diff --git a/Client/Client.cs b/Client/Client.cs
index bc7b2b5..25f07c1 100644
--- a/Client/Client.cs
+++ b/Client/Client.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ namespace Client
                     // canvas data
                     break;
 
+                case JSONConvert.RANDOMWORD:
+                    //Flag byte for receiving the random word.
+                    ViewModels.ViewModelGame.HandleRandomWord(JSONConvert.GetRandomWord(payload));
+                    break;
                 default:
                     Debug.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Received weird identifier: " + id);
                     break;
diff --git a/Client/ViewModels/ViewModelGame.cs b/Client/ViewModels/ViewModelGame.cs
index 661e83f..cbc6a49 100644
--- a/Client/ViewModels/ViewModelGame.cs
+++ b/Client/ViewModels/ViewModelGame.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 
-using Client.Views;
+using Client.Views;
 using GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Command;
 using SharedClientServer;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Shapes;
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ namespace Client.ViewModels
 
         private dynamic _payload;
 
+        public static string Word
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
         public string _username;
 
         public string _message;
@@ -82,21 +89,10 @@ namespace Client.ViewModels
             colorSelected.B = window.ClrPcker_Background.SelectedColor.Value.B;
             color = colorSelected;
         }
-        
+
 
         public ViewModelGame()
         {
-            if (_payload == null)
-            {
-                _message = "";
-
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                //_message = data.Message;
-                //_username = data.User.Username;
-                //Messages.Add($"{data.User.Username}: {Message}");
-            }
             OnKeyDown = new RelayCommand(ChatBox_KeyDown);
         }
 
@@ -121,6 +117,10 @@ namespace Client.ViewModels
             data.Client.SendMessage(JSONConvert.GetMessageToSend(JSONConvert.MESSAGE, _payload));
         }
 
+        /*
+         * MISC make this a callback
+         * Handles the incoming chat message from another client.
+         */
         public static void HandleIncomingMsg(string username, string message)
         {
             Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(delegate
@@ -128,13 +128,21 @@ namespace Client.ViewModels
                 Messages.Add($"{username}: {message}");
             });
         }
-        public void LeaveGame(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
+        public void LeaveGame(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
         {
             Debug.WriteLine("Leaving...");
             data.Client.SendMessage(JSONConvert.ConstructLobbyLeaveMessage(data.Lobby.ID));
         }
 
-
+        /*
+         * MISC make this a callback
+         * Handles the random word that has been received from the server.
+         */
+        public static void HandleRandomWord(string randomWord)
+        {
+            Debug.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Reached the handle random word method!");
+            Word = "NegerPik";
+        }
     }
 }
-       
+
diff --git a/Client/Views/GameWindow.xaml b/Client/Views/GameWindow.xaml
index 1599e1f..dff9a66 100644
--- a/Client/Views/GameWindow.xaml
+++ b/Client/Views/GameWindow.xaml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
         <Button Name="CanvasReset" Click="CanvasReset_Click" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Margin="84,10,10,10" Content="RESET"/>
 
+        <Label Name="GuessWord" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Content="{Binding Path=Word, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Margin="140,0,109,0"/>
+
         <xctk:ColorPicker Name="ClrPcker_Background" SelectedColorChanged="ClrPcker_Background_SelectedColorChanged_1" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" Height="22" Width="100"/>
 
         <Border Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin ="10,10,10,10" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness ="2.5">
diff --git a/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs b/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs
index 9bb0b93..9d56daa 100644
--- a/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs
+++ b/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ namespace Server.Models
                     // canvas data
                     // todo send canvas data to all other serverclients in lobby
                     break;
+
+                case JSONConvert.RANDOMWORD:
+                    //Flag byte for receiving the random word.
+                    break;
                 default:
                     Debug.WriteLine("[SERVER] Received weird identifier: " + id);
                     break;
@@ -177,8 +181,13 @@ namespace Server.Models
                     int id = JSONConvert.GetLobbyID(payload);
                     ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.JoinLobby(this.User,id);
                     sendMessage(JSONConvert.ConstructLobbyJoinSuccessMessage());
+
+                    serverCom.SendToLobby(serverCom.GetLobbyForUser(User), JSONConvert.GetMessageToSend(RANDOMWORD, new
+                    {
+                        word = JSONConvert.SendRandomWord("WordsForGame.json")
+                    }));
+
                     ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.sendToAll(JSONConvert.ConstructLobbyListMessage(ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.lobbies.ToArray()));
-                    Debug.WriteLine("Random chosen word: {0}", JSONConvert.GetRandomWord(@"..\resources\WordsForGame.json"));
                     break;
                 case LobbyIdentifier.LEAVE:
                     id = JSONConvert.GetLobbyID(payload);
diff --git a/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs b/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs
index 1d22c27..4440096 100644
--- a/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs
+++ b/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ namespace Server.Models
                 {
                     foreach (ServerClient sc in serverClientsInlobbies[l])
                     {
+                        Debug.WriteLine("[SERVERCLIENT] Sending message");
                         sc.sendMessage(message);
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/Server/Server.csproj b/Server/Server.csproj
index d65a717..0e46462 100644
--- a/Server/Server.csproj
+++ b/Server/Server.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="resources\WordsForGame.json">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/SharedClientServer/JSONConvert.cs b/SharedClientServer/JSONConvert.cs
index 9f13def..c0f84af 100644
--- a/SharedClientServer/JSONConvert.cs
+++ b/SharedClientServer/JSONConvert.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Client;
+using Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using System;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ namespace SharedClientServer
         public const byte MESSAGE = 0x02;
         public const byte LOBBY = 0x03;
         public const byte CANVAS = 0x04;
+        public const byte RANDOMWORD = 0x05;
 
         public enum LobbyIdentifier
         {
@@ -161,21 +163,37 @@ namespace SharedClientServer
             return res;
         }
     
-        public static string GetRandomWord(string filename)
+        /*
+         * This method sends a random word from the json file, this happens when the client joins a lobby.
+         */
+        public static string SendRandomWord(string filename)
         {
-            string[] words = new string[25];
-            using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(@"../../json1.jsonWordsForGame.json"))
+            dynamic words;
+            Random random = new Random();
+            string workingDir = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\Server");
+            string projDir = Directory.GetParent(workingDir).Parent.Parent.FullName;
+            string filePath = projDir += $@"\resources\{filename}";
+
+            using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(filePath))
             {
                 string json = reader.ReadToEnd();
-                words = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<string>>(json).ToArray();
+                words = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json);
             }
 
-            Random random = new Random();
 
             int index = random.Next(0, 24);
 
-            return words[index];
+            Debug.WriteLine($"[SERVERCLIENT] Sending random words {words}");
+            return words.words[index];
         }
         
+        /*
+         * Client gets the payload and retrieves the word from the payload
+         */
+        public static string GetRandomWord(byte[] json)
+        {
+            dynamic payload = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(json));
+            return payload.word;
+        }
     }
 }