//getAlpha uses a binaryHeap to get the word I want alphabetized.
string getAlpha(string letters) {
  BinaryHeap<char,char> getInOrder;
  for (int i = 0; i < letters.length(); i++) {
    getInOrder.insert(letters[i], letters[i]);
  }
  string alphaWord = "";
  for (int j = 0; j < letters.length(); j++) {
    alphaWord += getInOrder.removeMin();
  }
  return alphaWord;
}