You have an off by one error for meta word validation compared to scoring. Scoring uses the highlighted column. The validation uses the column to the left of highlighted
It's the developer's first published game. And I noticed the ai assisted tag. I am guessing it is someone very new to coding.
I agree this probably should have been noticed before the game got published. But I am going to just leave the simplest feedback and move on with my life. If the developer fixes it, then awesome I helped someone with their project. If they don't, I didn't lose anything but the minute or two to type the comment
Aha. I had AI-assisted suspicions but didn't actually know before now where to look for the tag.
Dear developer: setting aside any questions about the wisdom of using AI, I'd suggest running through your game a couple of times before releasing it. However you code things, AI or otherwise, it's always a good idea to try to catch mistakes before they go out into the world.