diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 30d24e7..48b243a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                 </button>
             </div>
             <div>
-                <a id="showAllWords">show all words</a> <a href="#">random word</a> <a href="#">resources</a>
+                <a id="showAllWords">show all words</a> <a id="randomWord">random word</a> <a href="#">resources</a>
             </div>
             <noscript>turn on js doofus</noscript>
         </header>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index c47bf07..1c1e748 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function loadDictionary() {
 
                         //add: translations, meanings
                         for (let o = 0; o < values[i].length; o++) {
-                            if (values[i][o].hasOwnProperty("translation")) searchDictionary[keys[i]].push(stripWord(values[i][o]["translation"], true));
+                            if (values[i][o].hasOwnProperty("translation")){searchDictionary[keys[i]].push(stripWord(values[i][o]["translation"], true))};
                             if (values[i][o].hasOwnProperty("meaning")) searchDictionary[keys[i]].push(stripWord(values[i][o]["meaning"], true));
                         }
                     } catch (e) {
@@ -301,16 +301,19 @@ function clickSearch(word) {
     //minds too hazy for this rn though...
 }
 
-function doSearch(state = true, all = false) {
-    if (all == true) {
-        header.querySelector("input").value = "show:all";
-    }
+function doSearch(state = true) {
     let val = header.querySelector("input").value;
     if (val == "") {
         main.innerHTML = "enter some search terms...";
         return;
     }
-    let results = search(val == "show:all" ? "" : val);
+
+    //Manage search methods
+    val = (val.indexOf("show:random") !== -1) ? random.choice(list(searchDictionary.values())) : val;
+    val = (val.indexOf("show:all") !== -1) ? "" : val;
+
+    //Results
+    let results = search(val);
     if (results.length == 0) {
         main.innerHTML = "no results (todo: cool form)";
     } else {
@@ -428,9 +431,22 @@ function doSearch(state = true, all = false) {
         types = sortObject(types);
         let header = document.createElement("div");
         header.classList.add("results-header");
-        header.innerHTML += "<span class='heonian'>search results for: " + val + "</span><br>";
+        //When using search methods, accomodate search text.
+        switch(val) {
+          //show:all
+          case "":
+            val = "Showing all words";
+            break;
+          case "\"\"":
+            val = "Showing all words";
+            break;
+          //OMG A WORD
+          default:
+            val = "search results for: " + val;
+        }
+        header.innerHTML += "<span class='heonian'>" + val + "</span><br>";
         for (let i in types) {
-            header.innerHTML += "<span class='results-header-count'>"+i+"s - "+types[i]+"</span>";
+            if(i !== ""){header.innerHTML += "<span class='results-header-count'>"+i+"s - "+types[i]+"</span>";}
         }
         main.prepend(header);
     }
@@ -459,7 +475,15 @@ window.onload = () => {
         if (header.classList.contains("fullscreen")) {
             animateHeader(false);
         }
-        doSearch(true, true);
+        header.querySelector("input").value = "show:all";
+        doSearch(true);
+    };
+    header.querySelector("#randomWord").onclick = () => {
+        if (header.classList.contains("fullscreen")) {
+            animateHeader(false);
+        }
+        header.querySelector("input").value = "show:random";
+        doSearch(true);
     };
     loadDictionary();
     window.addEventListener('popstate', (e) => {