Fun
Response from developer
Thank you so much! Hearing that it gets your vocabulary working is exactly what we hoped for. Happy word hunting!
Great but can be improved
1) My ears are sensitive to high-pitched sound so I turned it off. It turns on automatically every time I open the app. I hope there’s a way to make that off button really work so I don’t need to turn it off each time.
2) The app does not seem to accept words in plural form and that’s okay. But there are other words it’s not accepting as well, like “more, these” etc., and it doesn’t accept longer words like “carelessness.” If the developer could put a section that describes their rules, that would be great.
Response from developer
Thank you so much for playing and for taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback. We really appreciate it! 1) Sound setting: We're sorry for the trouble. We understand how frustrating it is to turn the sound off every time you open the app, especially when high-pitched sounds bother you. We've noted this and are looking into how to handle it better. 2) Word rules: Thank you for pointing this out. Here's how the current word list works: - Words must be at least 4 letters long and must include the center letter. - Letters can be used more than once. - Plurals and proper nouns aren't accepted. - The word list currently only goes up to 9 letters, so longer words like "carelessness" aren't included. We've also noticed that some common words, like "more", are missing from the list. We'll look into how to improve it. A section that explains the rules is a great idea. We'll think about the best way to add one to the app. Thanks again for your support, and happy puzzling! 🐝
Has potential but needs work
Response from developer
Thanks so much for the detailed feedback — this kind of specific, itemized review is genuinely the most useful kind for us. A few notes on what you raised: - Plurals are intentionally excluded, same rule NYT's own Spelling Bee uses — it's by design, not a gap in our word list. - Since your review, we've added an Archive feature so subscribers can go back and play any previous day's puzzle, not just today's. - You're right about the letter/length breakdown numbers not adding up — we've confirmed it and are working on a fix so the totals stay consistent with the puzzle's target count. We're always looking at ways to expand the word list and improve accuracy too. Really appreciate you taking the time to write this up — it helps us prioritize exactly the right things.
Subscription not worth it.
Response from developer
Thank you for the honest feedback — it really helps us prioritize. Since you left this review, we've actually shipped the Archive feature: subscribers can now go back and play any past day's puzzle, not just today's. We're continuing to add more value to Premium and have several more improvements in the works, including ways to review answers after finishing a puzzle. If you get a chance to update the app and take another look, we'd love to hear what you think!
Fun, but Gameplay Lags
Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to write this — and for being specific. That's what made it actionable. You were right on both counts. We found a bug in how taps were being detected: the letters are drawn as hexagons but their touch areas were square, so the surrounding letters were quietly stealing part of the center letter's area. That's why it sometimes entered the wrong letter. We also tracked down what was causing the pause after entering a word — the confirmation animations were queuing up behind each other, so the more words you found in a row, the further behind the feedback fell. Both are fixed and in testing now, and they'll ship in an upcoming update. We'd love to hear whether it feels right to you once it lands. Thanks for playing.
