Try this approach using the newer str.format syntax:
line_new = '{:>12} {:>12} {:>12}'.format(word[0], word[1], word[2])
And here’s how to do it using the old % syntax (useful for older versions of Python that don’t support str.format):
line_new = '%12s %12s %12s' % (word[0], word[1], word[2])