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Show HN: Spanara – Yet Another Word Game

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Post by bsmith » Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 5:36 PM UTC

This was inspired by a game my wife introduced me to in Finland, where license plates always started with 3 letters. The game was to come up with the "best" word, using those 3 letters, in the same order as they appeared on the plate. Thought it would be a fun app, so here it is. What do you think? Feedback appreciated :)

Show HN: Spanara – Yet Another Word Game
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#2

Post by wordglyph » Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 1:18 AM UTC

Good game! Made me think! Fyi, transitioning is a word but it wouldn't let me enter it. Try my word game when you get a chance. Https://WordGlyph.xyz

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Post by bsmith » Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 1:59 AM UTC

wordglyph wrote: post #2

Good game! Made me think! Fyi, transitioning is a word but it wouldn't let me enter it. Try my word game when you get a chance. Https://WordGlyph.xyz

Thanks for trying it out! And thanks for the word example, I'll have to find a better dictionary.

And your game was fun. I noticed it gave me a letter (A) when it still could have been another (F) https://imgur.com/a/7EU7XAo.

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#4

Post by wordglyph » Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 2:30 AM UTC

bsmith wrote: post #3

wordglyph wrote: post #2

Good game! Made me think! Fyi, transitioning is a word but it wouldn't let me enter it. Try my word game when you get a chance. Https://WordGlyph.xyz

Thanks for trying it out! And thanks for the word example, I'll have to find a better dictionary. And your game was fun. I noticed it gave me a letter (A) when it still could have been another (F) https://imgur.com/a/7EU7XAo .

No, the green sticks mean they are part of letter. So in this case it must only be A. The sticks turn black when the letter is found. But the game is to figure out in fewest sticks so you don't want to turn them black. You want to use you "negative" aka wrong sticks to help deduce things.

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Post by bsmith » Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 2:31 AM UTC

wordglyph wrote: post #4

bsmith wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for trying it out! And thanks for the word example, I'll have to find a better dictionary. And your game was fun. I noticed it gave me a letter (A) when it still could have been another (F) https://imgur.com/a/7EU7XAo .

No, the green sticks mean they are part of letter. So in this case it must only be A. The sticks turn black when the letter is found. But the game is to figure out in fewest sticks so you don't want to turn them black. You want to use you "negative" aka wrong sticks to help deduce things.

Yeah, just guess I'm a bit confused, because the green sticks I've chosen are valid for both A and F, so I'm not quite getting how F got ruled out in that instance.

Re: Show HN: Spanara – Yet Another Word Game

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Post by wordglyph » Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 4:09 AM UTC

bsmith wrote: post #5

wordglyph wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, the green sticks mean they are part of letter. So in this case it must only be A. The sticks turn black when the letter is found. But the game is to figure out in fewest sticks so you don't want to turn them black. You want to use you "negative" aka wrong sticks to help deduce things.

Yeah, just guess I'm a bit confused, because the green sticks I've chosen are valid for both A and F, so I'm not quite getting how F got ruled out in that instance.

Just remember the rule that if the letter sticks are green (even tho the green sticks make a letter) then you didn't find the letter.

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Post by wordglyph » Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 2:11 PM UTC

bsmith wrote: post #3

wordglyph wrote: post #2

Good game! Made me think! Fyi, transitioning is a word but it wouldn't let me enter it. Try my word game when you get a chance. Https://WordGlyph.xyz

Thanks for trying it out! And thanks for the word example, I'll have to find a better dictionary. And your game was fun. I noticed it gave me a letter (A) when it still could have been another (F) https://imgur.com/a/7EU7XAo .

I have a dictionary I complied years ago from all scrabble dictionaries UK & US which contains all the words you'd ever want. My original wordGlyph game used it. I can send it to you if you want to use it. Goto the bottom of WordGlyph instructions to contact me.