diff --git a/app/src/main/java/model/Flooder.java b/app/src/main/java/model/Flooder.java
index a4d99b38561712dc7e969251a1bbaedc35545a9b..19c268e6a4ba2217f9f8d5782fc67d8340074f50 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/model/Flooder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/model/Flooder.java
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ public class Flooder {
         }
     }
 
+    static int coloredArea(Cell startCell){
+        ColoredCellIterator cell = new ColoredCellIterator(startCell);
+
+        int numberOfCellColored = 0;
+        while (cell.hasNext()) {
+            cell.next();
+            numberOfCellColored++;
+        }
+
+        return numberOfCellColored;
+    }
+