diff --git a/src/components/GameMode.tsx b/src/components/GameMode.tsx
index 9652789..0f6a950 100644
--- a/src/components/GameMode.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GameMode.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react'
 import styles from '../styles/game.module.css'
+import { playKeyClick, playWordComplete, playCombo, playMiss, playGameOver } from '../sounds'
 
 const WORD_POOL = [
   'the', 'and', 'for', 'are', 'but', 'not', 'you', 'all', 'can', 'her',
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ export function GameMode({ highScore, onGameOver }: Props) {
           }
         }
         if (lostLife) {
+          playMiss()
           setLives(l => {
             const nl = l - 1
             if (nl <= 0) {
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ export function GameMode({ highScore, onGameOver }: Props) {
   // Fire onGameOver
   useEffect(() => {
     if (gameOver && started) {
+      playGameOver()
       onGameOver(score)
     }
   }, [gameOver, started, score, onGameOver])
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ export function GameMode({ highScore, onGameOver }: Props) {
 
     if (e.key.length !== 1) return
     e.preventDefault()
+    playKeyClick()
 
     const newInput = inputRef.current + e.key
 
@@ -214,6 +218,7 @@ export function GameMode({ highScore, onGameOver }: Props) {
         const points = completed.text.length * 10
         setScore(s => s + points)
         updateInput('')
+        playWordComplete()
 
         // Spawn explosion at word position
         const now = Date.now()
@@ -231,7 +236,10 @@ export function GameMode({ highScore, onGameOver }: Props) {
         // Combo tracking
         setCombo(c => {
           const next = c + 1
-          if (next >= 3) setShowCombo(now)
+          if (next >= 3) {
+            setShowCombo(now)
+            playCombo()
+          }
           return next
         })
         clearTimeout(comboTimerRef.current)
diff --git a/src/sounds.ts b/src/sounds.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9fabc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sounds.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// Synthesized game sounds using Web Audio API — no audio files needed
+
+let ctx: AudioContext | null = null
+
+function getCtx(): AudioContext {
+  if (!ctx) ctx = new AudioContext()
+  if (ctx.state === 'suspended') ctx.resume()
+  return ctx
+}
+
+export function playKeyClick() {
+  const c = getCtx()
+  const osc = c.createOscillator()
+  const gain = c.createGain()
+  osc.type = 'square'
+  osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(800, c.currentTime)
+  osc.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(600, c.currentTime + 0.04)
+  gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0.06, c.currentTime)
+  gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, c.currentTime + 0.04)
+  osc.connect(gain).connect(c.destination)
+  osc.start()
+  osc.stop(c.currentTime + 0.04)
+}
+
+export function playWordComplete() {
+  const c = getCtx()
+  const t = c.currentTime
+
+  // Bright rising arpeggio
+  const notes = [523, 659, 784, 1047] // C5 E5 G5 C6
+  notes.forEach((freq, i) => {
+    const osc = c.createOscillator()
+    const gain = c.createGain()
+    osc.type = 'sine'
+    osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(freq, t + i * 0.06)
+    gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0, t)
+    gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0.15, t + i * 0.06)
+    gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, t + i * 0.06 + 0.2)
+    osc.connect(gain).connect(c.destination)
+    osc.start(t + i * 0.06)
+    osc.stop(t + i * 0.06 + 0.2)
+  })
+}
+
+export function playCombo() {
+  const c = getCtx()
+  const t = c.currentTime
+
+  // Power-up sweep
+  const osc = c.createOscillator()
+  const gain = c.createGain()
+  osc.type = 'sawtooth'
+  osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(300, t)
+  osc.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(1200, t + 0.15)
+  osc.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(800, t + 0.3)
+  gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0.1, t)
+  gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0.15, t + 0.1)
+  gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, t + 0.35)
+  osc.connect(gain).connect(c.destination)
+  osc.start(t)
+  osc.stop(t + 0.35)
+
+  // Sparkle overtone
+  const osc2 = c.createOscillator()
+  const gain2 = c.createGain()
+  osc2.type = 'sine'
+  osc2.frequency.setValueAtTime(1600, t + 0.05)
+  osc2.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(2400, t + 0.2)
+  gain2.gain.setValueAtTime(0.08, t + 0.05)
+  gain2.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, t + 0.35)
+  osc2.connect(gain2).connect(c.destination)
+  osc2.start(t + 0.05)
+  osc2.stop(t + 0.35)
+}
+
+export function playMiss() {
+  const c = getCtx()
+  const t = c.currentTime
+
+  // Low thud
+  const osc = c.createOscillator()
+  const gain = c.createGain()
+  osc.type = 'sine'
+  osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(150, t)
+  osc.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(60, t + 0.2)
+  gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0.2, t)
+  gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, t + 0.25)
+  osc.connect(gain).connect(c.destination)
+  osc.start(t)
+  osc.stop(t + 0.25)
+
+  // Noise burst
+  const bufferSize = c.sampleRate * 0.1
+  const buffer = c.createBuffer(1, bufferSize, c.sampleRate)
+  const data = buffer.getChannelData(0)
+  for (let i = 0; i < bufferSize; i++) {
+    data[i] = (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * (1 - i / bufferSize)
+  }
+  const noise = c.createBufferSource()
+  const noiseGain = c.createGain()
+  noise.buffer = buffer
+  noiseGain.gain.setValueAtTime(0.08, t)
+  noiseGain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, t + 0.1)
+  noise.connect(noiseGain).connect(c.destination)
+  noise.start(t)
+}
+
+export function playGameOver() {
+  const c = getCtx()
+  const t = c.currentTime
+
+  // Descending minor arpeggio
+  const notes = [440, 349, 294, 220] // A4 F4 D4 A3
+  notes.forEach((freq, i) => {
+    const osc = c.createOscillator()
+    const gain = c.createGain()
+    osc.type = 'triangle'
+    osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(freq, t + i * 0.15)
+    gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0, t)
+    gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0.15, t + i * 0.15)
+    gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, t + i * 0.15 + 0.4)
+    osc.connect(gain).connect(c.destination)
+    osc.start(t + i * 0.15)
+    osc.stop(t + i * 0.15 + 0.4)
+  })
+}