diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index 6921b9f..323f0d3 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -1140,6 +1140,10 @@ class Game {
       btn.setAttribute('data-letter', slotIdx + 1);
       btn.textContent=rewriteLetterRefs(q.options[origIdx]);
       btn.addEventListener('click',()=>this.pick(slotIdx, correctShuffledIdx, q, container));
+      btn.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
+        this.state.cursor = slotIdx;
+        this._renderCursor();
+      });
       container.appendChild(btn);
     });
     this._renderCursor();
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index a667884..5b2f3fa 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ html, body {
   background-position: 0 0;
   image-rendering: pixelated;
   filter: drop-shadow(2px 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.4));
-  z-index: 99;
+  z-index: 10;
   font-size: 0;
   color: transparent;
 }