diff --git a/public/assets/toolbar.png b/public/assets/toolbar.png
index c0e8017..32c5fc8 100644
Binary files a/public/assets/toolbar.png and b/public/assets/toolbar.png differ
diff --git a/src/core/bonus.ts b/src/core/bonus.ts
index 474f690..ed52a14 100644
--- a/src/core/bonus.ts
+++ b/src/core/bonus.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { Draft } from 'immer';
 import { Point } from '../util/types';
-import { point_hash } from '../util/util';
+import { point_hash, unreachable } from '../util/util';
 import { vsnorm } from '../util/vutil';
 import { deterministicLetterSample, getSample } from './distribution';
 import { Layer, mkLayer } from './layer';
-import { Tile, TileEntity } from './state';
+import { CoreState, Tile, TileEntity } from './state';
 import { MoveTile } from './state-helpers';
 
 export type Bonus =
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ export type Bonus =
   | { t: 'empty' }
   | { t: 'block' }
   | { t: 'required', letter: string }
+  | { t: 'consonant' }
+  | { t: 'vowel' }
   ;
 
 export function bonusGenerator(p: Point, seed: number): Bonus {
@@ -20,8 +23,15 @@ export function bonusGenerator(p: Point, seed: number): Bonus {
   }
   if (point_hash(p, seed) < 0.1) {
     const ph = point_hash(p, seed + 1000);
-    if (ph < 0.1)
+    if (ph < 0.1) {
       return { t: 'bomb' };
+    }
+    else if (ph < 0.15) {
+      return { t: 'consonant' };
+    }
+    else if (ph < 0.2) {
+      return { t: 'vowel' };
+    }
     else
       return { t: 'bonus' };
   }
@@ -54,6 +64,44 @@ export function isBlocking(tile: MoveTile, bonus: Bonus): boolean {
   return true;
 }
 
+type Scoring =
+  | { t: 'bonus', p: Point }
+  | { t: 'bomb', p: Point }
+  | { t: 'required', p: Point }
+  | { t: 'vowel', p: Point }
+  | { t: 'consonant', p: Point }
+  ;
+
+export function adjacentScoringOfBonus(bonus: Bonus, p: Point): Scoring[] {
+  switch (bonus.t) {
+    case 'bonus': return [{ t: 'bonus', p }];
+    case 'bomb': return [{ t: 'bomb', p }];
+    case 'vowel': return [{ t: 'vowel', p }];
+    case 'consonant': return [{ t: 'consonant', p }];
+    default: return [];
+  }
+}
+
+export function overlapScoringOfBonus(bonus: Bonus, p: Point): Scoring[] {
+  switch (bonus.t) {
+    case 'required': return [{ t: 'required', p }];
+    default: return [];
+  }
+}
+
+export function resolveScoring(state: Draft<CoreState>, scoring: Scoring): void {
+  switch (scoring.t) {
+    case 'bonus': state.score++; return;
+    case 'bomb': state.inventory.bombs++; return;
+    case 'required': state.score += 10; return;
+    case 'vowel': state.inventory.vowels += 5; return
+    case 'consonant': state.inventory.consonants += 5; return
+  }
+  unreachable(scoring);
+}
+
+// Bonus Layer Generation
+
 export type BonusLayerId = string;
 const _cachedBonusLayer: Record<BonusLayerId, Layer<Bonus>> = {};
 
diff --git a/src/core/distribution.ts b/src/core/distribution.ts
index 1e51770..953788c 100644
--- a/src/core/distribution.ts
+++ b/src/core/distribution.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { CoreState, GameState } from "./state";
 
 type LetterClass = 0 | 1;
 
+export type DrawForce = undefined | 'vowel' | 'consonant';
+
 export function getClass(index: number): LetterClass {
   return [0, 4, 8, 14, 20].includes(index) ? 0 : 1;
 }
@@ -118,20 +120,30 @@ export function getSample(seed0: number, probs: Probs): { sample: number, seed:
   return { sample, seed };
 }
 
-export function getLetterSampleOf(seed0: number, energies0: Energies, letterDistribution: Record<string, number>, classDistribution: number[], alphabet: string[], beta: number, increment: number): { seed: number, letter: string, energies: Energies } {
+function forceClassSample(classSample: number, drawForce: DrawForce): number {
+  if (drawForce === undefined)
+    return classSample;
+  switch (drawForce) {
+    case 'vowel': return 0;
+    case 'consonant': return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+export function getLetterSampleOf(seed0: number, energies0: Energies, letterDistribution: Record<string, number>, classDistribution: number[], alphabet: string[], beta: number, increment: number, drawForce: DrawForce): { seed: number, letter: string, energies: Energies } {
 
   const { seed: seed1, sample: classSample } = getSample(seed0, distributionOf(energies0.byClass, beta));
-  const modifiedLetterEnergies = energies0.byLetter.map((energy, ix) => getClass(ix) == classSample ? energy : Infinity);
+  const forcedClassSample = forceClassSample(classSample, drawForce);
+  const modifiedLetterEnergies = energies0.byLetter.map((energy, ix) => getClass(ix) == forcedClassSample ? energy : Infinity);
   const { seed: seed2, sample: letterSample } = getSample(seed1, distributionOf(modifiedLetterEnergies, beta));
   const letter = alphabet[letterSample];
   const energies = produce(energies0, e => {
-    e.byClass[classSample] += increment / classDistribution[classSample];
+    e.byClass[forcedClassSample] += increment / classDistribution[forcedClassSample];
     e.byLetter[letterSample] += increment / letterDistribution[letter];
   });
 
   return { seed: seed2, energies, letter };
 }
 
-export function getLetterSample(seed0: number, energies0: Energies): { seed: number, letter: string, energies: Energies } {
-  return getLetterSampleOf(seed0, energies0, letterDistribution, classDistribution, alphabet, default_beta, default_increment);
+export function getLetterSample(seed0: number, energies0: Energies, drawForce: DrawForce): { seed: number, letter: string, energies: Energies } {
+  return getLetterSampleOf(seed0, energies0, letterDistribution, classDistribution, alphabet, default_beta, default_increment, drawForce);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/reduce.ts b/src/core/reduce.ts
index ebead0b..e2e7dae 100644
--- a/src/core/reduce.ts
+++ b/src/core/reduce.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { GameState, HAND_TILE_LIMIT, Location, SceneState, SelectionState, TileE
 import { MoveTile, addWorldTiles, bonusOfStatePoint, checkValid, drawOfState, filterExpiredAnimations, isCollision, isOccupied, isTilePinned, unpauseState } from './state-helpers';
 import { tryKillTileOfState } from './kill-helpers';
 import { getTileId, get_hand_tiles, get_main_tiles, get_tiles, putTileInHand, putTileInWorld, putTilesInHand, removeAllTiles, setTileLoc } from "./tile-helpers";
-import { Tool, bombIntent, dynamiteIntent, getCurrentTool } from './tools';
+import { Tool, bombIntent, dynamiteIntent, getCurrentTool, reduceToolSelect } from './tools';
 
 function resolveMouseup(state: GameState): GameState {
   // FIXME: Setting the mouse state to up *before* calling
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ function getIntentOfMouseDown(tool: Tool, wp: WidgetPoint, button: number, mods:
       }
     case 'bomb':
       return bombIntent;
+    case 'vowel': throw new Error(`shoudn't be able have vowel tool active`);
+    case 'consonant': throw new Error(`shoudn't be able have consonant tool active`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ function reduceMouseDownInHand(state: GameState, wp: WidgetPoint & { t: 'hand' }
 function reduceMouseDownInToolbar(state: GameState, wp: WidgetPoint & { t: 'toolbar' }, button: number, mods: Set<string>): GameState {
   const tool = wp.tool;
   if (tool !== undefined) {
-    return produce(vacuous_down(state, wp), s => { s.coreState.currentTool = wp.tool; });
+    return reduceToolSelect(vacuous_down(state, wp), wp.tool);
   }
   else {
     return vacuous_down(state, wp);
@@ -357,6 +359,8 @@ function reduceGameAction(state: GameState, action: GameAction): effectful.Resul
         return gs(checkValid(produce(addWorldTiles(removeAllTiles(state), debugTiles()), s => {
           s.coreState.score = 1000;
           s.coreState.inventory.bombs = 15;
+          s.coreState.inventory.vowels = 15;
+          s.coreState.inventory.consonants = 15;
         })));
       }
       return gs(state);
diff --git a/src/core/state-helpers.ts b/src/core/state-helpers.ts
index 2c3fb2c..e4d8055 100644
--- a/src/core/state-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/core/state-helpers.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { logger } from "../util/debug";
 import { produce } from "../util/produce";
 import { compose, translate } from '../util/se1';
 import { Point } from "../util/types";
+import { unreachable } from '../util/util';
 import { vadd, vequal } from "../util/vutil";
 import { Animation, mkPointDecayAnimation } from './animations';
 import { getAssets } from "./assets";
-import { Bonus, getBonusLayer, isBlocking } from "./bonus";
+import { Bonus, adjacentScoringOfBonus, getBonusLayer, isBlocking, overlapScoringOfBonus, resolveScoring } from "./bonus";
 import { PauseData, now_in_game } from "./clock";
-import { getLetterSample } from "./distribution";
+import { DrawForce, getLetterSample } from "./distribution";
 import { checkConnected, checkGridWords, mkGridOfMainTiles } from "./grid";
 import { Layer, Overlay, getOverlayLayer, mkOverlayFrom, overlayAny, overlayPoints, setOverlay } from "./layer";
 import { CoreState, GameState, HAND_TILE_LIMIT, Location, Tile, TileEntity } from "./state";
@@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ export function isOccupiedTiles(tiles: TileEntity[], p: Point): boolean {
   return tiles.some(tile => tile.loc.t == 'world' && vequal(tile.loc.p_in_world_int, p));
 }
 
-export function drawOfState(state: GameState): GameState {
+export function drawOfState(state: GameState, drawForce?: DrawForce): GameState {
   const handLength = get_hand_tiles(state).length;
   if (handLength >= HAND_TILE_LIMIT)
     return state;
-  const { letter, energies, seed } = getLetterSample(state.coreState.seed, state.coreState.energies);
+  const { letter, energies, seed } = getLetterSample(state.coreState.seed, state.coreState.energies, drawForce);
   return checkValid(produce(state, s => {
     s.coreState.seed = seed;
     s.coreState.energies = energies;
@@ -65,35 +66,6 @@ export function drawOfState(state: GameState): GameState {
 
 const directions: Point[] = [[1, 0], [-1, 0], [0, 1], [0, -1]].map(([x, y]) => ({ x, y }));
 
-export type Scoring =
-  | { t: 'bonus', p: Point }
-  | { t: 'bomb', p: Point }
-  | { t: 'required', p: Point }
-  ;
-
-function adjacentScoringOfBonus(bonus: Bonus, p: Point): Scoring[] {
-  switch (bonus.t) {
-    case 'bonus': return [{ t: 'bonus', p }];
-    case 'bomb': return [{ t: 'bomb', p }];
-    default: return [];
-  }
-}
-
-function overlapScoringOfBonus(bonus: Bonus, p: Point): Scoring[] {
-  switch (bonus.t) {
-    case 'required': return [{ t: 'required', p }];
-    default: return [];
-  }
-}
-
-function resolveScoring(state: Draft<CoreState>, scoring: Scoring): void {
-  switch (scoring.t) {
-    case 'bonus': state.score++; break;
-    case 'bomb': state.inventory.bombs++; break;
-    case 'required': state.score += 10; break;
-  }
-}
-
 export function resolveValid(state: GameState): GameState {
   const tiles = get_main_tiles(state);
   logger('words', 'grid valid');
diff --git a/src/core/state.ts b/src/core/state.ts
index 4524ed7..c1926d3 100644
--- a/src/core/state.ts
+++ b/src/core/state.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export type CoreState = {
   game_from_clock: SE1,
   inventory: {
     bombs: number,
+    vowels: number,
+    consonants: number,
   }
   bonusLayerName: string,
 };
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ export function mkGameState(seed?: number): GameState {
       game_from_clock: se1.translate(-Date.now()),
       inventory: {
         bombs: 0,
+        vowels: 0,
+        consonants: 0,
       },
       bonusLayerName: 'game',
     },
diff --git a/src/core/tools.ts b/src/core/tools.ts
index eef5e12..4131090 100644
--- a/src/core/tools.ts
+++ b/src/core/tools.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { produce } from "../util/produce";
 import { Rect } from "../util/types";
 import { Intent } from "./reduce";
 import { GameState, State } from "./state";
+import { drawOfState } from "./state-helpers";
 
 export const TOOL_IMAGE_WIDTH = 32;
 
@@ -9,6 +11,8 @@ const tools = [
   'hand',
   'dynamite',
   'bomb',
+  'vowel',
+  'consonant',
 ] as const;
 
 export type Tool = (typeof tools)[number];
@@ -43,6 +47,12 @@ export function getCurrentTools(state: GameState): Tool[] {
   if (state.coreState.inventory.bombs > 0) {
     tools.push('bomb');
   }
+  if (state.coreState.inventory.vowels > 0) {
+    tools.push('vowel');
+  }
+  if (state.coreState.inventory.consonants > 0) {
+    tools.push('consonant');
+  }
   return tools;
 }
 
@@ -51,3 +61,23 @@ export function rectOfTool(tool: Tool): Rect {
   const ix_in_image = indexOfTool(tool);
   return { p: { x: 0, y: S_in_image * ix_in_image }, sz: { x: S_in_image, y: S_in_image } };
 }
+
+export function reduceToolSelect(state: GameState, tool: Tool): GameState {
+  switch (tool) {
+    case 'consonant': {
+      const newState = drawOfState(state, 'consonant');
+      if (newState == state) return newState;
+      return produce(newState, s => {
+        s.coreState.inventory.consonants--;
+      });
+    }
+    case 'vowel': {
+      const newState = drawOfState(state, 'vowel');
+      if (newState == state) return newState;
+      return produce(newState, s => {
+        s.coreState.inventory.vowels--;
+      });
+    }
+    default: return produce(state, s => { s.coreState.currentTool = tool; });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/drawAnimation.ts b/src/ui/drawAnimation.ts
index 3273f24..2775ddb 100644
--- a/src/ui/drawAnimation.ts
+++ b/src/ui/drawAnimation.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { apply_to_rect } from "../util/se2-extra";
 import { Point } from "../util/types";
 import { unreachable } from "../util/util";
 import { vscale, vsub } from "../util/vutil";
-import { drawBonus } from "./drawBonus";
+import { drawBonusPoint } from "./drawBonus";
 
 export function drawAnimation(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, pan_canvas_from_world: SE2, time_ms: number, anim: Animation): void {
   switch (anim.t) {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function drawAnimation(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, pan_canvas_from_world
     } break;
     case 'point-decay': {
       const fraction = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, 1 - (time_ms - anim.start_in_game) / anim.duration_ms));
-      drawBonus(d, pan_canvas_from_world, anim.p_in_world_int, fraction);
+      drawBonusPoint(d, pan_canvas_from_world, anim.p_in_world_int, fraction);
       return;
     } break;
   }
diff --git a/src/ui/drawBonus.ts b/src/ui/drawBonus.ts
index 8b94e13..0e970ff 100644
--- a/src/ui/drawBonus.ts
+++ b/src/ui/drawBonus.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { getAssets } from '../core/assets';
+import { Bonus } from '../core/bonus';
 import { rectOfTool } from '../core/tools';
-import { drawImage } from '../util/dutil';
+import { drawImage, fillRect } from '../util/dutil';
 import { SE2 } from '../util/se2';
 import { apply_to_rect } from "../util/se2-extra";
 import { Point } from "../util/types";
-import { midpointOfRect } from "../util/util";
+import { midpointOfRect, unreachable } from "../util/util";
+import { drawTileLetter } from './render';
 
-export function drawBonus(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, pan_canvas_from_world: SE2, p: Point, fraction: number = 1) {
+export function drawBonusPoint(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, pan_canvas_from_world: SE2, p: Point, fraction: number = 1) {
   const rect_in_canvas = apply_to_rect(pan_canvas_from_world, { p, sz: { x: 1, y: 1 } });
   d.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,255,0.5)';
   d.beginPath();
@@ -26,3 +28,37 @@ export function drawBonusBomb(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, pan_canvas_from_world
   const toolbarImg = getAssets().toolbarImg;
   drawImage(d, toolbarImg, rectOfTool('bomb'), rect_in_canvas);
 }
+
+export function drawBonus(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, bonus: Bonus, pan_canvas_from_world: SE2, p: Point, fraction: number = 1) {
+  const toolbarImg = getAssets().toolbarImg;
+  const rect_in_canvas = apply_to_rect(pan_canvas_from_world, { p, sz: { x: 1, y: 1 } });
+
+  switch (bonus.t) {
+    case 'bonus':
+      drawBonusPoint(d, pan_canvas_from_world, p);
+      return;
+    case 'bomb':
+      drawImage(d, toolbarImg, rectOfTool('bomb'), rect_in_canvas);
+      return;
+    case 'empty':
+      return;
+    case 'block': {
+      fillRect(d, rect_in_canvas, 'gray');
+      return;
+    }
+    case 'required': {
+      const rect_in_canvas = apply_to_rect(pan_canvas_from_world, { p, sz: { x: 1, y: 1 } });
+      drawTileLetter(d, bonus.letter, rect_in_canvas, '#aaa');
+    } return;
+    case 'consonant': {
+      drawImage(d, toolbarImg, rectOfTool('consonant'), rect_in_canvas);
+      return;
+    }
+    case 'vowel': {
+      drawImage(d, toolbarImg, rectOfTool('vowel'), rect_in_canvas);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  }
+  unreachable(bonus);
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/instructions.tsx b/src/ui/instructions.tsx
index c365c16..5f4b77b 100644
--- a/src/ui/instructions.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/instructions.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ function exampleState(): GameState {
       paused: undefined,
       inventory: {
         bombs: 3,
+        vowels: 0,
+        consonants: 0,
       },
     },
     mouseState: {
diff --git a/src/ui/render.ts b/src/ui/render.ts
index eb3386f..70d090e 100644
--- a/src/ui/render.ts
+++ b/src/ui/render.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import { drawImage, fillRect, fillText, pathRectCircle, strokeRect } from "../ut
 import { SE2, apply, compose, inverse, translate } from '../util/se2';
 import { apply_to_rect } from "../util/se2-extra";
 import { Point, Rect } from "../util/types";
-import { boundRect, midpointOfRect, scaleRectToCenter } from "../util/util";
+import { boundRect, midpointOfRect, scaleRectToCenter, unreachable } from "../util/util";
 import { vadd, vdiv, vm, vscale, vsub, vtrans } from "../util/vutil";
 import { drawAnimation } from "./drawAnimation";
-import { drawBonus, drawBonusBomb } from "./drawBonus";
+import { drawBonusPoint, drawBonusBomb, drawBonus } from "./drawBonus";
 import { CanvasInfo } from "./use-canvas";
 import { canvas_from_drag_tile, pan_canvas_from_world_of_state } from "./view-helpers";
 import { canvas_bds_in_canvas, canvas_from_hand, canvas_from_toolbar, hand_bds_in_canvas, pause_button_bds_in_canvas, shuffle_button_bds_in_canvas, toolbar_bds_in_canvas, world_bds_in_canvas } from "./widget-helpers";
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ function drawToolbar(d: CanvasRenderingContext2D, state: GameState): void {
     if (tool == 'bomb') {
       drawToolbarCount(d, rect_in_canvas, state.coreState.inventory.bombs);
     }
+    else if (tool == 'vowel') {
+      drawToolbarCount(d, rect_in_canvas, state.coreState.inventory.vowels);
+    }
+    else if (tool == 'consonant') {
+      drawToolbarCount(d, rect_in_canvas, state.coreState.inventory.consonants);
+    }
 
     // indicate current tool
     if (tool == currentTool) {
@@ -163,24 +169,7 @@ export function rawPaint(ci: CanvasInfo, state: GameState) {
       for (let j = top_left_in_world.y; j <= bot_right_in_world.y; j++) {
         const p: Point = { x: i, y: j };
         const bonus = bonusOfStatePoint(cs, p);
-        switch (bonus.t) {
-          case 'bonus':
-            drawBonus(d, pan_canvas_from_world, p);
-            break;
-          case 'bomb':
-            drawBonusBomb(d, pan_canvas_from_world, p);
-            break;
-          case 'empty':
-            break;
-          case 'block': {
-            const rect_in_canvas = apply_to_rect(pan_canvas_from_world, { p, sz: { x: 1, y: 1 } });
-            fillRect(d, rect_in_canvas, 'gray');
-          } break;
-          case 'required': {
-            const rect_in_canvas = apply_to_rect(pan_canvas_from_world, { p, sz: { x: 1, y: 1 } });
-            drawTileLetter(d, bonus.letter, rect_in_canvas, '#aaa');
-          } break;
-        }
+        drawBonus(d, bonus, pan_canvas_from_world, p);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test-distribution.ts b/tests/test-distribution.ts
index 0de1f81..779e51d 100644
--- a/tests/test-distribution.ts
+++ b/tests/test-distribution.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('getLetterSample', () => {
     let seed = 121;
     let sample = 0;
     for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
-      const b = getLetterSampleOf(seed, energies, letterDistribution, classDistribution, alphabet, 1, 10);
+      const b = getLetterSampleOf(seed, energies, letterDistribution, classDistribution, alphabet, 1, 10, undefined);
       seed = b.seed;
       energies = b.energies;
       samples.push(b.letter);