user cookie is set when sending word

owe.js

@@ -63,18 +63,31 @@ function onReloadClicked() {
 	}, 100);
 }
 
-function sendWord() {
-	var data = new FormData();
-	data.append('submitted', encodeURI(document.getElementById("wordinput").value));
-	data.append('user', getNextPlayer());
-	const Http = new XMLHttpRequest();
-	Http.open('POST', '.');
-	Http.onreadystatechange=(e)=>{
-		document.getElementById("wordinput").value = "";
-		loadSentences(false, false);
-		resetUnread();
-	}
-	Http.send(data);
+async function sendWord() {
+    try {
+        var data = new FormData();
+        var wordInput = document.getElementById("wordinput");
+        data.append('submitted', encodeURI(wordInput.value));
+
+        // Use await to get the next player asynchronously
+        var nextPlayer = await getNextPlayer();
+        data.append('user', nextPlayer);
+
+        const Http = new XMLHttpRequest();
+        Http.open('POST', '.');
+        Http.onreadystatechange = (e) => {
+            wordInput.value = "";
+            loadSentences(false, false);
+            resetUnread();
+        };
+
+        // Set the 'owe_user' cookie with the value obtained from getNextPlayer
+        document.cookie = `owe_user=${encodeURIComponent(nextPlayer)}; path=/`;
+
+        Http.send(data);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error in sendWord:", error);
+    }
 }
 
 function displayNotification(word) {