WOORD

This update introduces a major gameplay and replay evolution focused on live scoring, smarter retries, and deeper post-game analysis. New live scoring system • Real-time score tracking during gameplay • Dynamic bonuses for efficient reveals and tactical play • Improved penalties for duplicate and repeated guesses • Animated live score HUD with streak and feedback indicators Enhanced replay experience • Full score reconstruction during replay • Per-tile and per-row score annotations • Detailed score breakdowns and scoring insights • Improved replay layout and score visualization Retry gameplay overhaul • Instantly replay solved words • Retry sessions now persist and appear in stats • Quick restart gestures and replay-to-game actions • Grouped retry history with expandable summaries Keyboard and gameplay improvements • Improved iPad hardware keyboard support • More reliable input handling and focus behavior • New “Grid Echoes” gameplay setting • Cleaner overlays and refined menu interactions Additional improvements • Expanded score explanation and tutorial content • Improved stats organization and replay controls • Better persistence and restoration of active games • Numerous gameplay, UI, and analytics refinements

This update improves game feel and expands the in-app word explorer explanations. • Smoother victory and tile hop animations • Expanded “How to Play” explanations with clearer structure • New examples and descriptions for difficulty, fairness, commonness, concreteness, and language-related tags • Improved explanations for parts of speech, verb forms, register, regional usage, and semantic domains • Clearer interpretation of binary labels like bookish, name-like, and abbreviation-like • Better readability and layout in help sheets, including larger expandable views • Various UI polish and responsiveness improvements

WOORD feels more fluid in motion, more "revealing" in stats and more refined in settings. EXPECT and discover faster gestures, unlock richer play-style insights and a cleaner place to tune how the game behaves. SMOOTHER gameplay gestures: • Navigate more quickly with new keyboard gesture shortcuts. • Swipe up beneath the keyboard to open word details instantly. • Dragging, jiggle, and title interactions now feel more responsive and playful. • Horizontal badge scrolling has been improved with smoother swipe behavior. BETTER home for motion settings: • Settings have been reorganized with a new Tweaks & Twirls section. • Dragging, flipping, rubberbanding, and jiggle options now live together in one place. • Profile labels and settings copy have been refreshed for better clarity. POLISHED presentation throughout: • Jiggle animations are now more expressive across titles and tiles. • Gameplay details and overlays transition more smoothly. • Stats views have been streamlined with cleaner trend presentation. THANKS for playing!

• New language hints: Register, Regionality, and Verb Form now have their own detailed explanations. • Improved clarity: each hint is explained separately with examples and gameplay context. • Refreshed “How to Play” screens with cleaner layout and better readability (including light/dark mode improvements). • Updated examples across all languages to be more intuitive and consistent. • Clearer hint progression: explanations now match exactly when and how hints appear during gameplay. • Enhanced word detail view with better visual hierarchy and labeling. • Tweaked colors and typography for improved contrast and focus. • General copy improvements across all hint categories (difficulty, commonness, fairness, etc.). These changes make hints easier to understand and help you make better guesses as you play.

Bug fixes and performance improvements. • System Language option — match your device automatically • Redesigned profile management with drag & drop reordering • Safer reset, delete, and export actions • Improved stats & analytics with filters and search • Tap words to view details, replays, and definitions • New puzzle stats (peeks, unsolved, totals) • Enhanced replay screen with better controls • Smoother, more dynamic tile animations

This update introduces a more personal and flexible way to play: • You can now create multiple profiles, making it easy to keep separate stats for different play styles, languages, or players • Your progress and history are now saved individually per profile, so nothing gets mixed up • A brand-new Settings screen gives you more control over how the game feels and behaves • Choose whether the menu appears when you open the app • Fine-tune your experience by setting your own minimum streak goal • Easily export your stats for any profile Plus a range of small fixes and improvements throughout the app.

This update consists of many subtle improvements. • Refined visuals & UI polish: Improved badge colors in light mode, smoother animations, and better spacing throughout. • Tap badges for details: Open a contextual word detail view directly from gameplay badges. • Tap to undo letters: Tap a tile in the current row to quickly remove letters back to that point—no need to clear the whole row. • Improved stats insights: Charts better reflect progress, now including guess counts where relevant and correctly treating lower values as better. • More accurate win streaks: Wins using peeks no longer count toward your streak. • Cleaner game history: Entries show timestamps inline with a more readable layout. • Enhanced replay controls: Larger, more responsive replay button with improved feedback. • Improved end-of-game actions: Cleaner, better-positioned actions for solved puzzles. • Better button feedback: More responsive interactions with subtle press animations. • How to Play tweaks: Clearer layout and wording for easier onboarding.

This update improves how the game explains itself and how clues appear during play. • New How to Play guide with clearer structure and step-by-step explanations • Introduces gameplay badges to help you understand the hidden word faster • Adds examples and interactive sample words you can tap to explore • Explains how clues evolve as you progress through each row • Improved feedback explanation after each guess • Updated clue display: now consistently shown at the bottom of the screen * Cleaner, more stable layout across devices and keyboard states Smoother win experience with quick actions: • Look up the word • View detailed word info

Improved gameplay feedback and various UI refinements have implemented across the app. • Introduced animated badge reveals that appear progressively as you play. • Enhanced badge visuals and typography for clearer status indicators. • Added a new clue card design with improved readability and positioning. • Refined highlight and interaction animations for a more polished feel. • Improved responsiveness when opening menus — animations now pause and resume seamlessly. • Invalid guesses now provide color-coded feedback, including special progression for secret word discoveries.

Gameplay & Replay • New progressive badge reveal — hints unlock step-by-step as you progress • Tap any move to jump back and rewatch replays • Automatic scrolling and smoother animations • Improved feedback for invalid guesses with clearer animations and visuals Stats & Progress • Expanded game results tracking, now including abandoned and unfinished games • Updated stats overview with clearer categories, improved colors, and better usability • Game history now shows duration, exact time, and earned badges per round • Improved streak tracking — your current streak is always visible Word Insights • Enhanced word insights with cleaner, smarter badge display • New Word Explorer integration — tap any word in replay to view detailed info instantly Navigation & Controls • Swipe from the edge to quickly go back in Help, Stats, and Word Explorer • Improved menu behavior to prevent accidental closes • “Resume” button now appears when a game is in progress • Long-press “New Game” to instantly start a fresh round UI & Experience • Cleaner, more consistent buttons and headers across the app • Upgraded language and stats selectors for better usability • Enhanced light and dark mode support (especially in stats and replay) • Polished layouts, spacing, and animations for a smoother feel • Refined language (Dutch) for improved clarity and consistency

This update brings a major upgrade to stats, replay, and overall app performance. • New Streaks section with win/loss tracking and insights • Improved game replay with autoplay, smoother controls, and clearer layout • Expanded and more accurate statistics, now focused on completed games only • New interactive stats UI with better filtering and expandable views • Enhanced trend charts with streak tracking and averages • Faster, more reliable analytics engine with improved data handling • In-progress games are now safely preserved if the app closes unexpectedly • Improved keyboard experience, including better external keyboard support and smarter hardware keyboard focus handling (Thanks to Diego Alvarez) • Smoother transitions, refined layouts, and overall UI polish Performance improvements, stability fixes, and visual refinements throughout.

- The Italian language has been added - General gameplay information about the target word is shown at the top of screen - Unfinsihed games are automatically resumed on launch instead of always starting a new one - A clue describing the word is shown when the 5th row is reached - Cleaner stats experience with a simplified tab layout - Explore all words played or by language - Replay your games move-by-move with playback controls

• Updated app icon for a better look • Introducing Words Explorer — long-press WOORD to activate • Word ratings now available in English, Dutch, and Spanish • A secret (non-)word has been added… can you discover how to unlock it?