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Show HN: Numbword – a daily word game where letters add up to a target

Numbword is a daily word game where players form words whose letters add up to a specific numerical target based on letter values. It combines vocabulary and arithmetic, offering a new puzzle each day.

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- Wordle-inspired daily puzzle games remain extremely popular on the English-speaking web. "Numbword" is the latest variant, launched on Hacker News ("Show HN"). - Unlike typical word games (e.g., Wordle, Spelling Bee), Numbword adds a numeric constraint: each letter is assigned a value (A=1, B=2, etc.), and your goal is to find a word whose letters sum to a given target number. - The game creates a crossover between word puzzles and arithmetic puzzles, appealing to players who enjoy both language and number games.

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