[mjlawson]

I played the second game, and your dictionary might need to be adjusted. Asse is certainly not a word.

Pretty fun game you got here though. I would like a retry capability so I can try to find another (read: the real) solution.

[resist_futility]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_fox

[DamnInteresting]

This game's dictionary is similar to Scrabble; it includes as many valid words as possible, even when they are obscure. It turns out that "asse" is a kind of fox:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asse

It's a sticky wicket with these obscure words. I've made other word games before, and people get upset when oddball-but-valid words are rejected. It feels more fair to be permissive, but that's just me.