Weavaword
A word game with no wrong answers
Background
After watching a video by the creator of the New York Times Mini crossword describing how they create the crossword, and being a regular player, I became curious about what it would be like to create the crossword grids. Could I create my own? Could I turn that into a game?
From there, Weavaword was born.
Version 0.1
Version 0.1.0 looked a little different, and didn't even have a name. I was calling it the "crossword game". And, as the image shows, it was a originally a 5x5 grid.
Latest
After countless hours, the version you see today, the one that brought you here, is vastly different, somewhere between crossword creation and a Scrabble™ like game.
Initially, scoring was based on Scrabble, but in a game with unlimited access to letters, that scoring system didn't work, and so one suited to Weavaword evolved.
Early on I found it easy to develop a consistent strategy to get a high score. Several changes changed all that: 1) 6x6 grid 2) Adding one blacked out unplayable square. 3) Adding the bonus word
These three changes, along with retaining the starter word at five characters, and changing the placement of the starter word and blocked square each day...
Their placement means each day is one of 744 possible starting combinations. Then add 2.9 million distinct starter and bonus word pairings
You quickly see that it's impossible to develop a simple consistent strategy. This helps level the playing field.
Crossword game 0.1.0
Playing
Weavaword is easy to play, but not easy to master. And that's deliberate. The aim of Weavaword is to challenge yourself, find your average and try to improve it. To have fun.
That's why it has a built in optional Word Finder. People use dictionaries for crosswords and Scrabble. So, I don't want you thinking you're playing against people who have amazing vocabularies. The Word Finder is there to level the playing field.
But don't think that means high scores are easy. The first word you play creates millions of future possibilities. There are 28,556 words in Weavaword's dictionary. This means there are potentially more than 815 million combinations of the first two words you play.
If you like word games, crosswords, Scrabble, jigsaws, Go, Carcassone, or Wordle, I'm pretty confident you'll enjoy Weavaword.
Features
Daily game
A new game every day with unlimited retries to get your best score.
Casual play
Free Play: just like Daily but play as often as you like each day.
Quick Play: Aim to score 70 points in the shortest time.
Share your scores
Share your daily best score with friends and family.
Achievements
Collect badges for various achievements such as streaks and 10-word counts.
Helpers
Weavaword has optional helpers to make your solving easier.
Sync across devices
Create a sync ID that lets you sync your data across browsers and devices.
Lookup words
Lookup unfamiliar words in the built-in dictionary. This also shows the points value of words you played.
Snapshots
Save and restore your progress your highest score is automatically saved.
And more
Dark mode, accessibility, stats, left-handed keyboard.
Contact
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