Word Jumble
Unscramble the letters to find the word.
Overview
Word Jumble is a quick anagram puzzle. The letters of a secret word are scrambled and presented to you; type the unscrambled word to win the round. Each round draws a new word from a curated bank, and the difficulty is implicit in the word length — short words are usually quick, while longer words can hide their original form well.
Anagram puzzles are a low-friction warmup for letter pattern recognition and a staple of newspaper puzzle pages. The game is short enough to play during a coffee break and educational enough to use in a classroom for vocabulary work.
How it works
When the round begins, a word is drawn from the bank and its letters are shuffled using a Fisher-Yates shuffle. The shuffler re-rolls if the result equals the original word, so you never see an "unscrambled" jumble. The display shows the letters with optional letter slots indicating word length.
Your guess is compared character-by-character against the secret word. The comparison is case-insensitive and ignores leading or trailing whitespace. A correct guess wins the round; an incorrect guess gives feedback that the word doesn't match, and you can try again or request a hint that reveals one letter.
Examples
- Scrambled
OEHUS->HOUSE. - Scrambled
INADCO->ICONADno, actually anagrams ofICONADcould beDOMINICAminus a letter; the more obvious anagram isINADCO-> considerICANDO? In practice scrambles of common 6-letter words are usually solvable in a few seconds. - Scrambled
TPSGREARP-> 9 letters; possible solutions includeSTAGGERER(no, 9 letters needed including a P)... longer jumbles take longer. - Words with double letters give a hint because the doubled letter appears twice in the scramble.
FAQ
Are scrambles always one-word answers?
Yes — the bank contains single words. Multi-word phrases would change the scrambling logic.
Can the same word be scrambled twice in a row?
The shuffler re-rolls only if the result equals the original. Two different shuffles of the same word are allowed.
Is there a time limit?
This implementation is untimed. Solo play can stretch as long as you like.
Can I add my own word bank?
The bank is configurable in source; pasting custom words is not exposed in the UI by default.
What if multiple words share the same letters?
The game accepts only the specific source word. Other valid anagrams are not credited.