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daily word game
SHOW HN2023
232points
134comments
#226of 3,109 in 2023
Top 8%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
22 positive, 41 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 14 critical, out of 83 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Execution: 2 for, 9 againstDocs: 5 for, 3 againstDesign: 5 for, 2 againstIdea: 7 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, simple, addictive daily game
From 4 comments
This is really cute. Addictive, even. Which dictionary does it use? Official Scrabble Players Dictionary? Could it say which one in the instructions? There are words in OSPD (ex.…
marymkearney on HNI love the different computer characters, Elefata? haha! The different difficulty levels are really well made. Fun game.
almara on HNI absolutely love it! Thanks for making it so simple and clean.
dmarlow on HNI enjoyed that. And I enjoy that there's a specific competitor (and an abstract "Dad" at that)
sircastor on HN
Playful dad competitor concept
From 2 comments
I enjoyed that. And I enjoy that there's a specific competitor (and an abstract "Dad" at that)
sircastor on HNGave me a genuine chuckle when I saw his daily word vs my own. Great game and really fun.
rglover on HN
Objections
Bonus tile colors and labels confusing
From 3 comments
I was a huge fan of Scrabble growing up. I like how simple this is and would probably be fun playing with my mom daily for a bit (similar to Wordle). I like your game for what it…
PaulMest on HNThe colouring of the double and triple letter squares confused me because they are like the colours on a scrabble board but don’t share the same meaning. I thought TROVE would…
aardvark179 on HNi cannot find an explanation of the TL & DL tiles
gareve on HN
Dictionary accepts or rejects words inconsistently
From 3 comments
This is really cute. Addictive, even. Which dictionary does it use? Official Scrabble Players Dictionary? Could it say which one in the instructions? There are words in OSPD (ex.…
marymkearney on HNIt does not accept VTUBER for todays letters. Those "official" dictionaries are super boring. Pass.
mordae on HNNit: it indicated I had chosen the 3rd highest scoring word, and listed a Latin word as first. Don’t normal scrabble words preclude foreign words?
PeterWhittaker on HN
Requests
Dark mode
From 1 comment
It's gone from 'triple letter' to '3x' and is '2x' now double letter or double word, confusing, but thanks for sharing, great fun, at least until NYT buyout ;) Suggestion: dark…
whitehexagon on HN
Questions
Which dictionary is used
From 1 comment
This is really cute. Addictive, even. Which dictionary does it use? Official Scrabble Players Dictionary? Could it say which one in the instructions? There are words in OSPD (ex.…
marymkearney on HN
What the TL and DL tiles mean
From 1 comment
i cannot find an explanation of the TL & DL tiles
gareve on HN
Alternatives named
Wordle
From 2 comments
Like, this is neat. And fun. Small, simple and chill. So what I'm about to say is not specifically a knock against your game. What I've noticed lately on HN is this weird split…
noduerme on HNI play the NYT mini puzzle against my dad every day. We don't really like wordle but this is super fun!
jo6gwb on HN
NYT Mini puzzle
From 1 comment
I play the NYT mini puzzle against my dad every day. We don't really like wordle but this is super fun!
jo6gwb on HN
Scrabble
From 1 comment
I was a huge fan of Scrabble growing up. I like how simple this is and would probably be fun playing with my mom daily for a bit (similar to Wordle). I like your game for what it…
PaulMest on HN