Show HN: 18 Words • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by magneticnorth » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

quasiperfectus wrote: post #24

Embarrassed of where I failed (#8). Very cool game though!

I failed on number 11, which put me in the top 20%. It's a tough game!

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by willtemperley » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC

Cool. I wish I could choose British English as an option though, I failed to get words like Humor or Color because they’re just not in my lexiy.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by ineptech » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC

pompomsheep wrote: post #100

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Two questions 1. For a version without the timer what would you like to happen if you are just completely stuck on a word? Hints to reveal letters or skip the word? 2. For those who like the timed version would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?

In my dream version of this:

a) the timer would be cumulative, so that solving the early words faster gives more time for the harder words,

b) going negative wouldn't end the game, it would just turn the time red or something, with the goal being to finish all of the words with the highest time-remaining possible, rather than just to win/lose.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by realty_geek » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

Interesting to see how much more popular creating games has become as AI has become more powerful. Right now I am working on a house price guessing game and I know I would not have be able to get anywhere with it a couple of years ago. It has still taken me a few weeks to get it where I wanted but I have had to intervene a lot with things the AI just wasn't good at.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by mailship » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC

Man, got something interesting and FUN on HN after a long time, LOVED IT

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by blt » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC

UI does not register quick taps on iphone 15p duckduckgo browser

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by linhns » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC

Shuffle button needed.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by unbalancedevh » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

This is like the on-line game Text Twist.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by spogbiper » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

mmanfrin wrote: post #219

3rd word it asked of me was 'BAITH' which is crazy business.

HABIT worked for me

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by pjz » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC

I'd appreciate a 'shuffle' button that just re-mixed-up the letters into a different order. I find this keeps me from obsessing on adjacent letter pairs that my eyes/brain lock onto.