I made a word building game supporting anagrams and one handed use
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Hi everyone,Wanted to share a game I built. It's called Unscramble! and I believe it's the simplest word building game.Rules: You get a few letters on screen. You need to make one word with all the letters. Tap a letter to select. Tap again to deselect. Faster you go, better you score.If you enter anagrams of the word it's looking for, it gives you extra points. If you are stuck, you can either "Ask Friend" or get Hint.You get extra points for getting the word fast but you don't get penalized for taking too long.I believe the simplicity of the game along with big touch buttons makes it perfect for one handed use.There's 6 difficulty levels in the game, and settings for things like toggling the timer, relaxing background music, sound effects, haptic feedback, removing the background animation.If you want to try:https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/unscramble-word-anagram-relax/...Would love to hear feedback to improve it.
HN · launched Sep 3, 2026 · 29 upvotes (top 21%) · 0 views
Niche: online quiz and word game tools · 101 launches, 7 in the last 7 days ▼ -22% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
More like this: all 101 launches in online quiz and word game tools →
Could you build this?
Yes A lightweight mobile or web word puzzle game with touch interactions, anagram validation using a dictionary trie or set lookup, and simple scoring logic.
Discussion
6 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: 23words, 18words, PZL Games
Concerns raised: One-handed constraint may limit feature set, Daily-only format vs. unlimited play
Feature requests: Global leaderboards via Game Center, iCloud syncing across devices, Haptic feedback
Competitors
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Attention rank: #75 of 499 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 309 days after the earliest competitor.
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