (error: any) => this.errorMessage = <any>error
+        );
+    }
+  }
+
+  onSaveComplete(message: string) {
+    if(message) {
+      this.messageService.addMessage(message);
+    }
+
+    this.router.navigate(['/words']);
+  }
+
+  deleteWord(): void {
+    if (this.word.id === 0) {
+      // Word was never stored
+      this.onSaveComplete(`${this.word.id} was deleted`)
+    } else {
+      if (confirm(`Are you sure you want to delete the word: ${this.word.name}?`)) {
+        this.wordService
+          .deleteWord(this.word.id)
+          .subscribe(() =>
+            this.onSaveComplete(`${this.word.id} was deleted`),
+            (error: any) => this.errorMessage = <any>error
+          );
+      }
+    }
   }
 
 }