Show HN: Whittle – A Shrinking Word Game

17 babel16 2 8/5/2025, 5:39:26 PM playwhittle.com ↗

Whittle is a small word game I've been working on. Each phrase must be whittled down by one letter (or space) each turn. The remaining phrase must still consist of valid words. That's it! There's a daily puzzle, as well as an archive of old puzzles.

The idea for the game came to me in a dream (really) and I built the puzzle generator with my partner, who's also a software engineer. It's a labor of love! Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. Thanks for playing!

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duncancarroll · 5m ago

Fun! I was a bit confused at the end because there's no "victory" state or indication. I think I was expecting it to give me a new word pair once I got to the end, or tell me "come back tomorrow for another round"

dylanhouli · 29m ago

Good game! Nice little touches on the website too like the tray at the bottom and the header click easter egg.

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