diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 59e6967..d5496dc 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.59.20",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
-    "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
+    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
+    "wagmi": "^2.12.27"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.13.0",
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index dc2796a..e8a5270 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 import {useEffect, useState} from 'react'
 import './App.css'
 
-import {local_accounts} from './clients/testClient'
+// import wordle hooks
 import {
     getAlphabet,
     getWDTBalance,
     getPlayerGuesses,
-    getHitmap,
-    canPlay,
-    useFaucet,
     initAttempts,
-    tryGuess
+    tryGuess,
 } from './hooks/WordleHooks'
+
+// import components
 import {Alphabet} from './components/Alphabet/Alphabet'
 import { GameSpace } from './components/GameSpace/GameSpace'
 import { ApprovalModal } from './components/ApprovalModal/ApprovalModal'
 import { LowFunds } from './components/LowFunds/LowFunds'
 import { AlreadyPlayed } from './components/AlreadyPlayed/AlreadyPlayed'
 
+// wagmi connection
+import { ConnectWallet } from './clients/walletClient/ConnectWallet'
+import { wagmiConfig } from '../wagmi.config'
+import { WagmiProvider } from 'wagmi'
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+
 function App() {
     // Current account and respetive variables
-    const [currentAcc, setCurrentAcc] = useState(local_accounts[0])
+    const [currentAddress, setCurrentAddress] = useState(undefined)
     const [alphabet, setAlphabet] = useState(undefined)
 
     // TODO: remove after testing and prototyping
@@ -39,17 +44,22 @@ function App() {
     // Gets the current account's WDT balance, eligibility to play, player attempts, guesses and alphabet.
     // this is constantly pinging the network, so i'm unsure if this is the right way to go
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (currentAcc) {
-            getWDTBalance(currentAcc).then(setWdtBalance)
-
-            getAlphabet(currentAcc).then(res => {
-                if (res.length === 0) setIsPlaying(false)
-                else setIsPlaying(true)
-                setAlphabet(res)                                
-            })
-            getPlayerGuesses(currentAcc).then(setPlayerGuesses)
+        
+        const getParams = async (address) => {
+            const balance = await getWDTBalance(address)
+            const alphabet = await getAlphabet(address)
+            const playerGuesses = await getPlayerGuesses(address)
+            if (alphabet.length > 0) {setIsPlaying(true)}
+            if (balance) setWdtBalance(balance)
+            if (alphabet) setAlphabet(alphabet)
+            if (playerGuesses) setPlayerGuesses(playerGuesses)
+        }
+
+        if (currentAddress) {
+            getParams(currentAddress)
         }
-    }, [currentAcc, playerGuesses])
+
+    }, [currentAddress])
 
     // handle the guess input
     const handleGuessChange = (e) => setGuess(e.target.value)
@@ -57,11 +67,12 @@ function App() {
     // handle new guess
     const handleNewGuess = (account, guess) => {
         tryGuess(account, guess)
+        setTimeout(() => getPlayerGuesses(account).then(setPlayerGuesses), 500)
     }  
 
     const handleInitAttempts = async (account) => {
         try {
-            const res = await initAttempts(account)
+            await initAttempts(account)
         } catch (err) {
             // placeholder for token faucet user flow
             if (err.message.includes("You don't have enough tokens to play")) {
@@ -81,38 +92,33 @@ function App() {
     }   
 
     return (
-        <>
+        <WagmiProvider config={wagmiConfig}>
+            <QueryClientProvider client={new QueryClient()}>
             <div>
-                
+                <header>
+                    <ConnectWallet onAddressChange={setCurrentAddress} />
+                </header>
                 {/* Modals for approving transactions and messages */}
-                {approvalModal && <ApprovalModal account={currentAcc} close={() => setApprovalModal(false)}/>}
-                {lowFundsWarn && <LowFunds account={currentAcc} close={() => setLowFundsWarn(false)}/>}
+                {approvalModal && <ApprovalModal account={currentAddress} close={() => setApprovalModal(false)}/>}
+                {lowFundsWarn && <LowFunds account={currentAddress} close={() => setLowFundsWarn(false)}/>}
                 {playedToday && <AlreadyPlayed close={() => setPlayedToday(false)}/>}
-                
 
-                {/* Playground: list accounts to experiment */}
-                <h4>Here are some addresses:</h4>
-                <select onChange={(e) => setCurrentAcc(local_accounts.find(a => a.address === e.target.value))}>
-                    <option value="">Select an address</option>
-                    {local_accounts.map((address) => (
-                        <option key={address.address} value={address.address}>{address.address}</option>
-                    ))}
-                </select>
                 <p>WDT Balance: {wdtBalance ? `${wdtBalance.toString()} WDT` : '???'}</p>
                 
                 {/* Game space */}
                 {!isPlaying ?
                 (<div className={"game-buttons"}>
-                    <button onClick={() => handleInitAttempts(currentAcc)}>Play</button>
+                    <button onClick={() => handleInitAttempts(currentAddress)}>Play</button>
                 </div>) : (
                 <div>                    
                     <input placeholder='Enter guess' onChange={handleGuessChange}/>
-                    <button onClick={() => handleNewGuess(currentAcc, guess)}>Submit</button>
+                    <button onClick={() => handleNewGuess(currentAddress, guess)}>Submit</button>
                     <GameSpace playerGuesses={playerGuesses}/>
                     <Alphabet playerAlphabet={alphabet}/>
                 </div>)}
             </div>
-        </>
+            </QueryClientProvider>
+        </WagmiProvider>
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/clients/publicClient.ts b/frontend/src/clients/publicClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0796f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/clients/publicClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { createPublicClient, http, publicActions, walletActions, getContract } from 'viem';
+import { foundry } from 'viem/chains';
+import WordleABI from '../abis/WordleABI.json';
+import ERC20ABI from '../abis/ERC20ABI.json';
+
+// Public client
+export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
+  chain: foundry,
+  transport: http(),
+});
+
+// Wordle3 Contract
+export const publicWordle = getContract({
+  address: '0x9fE46736679d2D9a65F0992F2272dE9f3c7fa6e0',
+  abi: WordleABI,
+  client: publicClient,
+});
+
+// Wordle Token contract
+export const publicWdt = getContract({
+  address: '0xe7f1725E7734CE288F8367e1Bb143E90bb3F0512',
+  abi: ERC20ABI,
+  client: publicClient,
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/clients/walletClient/ConnectWallet.tsx b/frontend/src/clients/walletClient/ConnectWallet.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d1098a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/clients/walletClient/ConnectWallet.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { useConnect } from 'wagmi'
+import { useAccount, useDisconnect, useEnsAvatar, useEnsName } from 'wagmi'
+
+
+/**
+ * Account component that displays connected account and passes on 
+ * the address to the parent component for interaction.
+ */
+function Account({onAddressChange}) {
+  const { address } = useAccount()
+  const { disconnect } = useDisconnect()
+  const { data: ensName } = useEnsName({ address })
+  const { data: ensAvatar } = useEnsAvatar({ name: ensName! })
+
+  if (address) onAddressChange(address);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      {ensAvatar && <img alt="ENS Avatar" src={ensAvatar} />}
+      {address && <div>{ensName ? `${ensName} (${address})` : address}</div>}
+      <button onClick={() => disconnect()}>Disconnect</button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Account component that displays available wallet connectors
+ * Connectors are also pulled from ../../wagmi.config.ts
+ */
+function WalletOptions() {
+  const { connectors, connect } = useConnect()
+
+  return connectors.map((connector) => (
+    <button key={connector.uid} onClick={() => connect({ connector })}>
+      {connector.name}
+    </button>
+  ))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for the login user flow.
+ * Receives onAddressChange from parent component to lift the address
+ * for smart contract operations
+ */
+export function ConnectWallet({onAddressChange}) {
+    const { isConnected } = useAccount()
+    if (isConnected) return <Account onAddressChange={onAddressChange} />
+    return <WalletOptions />
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/WordleHooks.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/WordleHooks.ts
index d3ddf88..77593fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/WordleHooks.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/WordleHooks.ts
@@ -5,36 +5,36 @@ import ERC20ABI from '../abis/ERC20ABI.json'
 
 // Get number of remaining attempts a player still has
 export async function getAttempts(account) {
-  const attempts = await wordle.read.getPlayerAttempts([account.address])
-  return attempts.toString()
+  const attempts = await wordle.read.getPlayerAttempts([account])
+  return formatEther(attempts)
 }
 
 // Get the current state of the player's alphabet hitmap
 export async function getAlphabet(account) {
-    return await wordle.read.getAlphabet([account.address])
+    return await wordle.read.getAlphabet([account])
 }
 
 // Get the current player hitmap state
 export async function getHitmap(account) {
-    return await wordle.read.getHiddenWord([account.address])
+    return await wordle.read.getHiddenWord([account])
 }
 
 // Gets the WDT balance of a player
 export async function getWDTBalance(account) {
-    const res = await wdt.read.balanceOf([account.address])
+    const res = await wdt.read.balanceOf([account])
     return formatEther(res)
 }
 
 // Gets player used guesses array
 export async function getPlayerGuesses(account) {
-    const res = await wordle.read.getPlayerGuesses([account.address])
+    const res = await wordle.read.getPlayerGuesses([account])
     return res
 }
 
 
 // Checks if a player is eligible to play
 export async function canPlay(account) {
-    return await wordle.read.canPlay([account.address])
+    return await wordle.read.canPlay([account])
 }
 
 // Give a player some WDT
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function useFaucet(account) {
         address: wordle.address,
         abi: WordleABI,
         functionName: 'tokenFaucet',
-        args: [account.address],
+        args: [account],
     })
     await client.writeContract(request)
 }
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ export async function approveGame(account) {
         args: [wordle.address, 200 * decimals],    
     })
     await client.writeContract(request)
-    const allowance = await wdt.read.allowance([account.address, wordle.address])
+    const allowance = await wdt.read.allowance([account, wordle.address])
 }
 
 // Initialize the player's attempts
 export async function initAttempts(account) {
-    const allowance = await wdt.read.allowance([account.address, wordle.address])
+    const allowance = await wdt.read.allowance([account, wordle.address])
     
     // simulate/validate the contract to ensure contract exists
     // and is valid (+info: https://viem.sh/docs/contract/writeContract)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function initAttempts(account) {
         address: wordle.address,
         abi: WordleABI,
         functionName: 'initAttempts',
-        args: [account.address],
+        args: [account],
     })
     
     if (request) await client.writeContract(request)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export async function tryGuess(account, guess) {
         address: wordle.address,
         abi: WordleABI,
         functionName: 'tryGuess',
-        args: [guess, account.address],
+        args: [guess, account],
     })
 
     if (request) await client.writeContract(request)
diff --git a/frontend/wagmi.config.ts b/frontend/wagmi.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4752cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/wagmi.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { http, createConfig } from 'wagmi'
+import { anvil } from 'wagmi/chains'
+import { injected, metaMask, safe } from 'wagmi/connectors'
+
+export const wagmiConfig = createConfig({
+    chains: [anvil],
+    transports: {
+        [anvil.id]: http(),
+    },
+    connectors: [
+        injected(),
+        metaMask(),
+        safe(),
+    ]
+})
\ No newline at end of file