Alphabet Soup
Ranked 8 of 17 word games by recommenders
Fun multiplayer word game building the longest word, good for practicing English vocabulary. Critics say round endings are unclear and losing feels unsatisfying.
Fun multiplayer word game building the longest word, good for practicing English vocabulary. Critics say round endings are unclear and losing feels unsatisfying.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun multiplayer word game
“This seems like a fun way to practice English vocabulary.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Alphabet Soup, a multiplayer game, build the longest word to win” “Super fun, thanks for sharing!”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Alphabet Soup, a multiplayer game, build the longest word to win” “Very fun game, nonetheless!”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Alphabet Soup, a multiplayer game, build the longest word to win”
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The four most recommended other word games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiled Words | 106 | 2 | 98% | 9 | — | Approved |
| 18 Words | 87 | 28 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Zanagrams | 51 | 5 | 91% | 2 | — | — |
| Wordle | 28 | 21 | 57% | 10 | — | — |
| Alphabet SoupThis page | 12 | 2 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I’m not sure why “niggas” is one of the words it uses… Moderating users is one thing but I would hope at least the bot could be inoffensive”
“This seems like a fun way to practice English vocabulary.”
“I don’t understand when a round ends.”
“Super fun, thanks for sharing!”
“Currently you're just kind of twiddling your thumbs after you submit and run out of ideas.”
“Very fun game, nonetheless!”
“That caused me to lose the game, very unsatisfying.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.