Letter Jumble

Games

word puzzle

SHOW HN2022

6points
8comments
#2,319of 2,570 in 2022
Top 91%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Design: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun puzzle concept

    From 1 comment
    • Nice. Very difficult though, even for a former Scrabble expert like me, :) My suggestion is to not remove the letters as they’re typed. It’s very jarring and unusable that way.…
      ImpressiveWebs on HN

Objections

  • Puzzle is very difficult

    From 2 comments
    • My suggestion: Ditch the clock. The combination of the clock and the difficulty makes this really unsatisfying for me to play. Todays puzzle, or the puzzle I was presented with,…
      delgaudm on HN
    • Nice. Very difficult though, even for a former Scrabble expert like me, :) My suggestion is to not remove the letters as they’re typed. It’s very jarring and unusable that way.…
      ImpressiveWebs on HN
  • Timer adds stress

    From 1 comment
    • My suggestion: Ditch the clock. The combination of the clock and the difficulty makes this really unsatisfying for me to play. Todays puzzle, or the puzzle I was presented with,…
      delgaudm on HN
  • Tapping letters does not work on mobile

    From 2 comments
    • My suggestion: Ditch the clock. The combination of the clock and the difficulty makes this really unsatisfying for me to play. Todays puzzle, or the puzzle I was presented with,…
      delgaudm on HN
    • Latest Chrome on a Galaxy Note 9, tap doesn't place a letter.
      delgaudm on HN
  • Letters disappear as typed, which is jarring

    From 1 comment
    • Nice. Very difficult though, even for a former Scrabble expert like me, :) My suggestion is to not remove the letters as they’re typed. It’s very jarring and unusable that way.…
      ImpressiveWebs on HN
  • No sense of progress or single-solution feedback

    From 1 comment
    • Is there a single solution? If so, it would help to know I am on track by colour coding. Otherwise it is discouraging to have no sense of progress, not knowing if you are going…
      beardyw on HN

Requests

  • Remove the clock

    From 1 comment
    • My suggestion: Ditch the clock. The combination of the clock and the difficulty makes this really unsatisfying for me to play. Todays puzzle, or the puzzle I was presented with,…
      delgaudm on HN
  • Add an easier mode

    From 1 comment
    • My suggestion: Ditch the clock. The combination of the clock and the difficulty makes this really unsatisfying for me to play. Todays puzzle, or the puzzle I was presented with,…
      delgaudm on HN
  • Keep used letters in place instead of removing them

    From 1 comment
    • Nice. Very difficult though, even for a former Scrabble expert like me, :) My suggestion is to not remove the letters as they’re typed. It’s very jarring and unusable that way.…
      ImpressiveWebs on HN
  • Allow clearing letters or restarting without refreshing

    From 1 comment
    • Nice. Very difficult though, even for a former Scrabble expert like me, :) My suggestion is to not remove the letters as they’re typed. It’s very jarring and unusable that way.…
      ImpressiveWebs on HN
  • Show whether a single solution exists or progress feedback

    From 1 comment
    • Is there a single solution? If so, it would help to know I am on track by colour coding. Otherwise it is discouraging to have no sense of progress, not knowing if you are going…
      beardyw on HN

Alternatives named

  • Wordle

    From 1 comment
    • Is there a single solution? If so, it would help to know I am on track by colour coding. Otherwise it is discouraging to have no sense of progress, not knowing if you are going…
      beardyw on HN

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