recursive functions

[joel]

i require assistance with making a recursive function that will allow me to send it a word, and it returning the letter that has the lowest value (closest to "A")

[Delos]

Recursion is awsome. Go to the [Turing Tutorials] and look for zylums Tut on it. It gets pretty detailed, but it's a good read and will give you the grounding you need in this topic.
For us to be able to help you futher, you'll have to post up some of your code that you're working on. Make sure to use [code] tags, and if you can make sure it runs when we copy it into Turing. Don't post up the entire project, just the relevent parts. (i.e., use your discretion).
Once this is done, we'll be able to critique it and point you in the right direction.