diff --git a/lib/l10n/arb/app_en.arb b/lib/l10n/arb/app_en.arb
index 4774f2faa..a46aa2b86 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/arb/app_en.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/arb/app_en.arb
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
   "@submit": {
     "description": "Submit label"
   },
+  "submitError": "An error ocurred while submitting your answer.\nPlease try again.",
+  "@submitError": {
+    "description": "Error message when submitting an answer"
+  },
   "solveIt": "Solve it",
   "@solveIt": {
     "description": "Solve it label"
diff --git a/lib/word_selection/bloc/word_selection_bloc.dart b/lib/word_selection/bloc/word_selection_bloc.dart
index 360504d90..9101b77f6 100644
--- a/lib/word_selection/bloc/word_selection_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/word_selection/bloc/word_selection_bloc.dart
@@ -116,27 +116,34 @@ class WordSelectionBloc extends Bloc<WordSelectionEvent, WordSelectionState> {
       state.copyWith(status: WordSelectionStatus.validating),
     );
 
-    final points = await _crosswordResource.answerWord(
-      wordId: state.word!.word.id,
-      answer: event.answer,
-    );
+    try {
+      final points = await _crosswordResource.answerWord(
+        wordId: state.word!.word.id,
+        answer: event.answer,
+      );
 
-    final isCorrect = points > 0;
-    if (isCorrect) {
-      emit(
-        state.copyWith(
-          status: WordSelectionStatus.solved,
-          word: state.word!.copyWith(
-            word: state.word!.word.copyWith(answer: event.answer),
+      final isCorrect = points > 0;
+      if (isCorrect) {
+        emit(
+          state.copyWith(
+            status: WordSelectionStatus.solved,
+            word: state.word!.copyWith(
+              word: state.word!.word.copyWith(answer: event.answer),
+            ),
+            wordPoints: points,
           ),
-          wordPoints: points,
-        ),
-      );
-    } else {
+        );
+      } else {
+        emit(
+          state.copyWith(
+            status: WordSelectionStatus.incorrect,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (error, stackTrace) {
+      addError(error, stackTrace);
       emit(
-        state.copyWith(
-          status: WordSelectionStatus.incorrect,
-        ),
+        state.copyWith(status: WordSelectionStatus.failure),
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/word_selection/view/word_solving_view.dart b/lib/word_selection/view/word_solving_view.dart
index d5f9f0403..4a5c8ded8 100644
--- a/lib/word_selection/view/word_solving_view.dart
+++ b/lib/word_selection/view/word_solving_view.dart
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class WordSolvingLargeView extends StatelessWidget {
             ],
           ),
         ),
+        const ErrorSection(),
         const SizedBox(height: 24),
         if (isHintsEnabled) ...[
           const HintsTitle(),
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ class WordSolvingSmallView extends StatelessWidget {
             },
           ),
         ),
+        const ErrorSection(),
         const SizedBox(height: 24),
         if (isHintsEnabled) ...[
           const HintsTitle(),
@@ -162,6 +164,36 @@ class IncorrectAnswerText extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 }
 
+@visibleForTesting
+class ErrorSection extends StatelessWidget {
+  @visibleForTesting
+  const ErrorSection({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final theme = Theme.of(context);
+    final hasError = context.select(
+      (WordSelectionBloc bloc) =>
+          bloc.state.status == WordSelectionStatus.failure,
+    );
+
+    if (!hasError) return const SizedBox.shrink();
+
+    return Column(
+      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+      children: [
+        const SizedBox(height: 16),
+        Text(
+          context.l10n.submitError,
+          style: IoCrosswordTextStyles.mobile.body3
+              .copyWith(color: theme.colorScheme.error),
+          textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+        ),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 @visibleForTesting
 class BottomPanel extends StatelessWidget {
   @visibleForTesting
diff --git a/test/word_focused/bloc/word_selection_bloc_test.dart b/test/word_focused/bloc/word_selection_bloc_test.dart
index 22aa7a681..984d0d1e4 100644
--- a/test/word_focused/bloc/word_selection_bloc_test.dart
+++ b/test/word_focused/bloc/word_selection_bloc_test.dart
@@ -341,6 +341,39 @@ void main() {
           ),
         ],
       );
+
+      blocTest<WordSelectionBloc, WordSelectionState>(
+        'emits a state with failure if validating an answer fails',
+        build: () => WordSelectionBloc(
+          crosswordResource: crosswordResource,
+        ),
+        setUp: () {
+          answerWord = _MockWord();
+          when(() => selectedWord.word.copyWith(answer: 'correct'))
+              .thenReturn(answerWord);
+          when(
+            () => crosswordResource.answerWord(
+              wordId: selectedWord.word.id,
+              answer: 'correct',
+            ),
+          ).thenThrow(Exception('Oops'));
+        },
+        seed: () => WordSelectionState(
+          status: WordSelectionStatus.solving,
+          word: selectedWord,
+        ),
+        act: (bloc) => bloc.add(WordSolveAttempted(answer: 'correct')),
+        expect: () => <WordSelectionState>[
+          WordSelectionState(
+            status: WordSelectionStatus.validating,
+            word: selectedWord,
+          ),
+          WordSelectionState(
+            status: WordSelectionStatus.failure,
+            word: selectedWord,
+          ),
+        ],
+      );
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/word_focused/view/word_solving_view_test.dart b/test/word_focused/view/word_solving_view_test.dart
index be31da0cc..5c5b6f0d2 100644
--- a/test/word_focused/view/word_solving_view_test.dart
+++ b/test/word_focused/view/word_solving_view_test.dart
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ void main() {
         },
       );
 
+      testWidgets(
+        'an $ErrorSection',
+        (tester) async {
+          await tester.pumpApp(widget);
+
+          expect(find.byType(ErrorSection), findsOneWidget);
+        },
+      );
+
       testWidgets(
         'a $BottomPanel',
         (tester) async {
@@ -360,6 +369,15 @@ void main() {
         },
       );
 
+      testWidgets(
+        'an $ErrorSection',
+        (tester) async {
+          await tester.pumpApp(widget);
+
+          expect(find.byType(ErrorSection), findsOneWidget);
+        },
+      );
+
       testWidgets(
         'a $BottomPanel',
         (tester) async {
@@ -420,6 +438,54 @@ void main() {
     );
   });
 
+  group('$ErrorSection', () {
+    late WordSelectionBloc wordSelectionBloc;
+    late Widget widget;
+
+    setUp(() {
+      wordSelectionBloc = _MockWordSolvingBloc();
+
+      widget = BlocProvider.value(
+        value: wordSelectionBloc,
+        child: ErrorSection(),
+      );
+    });
+
+    group('renders', () {
+      testWidgets(
+        'a $SizedBox when the status is not failure',
+        (tester) async {
+          when(() => wordSelectionBloc.state).thenReturn(
+            WordSelectionState(
+              status: WordSelectionStatus.solving,
+              word: selectedWord,
+            ),
+          );
+
+          await tester.pumpApp(widget);
+
+          expect(find.byType(SizedBox), findsOneWidget);
+        },
+      );
+
+      testWidgets(
+        'a submitError text when the status is failure',
+        (tester) async {
+          when(() => wordSelectionBloc.state).thenReturn(
+            WordSelectionState(
+              status: WordSelectionStatus.failure,
+              word: selectedWord,
+            ),
+          );
+
+          await tester.pumpApp(widget);
+
+          expect(find.text(l10n.submitError), findsOneWidget);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   group('$BottomPanel', () {
     late WordSelectionBloc wordSelectionBloc;
     late HintBloc hintBloc;