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Wick
Semantic word game: guess the secret word by meaning (embedding similarity) or ask the AI "Keeper" yes/no questions. Web, iOS, and live races.
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Repo pushed 2026-10-23 (gh api); Show HN 2026-10-08. Renamed from "Hunch" after a trademark complaint, and open-sourced the same week. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Daily puzzle games
Where it stands apart
- Is it actively maintained? active, but changed direction (pivot, fork, or rename) (0% of 21 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? copyleft or source-available with restrictions (10% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? partly (some features need the maker's servers) (0% of 21 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? Wordle's format (guess a hidden answer in a few tries, with feedback each guess) (19% of 21 others)
- How do players share a result? an image, replay, or challenge link instead of a result (18% of 17 others)
- Which languages is it offered in? several languages (20% of 20 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (52% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (100% of 21 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Can players rank against other players?
Nearest neighbors
- Minecraftle 55% of 11 shared answers match
- Trail 50% of 12 shared answers match
- Wordminos 50% of 12 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | stands apart active, but changed direction (pivot, fork, or rename) Renamed from Hunch (trademark) and open-sourced after launch. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart copyleft or source-available with restrictions MPL-2.0. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue Solo dev Jason Page; README: free, no coins, no in-app purchases, no ads. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart partly (some features need the maker's servers) Server is open source, but scoring relies on the Gemini embedding API. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account v4: from the map's own 'accounts' question. "No accounts at all." | source 2026-10-25 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart Wordle's format (guess a hidden answer in a few tries, with feedback each guess) Guess a hidden word with feedback each guess (Semantle-style similarity). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does everyone get the same puzzle each day? | yes, a shared daily puzzle plus extra or unlimited play Daily word plus practice, races and duels. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How does it make money? Pick the first that applies. | sells paid extras (subscription, one-time or in-app purchase) Web is free with no ads. The iOS app lists coin in-app purchases ($0.99–$6.99) but also says "Now 100% free with no ads". | source 2026-10-25 |
| How do players share a result? | stands apart an image, replay, or challenge link instead of a result "Share replay" video and duel result codes. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can players rank against other players? | Not documented Live races against others; no persistent leaderboard confirmed. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where can you play it? | web plus a native app Web plus iOS. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which languages is it offered in? | stands apart several languages English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese. | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/jasonepage/Wick · read 2026-10-25
- Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50013600 · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/id6777743483 · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · guesswick.com/ · read 2026-10-25
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