Wordminos
Shares rank 16 of 17 word games by recommenders
Crossword-style word game with a mascot that gives it an identity, praised as a brilliant concept built quickly. One critic found the button color too close to white.
Crossword-style word game with a mascot that gives it an identity, praised as a brilliant concept built quickly. One critic found the button color too close to white.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
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: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Mascot gives it identity
“Adding a mascot(s) helped immensely for creating an identity / making it not another puzzler”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Wordminos – Crosswords Meet Dominos” Feels barely like a web game
“This barely feels like a Web game. Well done, especially in 12 days.”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Wordminos – Crosswords Meet Dominos” Reminds people of Tiled Words
“Cool stuff it reminds me of Tiled Words a bit.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Wordminos – Crosswords Meet Dominos” Brilliant concept
“The concept is brilliant if I may say so.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Wordminos – Crosswords Meet Dominos”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Button color too close to white
“the actual button color was too close to white on my monitor”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Wordminos – Crosswords Meet Dominos”
Other word games people recommend
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 | — | — |
| WordminosThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cool stuff it reminds me of Tiled Words a bit.”
“The concept is brilliant if I may say so.”
“This barely feels like a Web game. Well done, especially in 12 days.”
“the actual button color was too close to white on my monitor”
“Adding a mascot(s) helped immensely for creating an identity / making it not another puzzler”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.