7. One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions defining a user interface for display on a display device through which a user interacts with a word game application that accepts character-based input, said user interface comprising: a clue portion comprising a clue to the solution of a word game, wherein the word game comprises one of a crossword puzzle and the predefined correct value includes a partial solution to the crossword puzzle and a cryptogram and the predefined correct value includes a partial solution to the cryptogram; an answer portion comprising an entry blank displaying ink input by a user; a first feedback automatically displayed in proximity to the ink input by the user, including an indication of a character recognized on a character by character basis from the ink input, independent of other character ink input; and a second feedback automatically displayed indicating a correctness of the ink input based on a comparison of the recognized character to a predefined correct value in a first format and indicating an incorrectness of the ink input in a second format.
7. One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions defining a user interface for display on a display device through which a user interacts with a word game application that accepts character-based input, said user interface comprising: a clue portion comprising a clue to the solution of a word game, wherein the word game comprises one of a crossword puzzle and the predefined correct value includes a partial solution to the crossword puzzle and a cryptogram and the predefined correct value includes a partial solution to the cryptogram; an answer portion comprising an entry blank displaying ink input by a user; a first feedback automatically displayed in proximity to the ink input by the user, including an indication of a character recognized on a character by character basis from the ink input, independent of other character ink input; and a second feedback automatically displayed indicating a correctness of the ink input based on a comparison of the recognized character to a predefined correct value in a first format and indicating an incorrectness of the ink input in a second format. 8. The computer readable media of claim 7 , wherein the second feedback comprises one or more of a group comprising color, font or text emphasis.