Choo Choo Words
Shares rank 11 of 17 word games by recommenders
A word game where you spell words to lay train tracks and keep the train from crashing, which changes the usual Scrabble strategy by forcing you to build toward a set point.
A word game where you spell words to lay train tracks and keep the train from crashing, which changes the usual Scrabble strategy by forcing you to build toward a set point.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
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: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 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
Good concept, interesting twist
“Great concept ! Edit: I think the train may be too fast (currently playing on mobile)”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Choo Choo Words: Spell words to make train tracks, stop the train from crashing” “I like the concept but I feel like it could do with some tweaks.”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Choo Choo Words: Spell words to make train tracks, stop the train from crashing”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Train too fast for input
“Great concept ! Edit: I think the train may be too fast (currently playing on mobile)”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Choo Choo Words: Spell words to make train tracks, stop the train from crashing” “for me the train is a little bit too fast for the letter input method”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Choo Choo Words: Spell words to make train tracks, stop the train from crashing” Needs tweaks and difficulty options
“Failed to reach the star multiple times - maybe have adjustable difficulty slider”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Choo Choo Words: Spell words to make train tracks, stop the train from crashing” “I like the concept but I feel like it could do with some tweaks.”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Choo Choo Words: Spell words to make train tracks, stop the train from crashing”
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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 | — | — |
| Choo Choo WordsThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Failed to reach the star multiple times - maybe have adjustable difficulty slider”
“Cool game - maybe pause if you're prompting the user to enter a name.”
“There's an annoying bug where, if you're building off the word the train is currently travelling on, it marks the prior word as invalid”
“its very frustrating if you need to swap two letters”
“Great concept ! Edit: I think the train may be too fast (currently playing on mobile)”
“for me the train is a little bit too fast for the letter input method”
“I like the concept but I feel like it could do with some tweaks.”
“The constraint of having to build towards a specific point completely changes the usual Scrabble strategy.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.