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Life & fun · March 17, 2015

Letters

I made a new daily word game for web and iOS which is a funky mix of scrabble and boggle. Each day everyone gets the same randomly generated configuration of bonus tiles and letters on a grid. The app is written completely in SwiftUI and the web port is written in ts/react. Both use the same random seeds each day.

Letters launched on March 17, 2015 with 71 votes, #803 of 2,697 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

What it does

LETTERS is the daily word game that

Think fast, spell smart, and rise to the top! Every day brings a fresh, shared puzzle where the only limit is your vocabulary - and your strategy. In LETTERS, the rules are simple, but the competition is fierce. Every player gets the same grid of letters each day. Your mission? Tap to spell the highest-scoring words you can. No need to connect letters — just pick the best combo and submit. Once you do, fresh letters fall into the grid, opening up new possibilities. Keep an eye out for Bonus Tiles - they're randomly placed each day and don't move once they appear. Hit them just right and rack up extra points. Every word you play is a chance to multiply your score and edge ahead of the…from thelettersgame.com

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