diff --git a/game/game.go b/game/game.go
index 4816baa..b1edb3d 100644
--- a/game/game.go
+++ b/game/game.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func (g *game) Play(word string) (bool, error) {
 	// TODO check the word length here and error if too long/short
 
 	// Create the row for the grid
+	word = strings.ToLower(word)
 	parts := strings.Split(word, "")
 	answerParts := strings.Split(g.answer, "")
 	row := make([]GridCell, len(parts))
@@ -111,5 +112,5 @@ func CreateGame(answer string, tries int) Game {
 	// TODO include valid entries
 	grid := make(Grid, tries)
 
-	return &game{false, 0, answer, grid}
+	return &game{false, 0, strings.ToLower(answer), grid}
 }
diff --git a/game/game_test.go b/game/game_test.go
index 0c37da4..0e58bf9 100644
--- a/game/game_test.go
+++ b/game/game_test.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ var createGameTests = map[string]struct {
 	tries    int
 	expected *game
 }{
-	"5 letter, 6 tries": {"tapir", 6, &game{false, 0, "tapir", Grid{nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil}}},
-	"3 letter, 3 tries": {"bat", 3, &game{false, 0, "bat", Grid{nil, nil, nil}}},
-	// "5 letter, uppercase": {"TAPIR", 6, &game{false, 0, "tapir", Grid{nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil}}},
+	"5 letter, 6 tries":   {"tapir", 6, &game{false, 0, "tapir", Grid{nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil}}},
+	"3 letter, 3 tries":   {"bat", 3, &game{false, 0, "bat", Grid{nil, nil, nil}}},
+	"5 letter, uppercase": {"TAPIR", 6, &game{false, 0, "tapir", Grid{nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil}}},
 }
 
 func Test_CreateGame(t *testing.T) {
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ var gamePlayTests = map[string]struct {
 		expected:     []bool{false, false, false, true},
 		expectedGrid: gameTapirFinished.grid,
 	},
+	"5-letter, mixed case": {
+		g:            gameTapirStart,
+		tries:        []string{"grOUp", "PRAnk", "sPaRE", "TAPIR"},
+		expected:     []bool{false, false, false, true},
+		expectedGrid: gameTapirFinished.grid,
+	},
 	"2-letter, lost": {
 		g:            gameAtStart,
 		tries:        []string{"ta"},
@@ -143,10 +149,10 @@ var gameOutputForConsoleTests = map[string]struct {
 	"5-letter finished": {
 		g: gameTapirFinished,
 		expected: "\n-------\n" +
-			"|g" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "r" + COLOUR_RESET + "o" + COLOUR_RESET + "u" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "p" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
-			"|" + COLOUR_YELLOW + "p" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "r" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "a" + COLOUR_RESET + "n" + COLOUR_RESET + "k" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
-			"|s" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "p" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "a" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "r" + COLOUR_RESET + "e" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
-			"|" + COLOUR_GREEN + "t" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "a" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "p" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "i" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "r" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
+			"|G" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "R" + COLOUR_RESET + "O" + COLOUR_RESET + "U" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "P" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
+			"|" + COLOUR_YELLOW + "P" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "R" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "A" + COLOUR_RESET + "N" + COLOUR_RESET + "K" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
+			"|S" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "P" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "A" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "R" + COLOUR_RESET + "E" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
+			"|" + COLOUR_GREEN + "T" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "A" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "P" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "I" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_GREEN + "R" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n" +
 			"-------\n",
 	},
 	"2-letter start": {
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ var gameOutputForConsoleTests = map[string]struct {
 	},
 	"2-letter finished": {
 		g:        gameAtFinished,
-		expected: "\n----\n|" + COLOUR_YELLOW + "t" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "a" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n----\n",
+		expected: "\n----\n|" + COLOUR_YELLOW + "T" + COLOUR_RESET + COLOUR_YELLOW + "A" + COLOUR_RESET + "|\n----\n",
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/game/helpers.go b/game/helpers.go
index 1860958..5b9907a 100644
--- a/game/helpers.go
+++ b/game/helpers.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func outputGridForConsole(grid [][]GridCell, length int) string {
 			case STATUS_INCORRECT:
 				str += COLOUR_YELLOW
 			}
-			str += cell.Letter + COLOUR_RESET
+			str += strings.ToUpper(cell.Letter) + COLOUR_RESET
 		}
 		str += "|\n"
 	}