diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 4f103c4..598e120 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -63,22 +63,31 @@ impl Room {
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(tag = "type")]
 enum RoomEvent {
-    PlayerJoined(Player),
-    PlayerLeft(Player),
-    AIJoined(Difficulty),
+    PlayerJoined { player: Player },
+    PlayerLeft { player: Player },
+    AIJoined { difficulty: Difficulty },
     AILeft { index: usize },
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+enum GameEvent {
+    TurnAction { state: ApiState, committed: bool },
+    WordAdded { word: String, player: Player },
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(tag = "type")]
 enum ServerToClientMessage {
     RoomChange { event: RoomEvent, info: PartyInfo },
-    GameEvent { state: ApiState, committed: bool },
+    GameEvent { event: GameEvent },
+    WordAdded { word: String },
     GameError { error: Error },
     Invalid { reason: String },
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
 enum GameMove {
     Pass,
     Exchange {
@@ -88,6 +97,9 @@ enum GameMove {
         played_tiles: Vec<Option<PlayedTile>>,
         commit_move: bool,
     },
+    AddToDictionary {
+        word: String,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
@@ -142,7 +154,9 @@ async fn incoming_message_handler<E: std::fmt::Display>(
                         room.party_info.players = new_vec;
 
                         let event = ServerToClientMessage::RoomChange {
-                            event: RoomEvent::PlayerLeft(player.clone()),
+                            event: RoomEvent::PlayerLeft {
+                                player: player.clone(),
+                            },
                             info: room.party_info.clone(),
                         };
                         sender.send(InnerRoomMessage::PassThrough(event)).unwrap();
@@ -208,15 +222,24 @@ async fn incoming_message_handler<E: std::fmt::Display>(
                                         played_tiles,
                                         commit_move,
                                     } => {
-                                        let result = game.play(&player.name, played_tiles, commit_move);
+                                        let result =
+                                            game.play(&player.name, played_tiles, commit_move);
                                         if result.is_ok() & !commit_move {
-                                            let event = ServerToClientMessage::GameEvent {state: result.unwrap(), committed: false};
+                                            let event = ServerToClientMessage::GameEvent {
+                                                event: GameEvent::TurnAction {
+                                                    state: result.unwrap(),
+                                                    committed: false,
+                                                },
+                                            };
                                             let event = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
                                             let _ = stream.send(event.into()).await;
                                             return false;
                                         }
                                         result
-                                    },
+                                    }
+                                    GameMove::AddToDictionary { word } => {
+                                        game.add_to_dictionary(&player.name, &word)
+                                    }
                                 };
                                 match result {
                                     Ok(_) => {
@@ -235,7 +258,7 @@ async fn incoming_message_handler<E: std::fmt::Display>(
                             room.party_info.ais.push(difficulty.clone());
 
                             let event = ServerToClientMessage::RoomChange {
-                                event: RoomEvent::AIJoined(difficulty),
+                                event: RoomEvent::AIJoined { difficulty },
                                 info: room.party_info.clone(),
                             };
                             sender.send(InnerRoomMessage::PassThrough(event)).unwrap();
@@ -274,7 +297,12 @@ async fn game_load(player: &Player, room: &Arc<RwLock<Room>>, stream: &mut Duple
     let mut room = room.write().await;
 
     let state = room.game.as_mut().unwrap().load(&player.name).unwrap();
-    let event = ServerToClientMessage::GameEvent { state, committed: true };
+    let event = ServerToClientMessage::GameEvent {
+        event: GameEvent::TurnAction {
+            state,
+            committed: true,
+        },
+    };
 
     let text = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
     let x = stream.send(text.into()).await;
@@ -319,7 +347,9 @@ async fn chat(
 
     fn make_join_event(room: &Room, player: &Player) -> ServerToClientMessage {
         ServerToClientMessage::RoomChange {
-            event: RoomEvent::PlayerJoined(player.clone()),
+            event: RoomEvent::PlayerJoined {
+                player: player.clone(),
+            },
             info: room.party_info.clone(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/Game.tsx b/ui/src/Game.tsx
index ede9f81..424a412 100644
--- a/ui/src/Game.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/Game.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ export function Game(props: {
     const [api_state, setAPIState] = useState<APIState>(undefined);
     const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
     const [confirmedScorePoints, setConfirmedScorePoints] = useState<number>(-1);
-    const [currentTurnNumber, setCurrentTurnNumber] = useState<number>(0);
+    const currentTurnNumber = useRef<number>(-1);
+    const historyProcessedNumber = useRef<number>(0);
 
     let isGameOver = false;
     if (api_state !== undefined) {
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@ export function Game(props: {
     }
 
 
-    function load() {
+    function waitForUpdate() {
         // setAPIState(undefined);
         // setIsLoading(true);
-        const result = props.api.load();
+        setIsLoading(true);
+        const result = props.api.load(true);
 
         result.then(
             (state) => {
@@ -54,15 +56,11 @@ export function Game(props: {
             }
         )
             .catch((error) => {
-                console.log("load() failed")
+                console.log("waitForUpdate() failed")
                 console.log(error);
             });
     }
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        load();
-    }, [])
-
     const [boardLetters, setBoardLetters] = useState<HighlightableLetterData[]>(() => {
         const newLetterData = [] as HighlightableLetterData[];
         for (let i = 0; i < GRID_LENGTH * GRID_LENGTH; i++) {
@@ -136,8 +134,9 @@ export function Game(props: {
 
         result
             .then(
-                (_api_state) => {
-                    load();
+                (api_state) => {
+                    setAPIState(api_state);
+                    waitForUpdate();
                 })
             .catch((error) => {
                 console.error({error});
@@ -149,6 +148,15 @@ export function Game(props: {
     const [gridArrow, gridArrowDispatch] = useReducer(adjustGridArrow, null);
     const [logInfo, logDispatch] = useReducer(addLogInfo, []);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        props.api.register_log_dispatch(logDispatch);
+        props.api.load(false)
+            .then((api_state) => {
+                setAPIState(api_state);
+                setIsLoading(false);
+            });
+    }, [])
+
 
     function movePlayableLetters(playerLetters: PlayableLetterData[], update: TileDispatchAction) {
         if (update.action === TileDispatchActionType.RETRIEVE) {
@@ -361,22 +369,28 @@ export function Game(props: {
             setConfirmedScorePoints(-1);
             updateBoardLetters(api_state.public_information.board);
 
-            for (let i = currentTurnNumber; i < api_state.public_information.history.length; i++) {
-                if (i > currentTurnNumber) {
-                    logDispatch(<h4>Turn {i + 1}</h4>);
-                    const playerAtTurn = api_state.public_information.players[i % api_state.public_information.players.length].name;
-                    logDispatch(<div>{playerAtTurn}'s turn</div>);
-                }
+            for (let i = historyProcessedNumber.current; i < api_state.public_information.history.length; i++) {
                 const update = api_state.public_information.history[i];
+                if (update.turn_number > currentTurnNumber.current) {
+                    currentTurnNumber.current = update.turn_number;
+                    logDispatch(<h4>TTurn {update.turn_number}</h4>);
+                    const playerAtTurn = api_state.public_information.players[(update.turn_number-1) % api_state.public_information.players.length].name;
+                    logDispatch(<div>{playerAtTurn}'s turn</div>);
+
+                }
                 handlePlayerAction(update.type, update.player);
 
             }
-
-            setCurrentTurnNumber(api_state.public_information.history.length);
+            historyProcessedNumber.current = api_state.public_information.history.length;
 
             if (!isGameOver) {
-                logDispatch(<h4>Turn {api_state.public_information.history.length + 1}</h4>);
-                logDispatch(<div>{api_state.public_information.current_player}'s turn</div>);
+                console.log("In state: ", api_state.public_information.current_turn_number);
+                console.log("In ref: ", currentTurnNumber.current);
+                if(api_state.public_information.current_turn_number >= currentTurnNumber.current){
+                    logDispatch(<h4>Turn {api_state.public_information.current_turn_number + 1}</h4>);
+                    logDispatch(<div>{api_state.public_information.current_player}'s turn</div>);
+                    currentTurnNumber.current = api_state.public_information.current_turn_number;
+                }
             } else {
                 endGame(api_state.public_information.game_state);
             }
@@ -484,7 +498,8 @@ export function Game(props: {
                                         setConfirmedScorePoints(play_tiles.result.total);
 
                                         if (committing) {
-                                            load();
+                                            setAPIState(api_state);
+                                            waitForUpdate();
                                         }
 
                                     } else {
@@ -524,8 +539,9 @@ export function Game(props: {
 
                             result
                                 .then(
-                                    (_api_state) => {
-                                        load();
+                                    (api_state) => {
+                                        setAPIState(api_state);
+                                        waitForUpdate();
                                     })
                                 .catch((error) => {
                                     console.error({error});
@@ -560,7 +576,7 @@ function AddWordButton(props: { word: string, addWordFn: (x: string) => void })
         </div>;
     } else {
         return <div>
-            <em>{props.word} was added to dictionary.</em>
+            <em>Adding {props.word} to dictionary.</em>
         </div>;
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/Menu.tsx b/ui/src/Menu.tsx
index 08613ee..133d642 100644
--- a/ui/src/Menu.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/Menu.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {useState} from "react";
 import {Settings} from "./utils";
 import {Game} from "./Game";
 import {API, Difficulty} from "./api";
-import {GameWasm} from "./wasm";
+import {GameWasm} from "./wasm_api";
 import {AISelection} from "./UI";
 
 export function Menu(props: {settings: Settings, dictionary_text: string}) {
diff --git a/ui/src/api.ts b/ui/src/api.ts
index cd79956..713c88b 100644
--- a/ui/src/api.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 export interface Tray {
     letters: (Letter | undefined)[];
 }
@@ -58,11 +57,13 @@ export interface PublicInformation {
     players: Array<APIPlayer>;
     remaining_tiles: number;
     history: Array<Update>;
+    current_turn_number: number;
 }
 
 export interface Update {
     type: TurnAction,
     player: string;
+    turn_number: number;
 }
 
 export interface APIState {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export interface API {
     pass: () => Promise<APIState>;
     play: (tiles: Array<PlayedTile>, commit: boolean) => Promise<APIState>;
     add_to_dictionary: (word: string) => Promise<void>;
-    load: () => Promise<APIState>;
+    load: (wait: boolean) => Promise<APIState>;
+    register_log_dispatch: (fn: (x: any) => void) => void;
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/multiplayer.tsx b/ui/src/multiplayer.tsx
index 523bfaa..a750841 100644
--- a/ui/src/multiplayer.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/multiplayer.tsx
@@ -2,21 +2,9 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import {useState} from "react";
 import {createRoot} from "react-dom/client";
 import {AISelection} from "./UI";
+import {PartyInfo, ServerToClientMessage} from "./ws_api";
 
-interface Player {
-    name: string
-    id: string
-}
 
-interface AI {
-    proportion: number
-    randomness: number
-}
-
-interface PartyInfo {
-    ais: AI[]
-    players: Player[]
-}
 
 const LOGBASE = 10000;
 function unprocessAIRandomness(processedAIRandomness: number): string {
@@ -117,8 +105,10 @@ export function Menu(): React.JSX.Element {
             <button onClick={(e) => {
                 let socket = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:8000/room/${roomName}?player_name=${playerName}`)
                 socket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
-                    const input: { info: PartyInfo } = JSON.parse(event.data);
-                    setPartyInfo(input.info);
+                    const input: ServerToClientMessage = JSON.parse(event.data);
+                    if(input.type == "RoomChange"){
+                        setPartyInfo(input.info);
+                    }
                     console.log("Message from server ", event.data);
                 });
                 setSocket(socket);
diff --git a/ui/src/wasm.ts b/ui/src/wasm_api.tsx
similarity index 79%
rename from ui/src/wasm.ts
rename to ui/src/wasm_api.tsx
index 12d8917..9b04c4a 100644
--- a/ui/src/wasm.ts
+++ b/ui/src/wasm_api.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ import {API, APIState, Difficulty, PlayedTile, Result, is_ok} from "./api";
 import {WasmAPI} from 'word_grid';
 
 export class GameWasm implements API{
-    wasm: WasmAPI;
+    private wasm: WasmAPI;
+    private log_dispatch: (x: any) => void | null;
 
     constructor(seed: bigint, dictionary_text: string, difficulty: Difficulty) {
         this.wasm = new WasmAPI(seed, dictionary_text, difficulty);
+        this.log_dispatch = null;
     }
 
     add_to_dictionary(word: string): Promise<void> {
         return new Promise((resolve, _) => {
             this.wasm.add_to_dictionary(word);
+            if(this.log_dispatch != null) {
+                this.log_dispatch(<div>{word} was added to dictionary</div>);
+            } else {
+                console.error("log_dispatch was unexpectedly null");
+            }
             resolve()
         });
     }
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ export class GameWasm implements API{
         });
     }
 
-    load(): Promise<APIState> {
+    load(_wait: boolean): Promise<APIState> {
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             let api_state: Result<APIState, any> = this.wasm.load();
 
@@ -63,4 +70,8 @@ export class GameWasm implements API{
         });
     }
 
+    register_log_dispatch(fn: (x: any) => void): void {
+        this.log_dispatch = fn;
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/ws_api.tsx b/ui/src/ws_api.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ddd19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/ws_api.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+import {API, APIState, Difficulty, PlayedTile} from "./api";
+
+export interface Player {
+    name: string
+    id: string
+}
+
+export interface AI {
+    proportion: number
+    randomness: number
+}
+
+export interface PartyInfo {
+    ais: AI[]
+    players: Player[]
+}
+
+export type RoomEvent = {
+    type: "PlayerJoined" | "PlayerLeft"
+    player: Player
+} | {
+    type: "AIJoined",
+    difficulty: Difficulty
+} | {
+    type: "AILeft"
+    index: number
+}
+
+export type GameEvent = {
+    type: "TurnAction"
+    state: APIState
+    committed: boolean
+} | {
+    type: "WordAdded"
+    word: string
+    player: Player
+}
+
+export type ServerToClientMessage = {
+    type: "RoomChange"
+    event: RoomEvent
+    info: PartyInfo
+
+} | {
+    type: "GameEvent"
+    event: GameEvent
+} | {
+    type: "GameError"
+    error: any
+} | {
+    type: "Invalid"
+    reason: string
+} | {
+    type: "WordAdded"
+    word: string
+}
+
+type GameMove = {
+    type: "Pass"
+} | {
+    type: "Exchange"
+    tiles: Array<boolean>
+} | {
+    type: "Play"
+    played_tiles: Array<PlayedTile>
+    commit_move: boolean
+} | {
+    type: "AddToDictionary"
+    word: string
+}
+
+type ClientToServerMessage = {
+    type: "Load" | "StartGame"
+} | {
+    type: "GameMove"
+    move: GameMove
+} | {
+    type: "AddAI"
+    difficulty: Difficulty
+} | {
+    type: "RemoveAI"
+    index: number
+}
+
+interface PromiseInput {
+    resolve: (value: GameEvent) => void
+    reject: (error: any) => void
+}
+
+export class GameWS implements API{
+    private socket: WebSocket;
+    private currentPromiseInput: PromiseInput | null;
+    private log_dispatch: (x: any) => void | null;
+
+    constructor(socket: WebSocket) {
+        this.socket = socket;
+        this.log_dispatch = null;
+        this.currentPromiseInput = null;
+        this.socket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+            let data: ServerToClientMessage = JSON.parse(event.data);
+            console.log("Message from server ", event.data);
+            if(data.type == "GameEvent") {
+                if(this.currentPromiseInput != null) {
+                    this.currentPromiseInput.resolve(data.event);
+                    this.currentPromiseInput = null;
+                } else {
+                    console.error("Received game data but no promise is queued");
+                    console.error({data});
+                }
+            } else if(data.type == "GameError") {
+                if(this.currentPromiseInput != null) {
+                    this.currentPromiseInput.reject(data.error);
+                    this.currentPromiseInput = null;
+                } else {
+                    console.error("Received error game data but no promise is queued");
+                    console.error({data});
+                }
+            }
+
+        });
+    }
+
+    private log_new_word(word: string, player: string) {
+        if(this.log_dispatch != null) {
+            this.log_dispatch(<div>Player {player} added {word} to the dictionary</div>);
+        } else {
+            console.error("Unable to log new word ", word, " from player ", player);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private register_promise(resolve: (value: GameEvent) => void, reject: (value: any) => void) {
+        if(this.currentPromiseInput != null) {
+            console.error("We are setting a new promise before the current one has resolved")
+            this.currentPromiseInput.reject("New promise was registered");
+        }
+        this.currentPromiseInput = {
+            resolve: resolve,
+            reject: reject
+        };
+    }
+
+    add_to_dictionary(word: string): Promise<void> {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.register_promise(resolve, reject);
+            let event: ClientToServerMessage = {
+                type: "GameMove",
+                move: {
+                    type: "AddToDictionary",
+                    word
+                }
+            };
+            this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(event));
+
+        }).then((game_event: GameEvent) => {
+            if(game_event.type == "WordAdded"){
+                this.log_new_word(game_event.word, game_event.player.name);
+            } else {
+                console.error("We received the wrong kind of response back!")
+                console.error({game_event});
+                return Promise.reject("We received the wrong kind of response back!");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    exchange(selection: Array<boolean>): Promise<APIState> {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.register_promise(resolve, reject);
+            let event: ClientToServerMessage = {
+                type: "GameMove",
+                move: {
+                    type: "Exchange",
+                    tiles: selection
+                }
+            };
+            this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(event));
+        }).then((game_event: GameEvent) => {
+            if(game_event.type == "TurnAction") {
+                return game_event.state;
+            } else {
+                console.error("We received the wrong kind of response back!")
+                console.error({game_event});
+                return Promise.reject("We received the wrong kind of response back!");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    load(wait: boolean): Promise<APIState> {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.register_promise(resolve, reject);
+            if(!wait) {
+                let event: ClientToServerMessage = {
+                    type: "Load"
+                }
+                this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(event));
+            }
+        }).then((game_event: GameEvent) => {
+            if(game_event.type == "TurnAction") {
+                return game_event.state;
+            } else {
+                // need to handle this case; we'll deal with it by returning a new promise again
+                this.log_new_word(game_event.word, game_event.player.name);
+                return this.load(wait);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    pass(): Promise<APIState> {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.register_promise(resolve, reject);
+            let event: ClientToServerMessage = {
+                type: "GameMove",
+                move: {
+                    type: "Pass",
+                }
+            };
+            this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(event));
+        }).then((game_event: GameEvent) => {
+            if(game_event.type == "TurnAction") {
+                return game_event.state;
+            } else {
+                console.error("We received the wrong kind of response back!")
+                console.error({game_event});
+                return Promise.reject("We received the wrong kind of response back!");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    play(tiles: Array<PlayedTile>, commit: boolean): Promise<APIState> {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.register_promise(resolve, reject);
+            let event: ClientToServerMessage = {
+                type: "GameMove",
+                move: {
+                    type: "Play",
+                    played_tiles: tiles,
+                    commit_move: commit,
+                }
+            };
+            this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(event));
+        }).then((game_event: GameEvent) => {
+            if(game_event.type == "TurnAction") {
+                return game_event.state;
+            } else {
+                console.error("We received the wrong kind of response back!")
+                console.error({game_event});
+                return Promise.reject("We received the wrong kind of response back!");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    register_log_dispatch(fn: (x: any) => void): void {
+        this.log_dispatch = fn;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wasm/src/lib.rs b/wasm/src/lib.rs
index f647451..4e72e1d 100644
--- a/wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use word_grid::api::APIGame;
 use word_grid::game::{Game, PlayedTile};
 use word_grid::player_interaction::ai::Difficulty;
 
+const PLAYER_NAME: &str = "Player";
+
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub struct WasmAPI(APIGame);
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ impl WasmAPI {
         let game = Game::new(
             seed,
             dictionary_text,
-            vec!["Player".to_string()],
+            vec![PLAYER_NAME.to_string()],
             vec![difficulty],
         );
 
@@ -26,19 +28,19 @@ impl WasmAPI {
     pub fn exchange(&mut self, selection: JsValue) -> JsValue {
         let selection: Vec<bool> = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(selection).unwrap();
 
-        let result = self.0.exchange("Player", selection);
+        let result = self.0.exchange(PLAYER_NAME, selection);
 
         serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result).unwrap()
     }
 
     pub fn pass(&mut self) -> JsValue {
-        let result = self.0.pass("Player");
+        let result = self.0.pass(PLAYER_NAME);
 
         serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result).unwrap()
     }
 
     pub fn load(&mut self) -> JsValue {
-        let result = self.0.load("Player");
+        let result = self.0.load(PLAYER_NAME);
         serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result).unwrap()
     }
 
@@ -46,12 +48,12 @@ impl WasmAPI {
         let tray_tile_locations: Vec<Option<PlayedTile>> =
             serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(tray_tile_locations).unwrap();
 
-        let result = self.0.play("Player", tray_tile_locations, commit_move);
+        let result = self.0.play(PLAYER_NAME, tray_tile_locations, commit_move);
         serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result).unwrap()
     }
 
-    pub fn add_to_dictionary(&mut self, word: String) -> JsValue {
-        let result = self.0.add_to_dictionary(word);
+    pub fn add_to_dictionary(&mut self, word: &str) -> JsValue {
+        let result = self.0.add_to_dictionary(PLAYER_NAME, word);
 
         serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result).unwrap()
     }
diff --git a/wordgrid/src/api.rs b/wordgrid/src/api.rs
index 6e6f324..c6ac54b 100644
--- a/wordgrid/src/api.rs
+++ b/wordgrid/src/api.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl ApiPlayer {
 pub struct Update {
     r#type: TurnAction,
     player: String,
+    turn_number: usize,
 }
 
 pub type ApiBoard = Vec<Option<Letter>>;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ pub struct PublicInformation {
     players: Vec<ApiPlayer>,
     remaining_tiles: usize,
     history: Vec<Update>,
+    current_turn_number: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -125,16 +127,20 @@ impl APIGame {
             players,
             remaining_tiles: self.0.get_remaining_tiles(),
             history: history.clone(),
+            current_turn_number: self.0.get_number_turns(),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn exchange(&mut self, player: &str, tray_tiles: Vec<bool>) -> Result<ApiState, Error> {
         self.player_exists_and_turn(player)?;
 
+        let turn_number = self.0.get_number_turns();
+
         let (tray, turn_action, game_state) = self.0.exchange_tiles(tray_tiles)?;
         let update = Update {
             r#type: turn_action,
             player: player.to_string(),
+            turn_number,
         };
 
         self.1.push(update.clone());
@@ -145,11 +151,14 @@ impl APIGame {
     pub fn pass(&mut self, player: &str) -> Result<ApiState, Error> {
         self.player_exists_and_turn(player)?;
 
+        let turn_number = self.0.get_number_turns();
+
         let game_state = self.0.pass()?;
         let tray = self.0.player_states.get_tray(player).unwrap().clone();
         let update = Update {
             r#type: TurnAction::Pass,
             player: player.to_string(),
+            turn_number,
         };
         self.1.push(update.clone());
 
@@ -161,12 +170,14 @@ impl APIGame {
             Err(Error::InvalidPlayer(player.to_string()))
         } else {
             while self.is_ai_turn() {
+                let turn_number = self.0.get_number_turns();
                 let (result, _) = self.0.advance_turn()?;
 
                 if let TurnAdvanceResult::AIMove { name, action } = result {
                     self.1.push(Update {
                         r#type: action,
                         player: name,
+                        turn_number,
                     });
                 } else {
                     unreachable!("We already checked that the current player is AI");
@@ -186,11 +197,14 @@ impl APIGame {
     ) -> Result<ApiState, Error> {
         self.player_exists_and_turn(&player)?;
 
+        let turn_number = self.0.get_number_turns();
+
         let (turn_action, game_state) = self.0.receive_play(tray_tile_locations, commit_move)?;
         let tray = self.0.player_states.get_tray(&player).unwrap().clone();
         let update = Update {
             r#type: turn_action,
             player: player.to_string(),
+            turn_number,
         };
         if commit_move {
             self.1.push(update.clone())
@@ -199,8 +213,18 @@ impl APIGame {
         Ok(self.build_result(tray, Some(game_state), Some(update)))
     }
 
-    pub fn add_to_dictionary(&mut self, word: String) {
-        self.0.add_word(word);
+    pub fn add_to_dictionary(&mut self, player: &str, word: &str) -> Result<ApiState, Error> {
+        let word = word.to_uppercase();
+        self.0.add_word(&word);
+
+        let update = Update {
+            r#type: TurnAction::AddToDictionary { word },
+            player: player.to_string(),
+            turn_number: self.0.get_number_turns(),
+        };
+        self.1.push(update.clone());
+        let tray = self.0.player_states.get_tray(&player).unwrap().clone();
+        Ok(self.build_result(tray, None, Some(update)))
     }
 
     pub fn is_ai_turn(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/wordgrid/src/game.rs b/wordgrid/src/game.rs
index d926b0b..5329a73 100644
--- a/wordgrid/src/game.rs
+++ b/wordgrid/src/game.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ impl Game {
         ))
     }
 
-    pub fn add_word(&mut self, word: String) {
+    pub fn add_word(&mut self, word: &str) {
         let word = word.to_uppercase();
 
         self.dictionary.insert(word, -1.0);
@@ -551,6 +551,10 @@ impl Game {
         self.tile_pool.len()
     }
 
+    pub fn get_number_turns(&self) -> usize {
+        self.turn_order
+    }
+
     pub fn get_player_tile_count(&self, player: &str) -> Result<usize, String> {
         let tray = match self.player_states.get_tray(&player) {
             None => return Err(format!("Player {} not found", player)),
@@ -576,6 +580,9 @@ pub enum TurnAction {
         result: ScoreResult,
         locations: Vec<usize>,
     },
+    AddToDictionary {
+        word: String,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]