diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 5735745..b532bae 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   WORD_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE,
   CORRECT_WORD_MESSAGE,
 } from './constants/strings'
-import { isWordInWordList, isWinningWord, solution } from './lib/words'
+import { isWordInWordList, isWinningWord, solution, solutionIndex } from './lib/words'
 import { addStatsForCompletedGame, loadStats } from './lib/stats'
 import {
   loadGameStateFromLocalStorage,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function App() {
   const [successAlert, setSuccessAlert] = useState('')
   const [guesses, setGuesses] = useState<string[]>(() => {
     const loaded = loadGameStateFromLocalStorage()
-    if (loaded?.solution !== solution) {
+    if (loaded?.solutionIndex !== solutionIndex) {
       return []
     }
     const gameWasWon = loaded.guesses.includes(solution)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function App() {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    saveGameStateToLocalStorage({ guesses, solution })
+    saveGameStateToLocalStorage({ guesses, solution, solutionIndex })
   }, [guesses])
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/localStorage.ts b/src/lib/localStorage.ts
index 3b04d7a..d349d53 100644
--- a/src/lib/localStorage.ts
+++ b/src/lib/localStorage.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const gameStateKey = 'gameState'
 type StoredGameState = {
   guesses: string[]
   solution: string
+  solutionIndex: number
 }
 
 export const saveGameStateToLocalStorage = (gameState: StoredGameState) => {