diff --git a/pages/[lang]/word/[id].vue b/pages/[lang]/word/[id].vue
index 77f8bf10..81a5a737 100644
--- a/pages/[lang]/word/[id].vue
+++ b/pages/[lang]/word/[id].vue
@@ -162,7 +162,38 @@ function shareWord() {
 const asyncDef = ref<any>(null);
 const showAsyncDef = ref(false);
 
+// Client-side: reveal today's word if game is over
+const todayRevealed = ref<string | null>(null);
+const todayRevealedDef = ref<any>(null);
+
 onMounted(async () => {
+    // Check if today's word should be revealed (game over)
+    if (d.is_today && !word) {
+        try {
+            const saved = localStorage.getItem(lang);
+            if (saved) {
+                const state = JSON.parse(saved);
+                if (state.game_over && state.todays_word) {
+                    todayRevealed.value = state.todays_word;
+                    // Fetch definition for the revealed word
+                    try {
+                        const defData = await $fetch(
+                            `/api/${lang}/definition/${encodeURIComponent(state.todays_word)}`
+                        );
+                        if (defData && (defData as any).definition) {
+                            todayRevealedDef.value = defData;
+                        }
+                    } catch {
+                        // definition not available
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch {
+            // localStorage unavailable
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!word || (definition && definition.definition)) return;
     try {
         const data = await $fetch(`/api/${lang}/definition/${word}`);
@@ -283,8 +314,8 @@ onMounted(() => {
                 </div>
             </template>
 
-            <!-- Today's word -->
-            <template v-else-if="d.is_today">
+            <!-- Today's word: not yet played -->
+            <template v-else-if="d.is_today && !todayRevealed">
                 <div class="text-center py-8">
                     <p class="text-lg font-bold text-green-700 dark:text-green-400 mb-2">
                         Today's word!
@@ -301,6 +332,52 @@ onMounted(() => {
                 </div>
             </template>
 
+            <!-- Today's word: revealed (game over) -->
+            <template v-else-if="d.is_today && todayRevealed">
+                <!-- Word Tiles -->
+                <div class="flex justify-center gap-1.5 mb-4">
+                    <div
+                        v-for="(letter, li) in todayRevealed"
+                        :key="li"
+                        class="w-12 h-12 sm:w-14 sm:h-14 flex items-center justify-center text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-white bg-green-500 rounded-md shadow-sm uppercase"
+                    >
+                        {{ letter }}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <!-- Definition -->
+                <div
+                    v-if="todayRevealedDef && todayRevealedDef.definition"
+                    class="bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg p-4 mb-4"
+                >
+                    <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+                        <span
+                            class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400"
+                        >
+                            Definition
+                        </span>
+                        <span
+                            v-if="todayRevealedDef.part_of_speech"
+                            class="text-xs text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500 italic"
+                        >
+                            {{ todayRevealedDef.part_of_speech }}
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
+                    <p class="text-sm text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-200">
+                        <strong class="uppercase">{{ todayRevealed }}</strong> &mdash;
+                        {{ todayRevealedDef.definition_native || todayRevealedDef.definition }}
+                    </p>
+                    <a
+                        :href="`https://${wiktLang}.wiktionary.org/wiki/${todayRevealed}`"
+                        target="_blank"
+                        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                        class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 mt-2 text-xs text-blue-500 hover:text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 dark:hover:text-blue-300"
+                    >
+                        Wiktionary &#8599;
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            </template>
+
             <!-- Past word (main content) -->
             <template v-else-if="word">
                 <!-- AI Word Art Image -->
diff --git a/pages/[lang]/words.vue b/pages/[lang]/words.vue
index 0de5a5e0..665f849e 100644
--- a/pages/[lang]/words.vue
+++ b/pages/[lang]/words.vue
@@ -146,6 +146,44 @@ function formatDate(dateStr: string): string {
 function winRate(stats: { total: number; wins: number }): number {
     return Math.round((stats.wins / stats.total) * 100);
 }
+
+// Client-side: reveal today's word if game is over (won or lost)
+const todayRevealed = ref<string | null>(null);
+const completedDays = ref(new Set<number>());
+
+onMounted(() => {
+    try {
+        // Check current game state — key is the language code
+        const saved = localStorage.getItem(lang);
+        if (saved) {
+            const state = JSON.parse(saved);
+            if (state.game_over && state.todays_word) {
+                todayRevealed.value = state.todays_word;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Build set of completed day indices from game_results
+        const results = localStorage.getItem('game_results');
+        if (results) {
+            const parsed = JSON.parse(results);
+            const langResults = parsed[lang];
+            if (Array.isArray(langResults)) {
+                // game_results stores [{won, attempts, date}, ...]
+                // We need to map dates to day indices
+                for (const r of langResults) {
+                    if (r.date) {
+                        const d = new Date(r.date);
+                        const nDays = Math.floor(d.getTime() / 86400000);
+                        const idx = nDays - 18992 + 195;
+                        completedDays.value.add(idx);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } catch {
+        // localStorage unavailable
+    }
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -172,9 +210,9 @@ function winRate(stats: { total: number; wins: number }): number {
             <!-- Word Grid -->
             <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-4 mb-6">
                 <template v-for="w in words" :key="w.day_idx">
-                    <!-- Today's word: mystery card -->
+                    <!-- Today's word: revealed if game over, mystery if not -->
                     <NuxtLink
-                        v-if="w.is_today"
+                        v-if="w.is_today && !todayRevealed"
                         :to="`/${lang}`"
                         class="block bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg p-4 hover:shadow-md hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700 transition-all group border-2 border-dashed border-green-500/40"
                     >
@@ -197,12 +235,44 @@ function winRate(stats: { total: number; wins: number }): number {
                         </p>
                     </NuxtLink>
 
+                    <!-- Today's word: revealed (game over) -->
+                    <NuxtLink
+                        v-else-if="w.is_today && todayRevealed"
+                        :to="`/${lang}/word/${w.day_idx}`"
+                        class="block bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg p-4 hover:shadow-md hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700 transition-all group border-2 border-green-500/40"
+                    >
+                        <div class="flex justify-center gap-1 mb-2">
+                            <div
+                                v-for="(letter, li) in todayRevealed"
+                                :key="li"
+                                class="w-8 h-8 flex items-center justify-center text-sm font-bold text-white bg-green-500 rounded uppercase"
+                            >
+                                {{ letter }}
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <p class="text-xs text-neutral-400 text-center">
+                            #{{ w.day_idx }} &middot; {{ formatDate(w.date) }}
+                        </p>
+                        <p
+                            class="text-sm font-semibold text-green-600 dark:text-green-400 mt-1 text-center"
+                        >
+                            Today
+                        </p>
+                    </NuxtLink>
+
                     <!-- Past word: normal card -->
                     <NuxtLink
                         v-else
                         :to="`/${lang}/word/${w.day_idx}`"
-                        class="block bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg p-4 hover:shadow-md hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700 transition-all group"
+                        class="block bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg p-4 hover:shadow-md hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700 transition-all group relative"
                     >
+                        <!-- Played checkmark -->
+                        <span
+                            v-if="completedDays.has(w.day_idx)"
+                            class="absolute top-2 right-2 text-green-500 dark:text-green-400 text-xs"
+                            title="Played"
+                            >&#10003;</span
+                        >
                         <!-- Word tiles (mini) -->
                         <div class="flex justify-center gap-1 mb-2">
                             <div
diff --git a/server/api/[lang]/definition/[word].get.ts b/server/api/[lang]/definition/[word].get.ts
index 6b073493..cb8c2d9b 100644
--- a/server/api/[lang]/definition/[word].get.ts
+++ b/server/api/[lang]/definition/[word].get.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
         throw createError({ statusCode: 404, message: 'Unknown language' });
     }
 
-    // Only serve definitions for valid words
-    const wordLower = word.toLowerCase();
-    if (!data.wordLists[lang]!.includes(wordLower)) {
+    // Only serve definitions for valid words (normalize to NFC for consistent matching)
+    const wordLower = word.toLowerCase().normalize('NFC');
+    const wordList = data.wordLists[lang]!;
+    if (!wordList.includes(wordLower) && !wordList.includes(wordLower.normalize('NFD'))) {
         throw createError({ statusCode: 404, message: 'Unknown word' });
     }
 
diff --git a/server/api/[lang]/word-image/[word].get.ts b/server/api/[lang]/word-image/[word].get.ts
index 4cc4844c..7cecdccc 100644
--- a/server/api/[lang]/word-image/[word].get.ts
+++ b/server/api/[lang]/word-image/[word].get.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     }
 
     const expectedWord = getWordForDay(lang, dayIdx);
-    if (word.toLowerCase() !== expectedWord.toLowerCase()) {
+    if (word.toLowerCase().normalize('NFC') !== expectedWord.toLowerCase().normalize('NFC')) {
         throw createError({ statusCode: 403, message: 'Not a valid daily word' });
     }