gameIssue: someone could tell me why this game isn't working like it should?

Question

public class Game {

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

String secretWord = "bagel";
String attempt = "";
int numAttemtps = 0;
int limAttemtps = 3;

while (numAttemtps < limAttemtps && attempt != secretWord) {
System.out.print("guess the secret word: ");
attempt = input.nextLine();
++numAttemtps;
}

if (attempt == secretWord){
System.out.println("you won!!!");
}

else if (numAttemtps == limAttemtps){
System.out.println("you lost!!");
}
}
}

Answer 1

What type of bug are you getting?