diff --git a/lib/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior.dart b/lib/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior.dart
index 787fcefc..ed19f495 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class GoogleWordBonusBehavior extends Component {
               .add(const BonusActivated(GameBonus.googleWord));
           readBloc<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>().onBonusAwarded();
           add(BonusBallSpawningBehavior());
+          add(GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior());
         },
       ),
     );
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/behaviors/behaviors.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/behaviors/behaviors.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02dab3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/behaviors/behaviors.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export 'google_word_animating_behavior.dart';
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/behaviors/google_word_animating_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/behaviors/google_word_animating_behavior.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c16d4a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/behaviors/google_word_animating_behavior.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+
+class GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior extends TimerComponent
+    with FlameBlocReader<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState> {
+  GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior() : super(period: 0.35, repeat: true);
+
+  final _maxBlinks = 7;
+  int _blinks = 0;
+
+  @override
+  void onTick() {
+    super.onTick();
+    if (_blinks != _maxBlinks * 2) {
+      bloc.switched();
+      _blinks++;
+    } else {
+      timer.stop();
+      bloc.onAnimationFinished();
+      shouldRemove = true;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit.dart
index 197771d6..8a8b976d 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,52 @@ class GoogleWordCubit extends Cubit<GoogleWordState> {
     }
   }
 
+  void switched() {
+    switch (state.letterSpriteStates[0]!) {
+      case GoogleLetterSpriteState.lit:
+        emit(
+          GoogleWordState(
+            letterSpriteStates: {
+              for (int i = 0; i < _lettersInGoogle; i++)
+                if (i.isEven)
+                  i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.dimmed
+                else
+                  i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.lit
+            },
+          ),
+        );
+        break;
+      case GoogleLetterSpriteState.dimmed:
+        emit(
+          GoogleWordState(
+            letterSpriteStates: {
+              for (int i = 0; i < _lettersInGoogle; i++)
+                if (i.isEven)
+                  i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.lit
+                else
+                  i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.dimmed
+            },
+          ),
+        );
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
   void onBonusAwarded() {
+    emit(
+      GoogleWordState(
+        letterSpriteStates: {
+          for (int i = 0; i < _lettersInGoogle; i++)
+            if (i.isEven)
+              i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.lit
+            else
+              i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.dimmed
+        },
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  void onAnimationFinished() {
     emit(GoogleWordState.initial());
     _lastLitLetter = 0;
   }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/google_word.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/google_word.dart
index 72126d2c..f9c93e2c 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/google_word.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/google_word/google_word.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 
+export 'behaviors/behaviors.dart';
 export 'cubit/google_word_cubit.dart';
 
 /// {@template google_word}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/behaviors/google_word_animating_behavior_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/behaviors/google_word_animating_behavior_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7224aeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/behaviors/google_word_animating_behavior_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
+
+import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+
+class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
+  Future<void> pump(
+    GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior child, {
+    required GoogleWordCubit bloc,
+  }) async {
+    await ensureAdd(
+      FlameBlocProvider<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>.value(
+        value: bloc,
+        children: [child],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class _MockGoogleWordCubit extends Mock implements GoogleWordCubit {}
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  final flameTester = FlameTester(_TestGame.new);
+
+  group('GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior', () {
+    flameTester.testGameWidget(
+      'calls switched after timer period reached',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final behavior = GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior();
+        final bloc = _MockGoogleWordCubit();
+        await game.pump(behavior, bloc: bloc);
+        game.update(behavior.timer.limit);
+
+        verify(bloc.switched).called(1);
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameTester.testGameWidget(
+      'calls onAnimationFinished and removes itself '
+      'after all blinks complete',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final behavior = GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior();
+        final bloc = _MockGoogleWordCubit();
+
+        await game.pump(behavior, bloc: bloc);
+        for (var i = 0; i <= 14; i++) {
+          game.update(behavior.timer.limit);
+        }
+        await game.ready();
+
+        verify(bloc.onAnimationFinished).called(1);
+        expect(
+          game.descendants().whereType<GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior>().isEmpty,
+          isTrue,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit_test.dart
index 08acfae8..b5000387 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/google_word/cubit/google_word_cubit_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ void main() {
   group(
     'GoogleWordCubit',
     () {
+      final litEvens = {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+          if (i.isEven)
+            i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.lit
+          else
+            i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.dimmed
+      };
+      final litOdds = {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+          if (i.isOdd)
+            i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.lit
+          else
+            i: GoogleLetterSpriteState.dimmed
+      };
+
       blocTest<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>(
         'onRolloverContacted emits first letter lit',
         build: GoogleWordCubit.new,
@@ -25,9 +40,31 @@ void main() {
       );
 
       blocTest<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>(
-        'onBonusAwarded emits initial state',
+        'switched emits all even letters lit when first letter is dimmed',
+        build: GoogleWordCubit.new,
+        act: (bloc) => bloc.switched(),
+        expect: () => [GoogleWordState(letterSpriteStates: litEvens)],
+      );
+
+      blocTest<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>(
+        'switched emits all odd letters lit when first letter is lit',
+        build: GoogleWordCubit.new,
+        seed: () => GoogleWordState(letterSpriteStates: litEvens),
+        act: (bloc) => bloc.switched(),
+        expect: () => [GoogleWordState(letterSpriteStates: litOdds)],
+      );
+
+      blocTest<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>(
+        'onBonusAwarded emits all even letters lit',
         build: GoogleWordCubit.new,
         act: (bloc) => bloc.onBonusAwarded(),
+        expect: () => [GoogleWordState(letterSpriteStates: litEvens)],
+      );
+
+      blocTest<GoogleWordCubit, GoogleWordState>(
+        'onAnimationFinished emits initial state',
+        build: GoogleWordCubit.new,
+        act: (bloc) => bloc.onAnimationFinished(),
         expect: () => [GoogleWordState.initial()],
       );
     },
diff --git a/test/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior_test.dart b/test/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior_test.dart
index 4b3ec2bd..acabe4c7 100644
--- a/test/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/google_gallery/behaviors/google_word_bonus_behavior_test.dart
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ void main() {
     );
 
     flameTester.testGameWidget(
-      'adds BonusBallSpawningBehavior to the game when all letters '
-      'in google word are activated',
+      'adds BonusBallSpawningBehavior and GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior '
+      'to the game when all letters in google word are activated',
       setUp: (game, tester) async {
         final behavior = GoogleWordBonusBehavior();
         final parent = GoogleGallery.test();
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ void main() {
           game.descendants().whereType<BonusBallSpawningBehavior>().length,
           equals(1),
         );
+        expect(
+          game.descendants().whereType<GoogleWordAnimatingBehavior>().length,
+          equals(1),
+        );
       },
     );
   });