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Re:Show HN: 18 Words by qocialApp on Thursday July 09, 2026 @12:41PM (#48848717)
BUG:

I guessed "LATER", but it said - wrong and mentioned "ALERT". The only fix I would make is to ensure that all possible words with scrambled characters make sense.

LATER and ALERT are both correct, for text "A E R T L"

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Re:Show HN: 18 Words by carljungslabtek on Thursday July 09, 2026 @01:06PM (#48849101)
One of my winning words was “BAITH” which google tells me is scottish haha. Is this intentional OP?

Oh it was supposed to be Habit…

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Re:Show HN: 18 Words by mock-possum on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:50PM (#48850674)
Yeah I got Baith too, I have no idea what that is, I just guessed it because, you know, it looks like it’d fit as a rare English word.
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