I built a new word game, Wordtrak
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Hi HN! Looking for feedback on this 1v1 and daily word dueling game I've built over the last few months.Play here: https://wordtrak.com/Or on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordtrak/id6760442363 (Android version soon!)
HN · launched May 5, 2026 · 81 upvotes (top 12%) · 3 views
Niche: browser puzzle games · 310 launches, 26 in the last 7 days ▼ -7% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Content generation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes This is a standard web and mobile word puzzle game built with Rails, Stimulus, and ActionCable for real-time multiplayer duels.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Wordle, Scrabble
Concerns raised: Unclear gameplay rules/mechanics without tutorial, Low daily return rate (5% vs 10-20% target), Unfair async multiplayer due to race conditions on letter draws, High draw variance compared to full games, No Android version yet
Feature requests: Visual how-to-play animation on main page, Practice mode or ability to replay old games without signup, Each player gets same letters in same sequence for fairness, Better result sharing options for text messages, Visual/audio satisfaction animations for good plays
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 352 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #28 of 353 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 188 days after the earliest competitor.
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