#playerColumns {
    display: flex;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.playerSection {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

.playerSection:last-child {
    border-right: none;
}

#startContainer {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 2rem;
}

.verticalBar {
    width: 2px;
    padding: 2px;
    background-color: transparent; /* Remove solid background */
    border-left: 2px dotted #2d2d2d;
}


#gameRules {
    text-align: left;
    width: 100%;
    font-size: 1em;

}

#timer {
    width: 100%;
    height: 0.2rem;
    background-color: #ddd; /* Background for the timer container */
    position: relative;
    margin: 1rem 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

#timerBar {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #ff0000; /* Green bar */
    transition: width 0.01s linear; /* Smooth decrease */
}

.letters{
    width: 100%;
    height: 3.2rem;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    color: #3f3f3f;
}
.scoredWords {
    width: 80%;
    height: 10em;
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #4caf50;
    text-align: left;
}

.currentWord {
    width: 90%;
    text-align: left;
    height: 3rem;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: #2196f3;
    word-wrap: break-word; /* Ensures long words break to the next line */
    overflow-wrap: anywhere; /* Allows breaking at any character */
    white-space: normal; /* Allows text to wrap to the next line */
    box-sizing: border-box; /* Ensures padding and borders don't affect width */
    overflow: hidden; /* Prevents content from overflowing */
}

.wordcheck {
    width: 90%;
    height: 2rem;
    font-size:1em;
    text-align: center;
}