Dev Word Puzzle
WIPA Wordle-style word puzzle with a developer twist — every answer is a programming term, with three difficulty tiers and a daily challenge.
- Role
- Solo developer & designer
- Timeline
- 2025
- Stack
- React
- Tailwind
- Game Dev
The problem
I love word puzzles and I wanted a small, easily-shareable game that felt fun to play and was genre-relevant — something a fellow dev would actually link to a friend.
The approach
A small React + Tailwind app with a curated word list per difficulty, the familiar Wordle row-of-tiles UX, and a daily-puzzle mode driven by deterministic seeding so everyone gets the same word on the same day.
Implementation highlights
- Three curated word lists tuned for difficulty progression.
- Daily-puzzle mode using a date-based seed so players can compare results.
- Keyboard-first UX with full mobile support.
Outcome & lessons
Still polishing the daily-puzzle flow and word lists. Good practice in scoping a small idea tightly enough to actually ship it.
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