Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by msk2k on Sunday June 14, 2026 @05:00PM
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Just registered here to say thank you for this game. I really enjoy it since firs HN announcement, recently got my friend hook on as well.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Sunday June 14, 2026 @05:29PM
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Hey, thanks for playing and sharing! I’m glad you enjoy it!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by sanilnz on Monday June 15, 2026 @12:05AM
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Me and my wife play this often, keep up the amazing work from you and your contributors.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Monday June 15, 2026 @12:28AM
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That’s awesome, thanks for playing!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by 6ak74rfy on Monday June 15, 2026 @12:47AM
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I had shared the game with the wife when I first saw it here on HN. She told me just a couple of days ago that she is still playing it fairly regularly!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:24AM
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That’s awesome, thanks for sharing it!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by purple-leafy on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:08AM
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Nice looking game! From a fellow word game creator :)
I hope you get to dedicate more time to it.
How much does it cost to a month to run currently?
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:25AM
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Thanks! I’d love to check out your games if you feel like sharing!
It’s super cheap to run. I pay for analytics and thats basically it. Everything else is hobby level plans.
But it does take a decent chunk of time to make the puzzles. We have a baby at home so time is at a premium.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by purple-leafy on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:33AM
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Pretty close to publishing actually hoping to share on the next showcase thread next month :)
That’s excellent! Hoping you can keep the costs at near zero and hit some nice scale - Good luck!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:14AM
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Awesome, looking forward to it!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by agup792 on Monday June 15, 2026 @02:36PM
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That's a nice game. I also like the clean theme of your website. Very soothing.
It is addictive too!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Monday June 15, 2026 @04:58PM
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Hey, thanks for the kind words! There’s a new puzzle every day if you’re enjoying it
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by chincho on Friday June 19, 2026 @10:39AM
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I've been playing your game almost every day since I firs saw it on HN. I love it!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by paulhebert on Friday June 19, 2026 @06:14PM
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That's awesome, thanks for playing!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
by snoozebutton on Saturday June 20, 2026 @12:26AM
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same, not everyday but a lot.
https://tiledwords.com
I checked my analytics recently and over 100 people have 100+ day streaks which kind of blows my mind!
I released custom player puzzles which has been a lot of fun! I’ve gotten dozens of submissions that I’m working through. People are submitting really clever and interesting puzzles. It’s fun to get to solve puzzles I didn’t make myself! There’s more I want to do here (featured puzzles, categories, etc.)
https://tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/page/1
I think I’ve also tracked down an issue that was causing the game to crash on older iPhones. I’m having playtesters run through it now and hope to deploy tomorrow. (Switching some positioning rules from CSS transforms to SVG coordinates)
I recently made some puzzle brainstorming tools using the Datamuse API which have been very helpful for brainstorming words related to a theme.
I’m starting to debate some monetized features. So far everything is free but it would be nice if my wife and I could dedicate more time to this. If I could get a few thousand dollars a month in subscriptions my wife could quit her job and focus more on puzzle creation and improving the game. If you play and have ideas for features you pay for I’d love to hear them!