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HN · launched Jul 9, 2026 · 1160 upvotes (top 1%) · 3 views

Niche: online quiz and word game tools · 101 launches, 7 in the last 7 days ▼ -22% · Explore this niche →

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Could you build this?

Yes This is a straightforward daily word puzzle game that can be built quickly with standard frontend frameworks, a dictionary list, and local storage.

Discussion

20 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: CrazyGames, French version (18mots.com)

Concerns raised: Timer creates pressure that may not suit all players, Word validity inconsistencies (e.g., 'yemen' rejected), Bot detection/cheating concerns

Feature requests: Reset button to clear selected letters quickly, Skip words and return to them later, Letter shuffle feature, Highlight correct letters in wrong word attempts, Clear selection option

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 175 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #4 of 176 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 246 days after the earliest competitor.

  • 20,000 words · hn · 2026-08-27 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.54
  • Synonym I · ph · 2026-10-01 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.47
  • Sentence Starters · hn · 2025-12-22 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.45
  • One More Letter · hn · 2026-07-15 · 91 upvotes · similarity 0.45
  • her-words · github · 2026-10-28 · 46 upvotes · similarity 0.44
  • wordwise · github · 2026-09-14 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.43
  • life · github · 2026-09-14 · 139 upvotes · similarity 0.43
  • folia-sonnet · github · 2026-10-09 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.43

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