def find_the_word(lst, word):
    """
    Takes in input of a list and a string to look for,
    and returns the amount of times the string shows up
    in the list.

    Parameters:
        lst: Given list to search through.
        word: Word to search for in lst.
    Returns:
        Amount of times word shows up in lst.

    >>> find_the_word(["tickets"], "tickets")
    1
    >>> find_the_word(["selltickets", "tickets", "gold"], "tickets")
    1
    >>> find_the_word(["ticktok", "toktick"], "tickets")
    0
    >>> find_the_word([], "tickets")
    0
    >>> find_the_word(["ticketticket"], "tickets")
    0
    >>> find_the_word(["tickets", "who", "wants", "cheap", "tickets"],\
     "tickets")
    2
    >>> find_the_word(["tickets tickets", "ticketstickets"], "tickets")
    0

    # Add AT LEAST 3 doctests below, DO NOT delete this line
    >>> find_the_word(['foo', 'FOO', 'food', 'Foo', 'foo'], 'foo')
    2

    >>> find_the_word(['bulbasaur', 'ivysaur', 'venusaur'], '')
    0

    >>> find_the_word(['x', 'xx', 'x' ,'xx', 'xx', 'xx', 'x'], 'x')
    3
    """
    if len(lst) <= 1:
        return int(word in lst)
    return find_the_word([lst[0]], word) + find_the_word(lst[1:], word)