Schmordle

A terminal Wordle game with multiple difficulty modes, scoring, and persistent high scores.

Game Modes

• Zen — No timer, no score. Play at your own pace.
• Relaxed — 5-minute timer. Build streaks without rush.
• Normal — 3-minute timer. The standard challenge.
• Hard — 90-second timer. Quick thinking required.
• Insane — 30-second timer. Pure reflex.
• Custom — Set your own timer duration, or turn it off entirely.

How It Works

You get 6 attempts to guess a 5-letter word. After each guess, letters turn:

• Green — correct letter, correct position
• Orange — correct letter, wrong position
• Grey — letter not in the word

Score = Streak × Remaining seconds. The streak bumps before the score calculates, so your first win earns points. In timed modes, a correct guess adds 5 minutes to the clock.

Strictness Levels

• Relaxed — No restrictions on guesses.
• Strict — Your guess must include all revealed present and correct letters.
• Very Strict — Correct letters must stay in their positions.

You can also enable "Prohibit known absent letters" to block guesses that reuse letters you've already ruled out. This resets each round.

Controls

• Type letters to fill the grid
• Enter — submit guess
• Backspace — delete last letter
• Escape — give up (with confirmation)
• Arrow keys and hotkeys navigate menus

Installation

Build the binary:

bun build --compile src/index.tsx --outfile schmordle

Run it:

./schmordle

The dictionary (data/dictionary.json) gets embedded in the binary. Your config and high scores live at ~/.config/schmordle/config.json.

Development

bun install
bun run dev

Tech Stack

• OpenTUI + React for the terminal UI
• useReducer for state management
• bun build --compile for binary distribution

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.