Wortschmiede app icon: an anvil with sparks on a dark background.
Android · Word game

Forging words from parts.

German word parts are shot into the field from below. When two neighbours form a real German word, they fuse: Haus and Tür become die Haustür (front door). The colour shows the article.

Coming soon to Google Play
Wortschmiede on a phone: a field of word parts in blue, red and green, such as Haus, Garten and Kerze, with the next part Tür on the anvil at the bottom.

The game in the browser

The same version as in the app, with no account and no installation.

Controls

  • On a phone: tap a column.
  • With a keyboard: keys 1 to 4 for the column, H for the hammer, S to swap.

Notes

  • Storage: Progress and settings stay in this browser.
  • Language: follows the device, can be changed in the settings.
  • Offline: works without internet after the first load.

Screenshots

Taken from version 1.0.

A chain: Haustür and Schlüssel fuse into Haustürschlüssel (front door key), with a chain bonus of two.
Chains: if the new word fits another neighbour, it carries on.
The word book with forged words such as Haustür, Regenbogen and Sonnenblume, each with its parts.
Word book: every word with its parts and an English translation, shareable as a spreadsheet.
The article quiz asks for the article of Haustürschlüssel, below it the rule: the last part decides the article.
Article quiz: der, die or das, with the rule behind every answer.
Start screen with word of the day, daily chain, article quiz and daily task.
Daily chain: the same 60 pieces for everyone each day, plus a word of the day and a daily task.

Rules

Scope and privacy

Permissions: vibration while playing. The app does not ask for location, camera, microphone or contacts.

Technology

A web game with no engine and no third-party libraries. It runs in the browser, as a web app and as an Android app.

How it is built

The word list is self-made, with article, linking letters and translation. An automatic check verifies spelling, articles and duplicates.

Sounds are generated in the browser, with no audio files. Capacitor packages the same files as an Android app.

Contact

The form below is available for questions about how it is built, the decisions behind it, or how it might carry over to another case.

Arithmetic check Arithmetic task, shown as an image

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