better python 'hangman' style game

There's a for loop in there that I used, but I'm not sure exactly what it does.  I need to research that and see.  But it works.  I also need to get this to a point where it can use any words, and select them randomly from a list, but for now I got to do more class stuff and move on.

def word_game():

# Explain the game

print("\tWord game start.....Type 'quit' to exit game.")

print("\tYou will be told when you get a correct letter.")

print("\tTo guess the whole word, type in the whole word.")

print("\tGuess my 7 letter word!")

# create a counter to keep track of guesses player makes

count = 0

# create a list of each character in the word so you can tell the player if they got one correct

word = ['c','a','r','r','o','t','s']

# add players used guesses to a list that will display

used_letters = []

# create a bool set to True so the while will loop

play_game = True

# add a clue:

clue = ['X','X','X','X','X','X','X']

# play the game until a condition is met

while play_game:

# get the users new guess each start of loop

print(clue)

print(f"\t Used letters = {used_letters}")

guess = input("\t Your Guess = : ")

# make sure the user can quit. Put this at the top of the if's

if guess == 'quit':

print("............ ok, another time ........")

exit(0)

# check for a correct whole word guess first

# check if the guess is in the list for the word

elif guess in used_letters:

print("!"*63)

print(f"\t\tYou already used the letter {guess}")

elif guess in word:

# change the clue to refelct correct letters:

for i,x in enumerate(word):

if x is guess:

clue[i] = guess

# add to count

count += 1

# check if they won before continuing

if clue == word:

print(f"\t\t {word} ")

print("\t>>>>>> You got my Carrots! <<<<<<")

print(f"\t----------- number of guesses = {count} ---------")

# end game. Maybe go somewhere else now

play_game = False

# if they haven't got the whole word, continue

else:

# append the correct guess to a list the player can see

used_letters.append(guess)

print("?" * 63)

elif guess not in word:

count += 1

# tell them the letter is wrong.

print("\tThis is a wrong letter.")

print(" \t\t~~~~~~~ NOPE ~~~~~~~~")

# add the guess to used_letters

used_letters.append(guess)

else:

# in case something fails

print("That will not work. Try again")

word_game()