About Jinxword

Jinxword started with a simple question: what happens to a word puzzle when information stops being free?

In classic word-guessing games, the opening moves are automatic. Everyone has a favorite starter word stuffed with common letters; you throw it at the board, collect the clues, and the real puzzle only begins two guesses in. We wondered what would happen if the alphabet itself fought back — if a handful of letters were booby-trapped, so that every probe carried a price.

That idea became the curse: four jinxed letters a day, three candles, six guesses. The moment probing costs something, a familiar deduction game turns into a game of nerve. Do you test that vowel-heavy word and risk a candle, or commit to a guess while the board is still dark? The best players do not avoid the curse entirely — they decide when a candle is worth spending.

Our principles

• No ads, no cookies, no tracking. The game is a single fast page. Your statistics live in your browser and belong to you.
• Fair by construction. Cursed letters are never part of the answer, known curses cannot be replayed by accident, and every daily word is drawn from the standard puzzle dictionary.
• One word a day. The daily ritual — same word for everyone, bragging rights included — is what makes these games worth coming back to. Practice mode exists for the addicts.

Say hello

Jinxword is a small independent project and it gets better with feedback. Found a bug, hit an unfair word, or beat the curse in two guesses? We want to hear about it.