Huewords
Games
word puzzle game
SHOW HN2024
114points
44comments
#751of 3,515 in 2024
Top 22%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
12 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 5 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Design: 5 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive word puzzle
From 3 comments
Just spent two hours on this. Would happily spend the time again (and probably will soon!). Awesome work.
lukemerrick on HNIm surprised there are more word games out there that are legitimately fun! Good job with it. I like the design choices of the site as well.
bitsinthesky on HNVery fun! I like the sudoku/crossword mashup it creates in my mind.
zharknado on HN
Intuitive mouse controls
From 1 comment
Really great controls. All the mouse interactions are very intuitive. Keyboard slightly less so, but they work well once they're understood.
digging on HN
Novel mix of crossword and sudoku mechanics
From 2 comments
Very fun! I like the sudoku/crossword mashup it creates in my mind.
zharknado on HNRe "bhaji," IIUC from Google, it's a kind of fritter. In American Indian cuisine fritters would be "pakora," and we're also big on "samosas." Re the two word lists — sure, a…
quuxplusone on HN
Objections
Unclear instructions, e.g. tab to switch groups and dragging to remove letters
From 3 comments
Took re-reading the tutorial to realize TAB key was required to switch groups.
tantalor on HNThe biggest thing I need is the ability to delete a letter from a square without having to undo all the way back to when I thought the letter went there. Replacing the letter…
smeej on HNAh, thank you! It wasn't clear to me that dragging was part of the touch UI at all. I thought it was "tap square, tap letter to put in square." And then I couldn't find anything…
smeej on HN
Some obscure or unsuitable words in the word list
From 2 comments
Very nice game! I'm very surprised that (IIUC) you say you managed to automate the generation of such lively fills. I've gotten words such as SIGMA and ANGST in helpful and…
quuxplusone on HNAnother wordlist surprise and two UI suggestions. My mother got a puzzle containing HAVES (as in the opposite of "have-nots," I guess!). I think that's not a word; at least it…
quuxplusone on HN
Lacks tension without a limited number of moves
From 1 comment
An interesting game idea! However, currently it does lack tension. There doesn't yet seem to be a limited number of "moves" and guesses, so there is no danger of failing, and…
cubefox on HN
Requests
Clearer instructions
From 3 comments
Fun game, although it would be helpful to have the "How to Play" instructions ( https://huewords.snellman.net/help.html ) explicitly state that shorter letter sequences (2,3,4…
murphyslab on HNExcellent game. I also suggest adding instructions that words can only be top down or left-to-right. I was trying to fit right-to-left in some cases initially.
llamaz on HNIt wasn't clear to me you can place colors/groups arbitrarily -- maybe add "Each group can be assigned different colors based on location." to instructions. Maybe color each…
gnramires on HN
Confirmation dialog before skip
From 1 comment
Another wordlist surprise and two UI suggestions. My mother got a puzzle containing HAVES (as in the opposite of "have-nots," I guess!). I think that's not a word; at least it…
quuxplusone on HN
Smarter handling of duplicate letters
From 1 comment
Another wordlist surprise and two UI suggestions. My mother got a puzzle containing HAVES (as in the opposite of "have-nots," I guess!). I think that's not a word; at least it…
quuxplusone on HN
Colorblind-safe colors
From 1 comment
Fun game! Have you checked to see if the colors are safe for colorblind folks? There are great resources on the web for color sets that are good for everyone.
chris_st on HN
Questions
Are puzzles guaranteed to be solvable from one given word?
From 1 comment
I found it very addictive. Is it guaranteed that there is always enough information to solve it with just one given word?
kybernetikos on HN
Are boards generated manually?
From 1 comment
Nice game! I played it yesterday and came back to it today as well. One question, and I think you partly already answered it - are the boards generated manually?
quibono on HN
Alternatives named
Knotwords
From 1 comment
Has a lot of similarities to Knotwords (https://playknotwords.com/). I like both implementations. Well done!
bpm140 on HN
FiddleBrix
From 1 comment
FiddleBrix[1] is similar. [1]: https://www.fiddlebrix.com/
nvln on HN