u/GuiltyFlatworm8026

I built a daily word game called Parole — Word Guess A to Z. Just shipped it.

Every day you get 26 clues, one per letter A through Z, and ~5 minutes to guess them all. Skip and come back. Same puzzle for everyone, so scores are comparable.

What makes it different from the usual Wordle-likes:

- A-to-Z format — a full sprint through the alphabet instead of one word per day

- Six languages with native word lists: English, Turkish, German, Italian, Spanish, French — not machine-translated

- Word Clash — challenge a friend to the same puzzle, live or async

- Friend streaks, daily leaderboards, blob avatars

Daily puzzle is free, no ads in gameplay. Pro exists for extra modes and stats.

On the technical side: answer validation accepts synonyms(other answers if there are), not just the exact word. If the clue is "a large feline predator" and you type "panther" instead of "puma" — it counts.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761649647

Hey all,

I'm a solo developer and I just shipped my first real app: Parole — Word Guess A to Z.

The format is simple but I haven't seen it done quite this way: every day you get 26 clues, one for each letter A through Z. You have ~5 minutes to guess all of them. Skip the ones you don't know, come back to them at the end. Same puzzle for everyone that day, so you can compare scores with friends.

A few things that I think make it different from the usual Wordle-likes:

- A-to-Z format instead of one word per day — feels more like a sprint than a brain teaser

- Six languages with their own native word lists: English, Turkish, German, Italian, Spanish, French (not machine-translated — actual handcrafted lists per language)

- Word Clash — challenge a friend to the same custom puzzle, either live (both playing at once) or async (they have 2 days to beat your score)

- Friend streaks, daily leaderboards, achievements

- Little blob avatar you can customize (a bit silly but I'm working on it)

The daily puzzle is free forever and there are no ads in actual gameplay. There's a Pro subscription for extra modes and stats but I really tried not to make the free version feel crippled.

I built this entirely on my own — design, code, word lists, the whole thing — over the course of about a year while working a day job. So if something feels rough,

One thing I'm proud of on the technical side: answer validation isn't just case-insensitive. The game also accepts synonyms — if the clue points to a word and you type a valid synonym, it counts. Turkish in particular took extra work since the language has unique case rules (dotted vs. dotless i are different letters), so I wrote locale-specific normalization instead of a generic fix.

Things I'm specifically curious about:

- Is the 5-minute timer too tight or about right?

- Any languages you'd want added next?

- Bugs, weird behavior, anything that feels off

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761649647

Happy to answer anything in the comments. Thanks for reading.