I decided to do a test and change the way the game client (your browser) connects to the game server. I've switched to what I think is a more rigorous mechanism for connecting, and I hope that translates to better connectivity for people. However, bear in mind that I don't know if this will fix anything. It's just an experiment. But if you were previously having issues and you no longer are, please let me know!
I've also made a couple other small changes: The game now kicks you to the lobby again, instead of the homepage, and I've tweaked the sounds and removed the word-related sounds, and kept the round-related sounds. Also, I've changed the round-sounds to a more pleasing ding. Finally, I think I've finally fixed everyone's favorite bug, the word box should no longer be scrolling to the top every two seconds. UPDATE: Found out quickly that the new mechanism needs some more testing before I put it up live. So for now we still have the old connecting mechanism.